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The prison service will save thousands of taxpayers’ dollars by using generic drugs imported from India, Israel and Brazil, according to Health Minister Zane DeSilva. Drugs currently in Bermuda cost five times more than if the equivalent was imported...

Former Premier Ewart Brown will not be using his new healthcare company to import drugs to Bermuda from previously restricted countries, according to Cabinet Minister Zane DeSilva. Mr DeSilva told the House of Assembly there was no connection between...

Legislation that allows the importation of generic drugs could lead to higher drug bills, according to the Bermuda Pharmaceutical Association (BPA). BPA president Stephanie Simons said that local pharmacists work to encourage generic drugs, which are...

Pharmacists and doctors have raised fears that dangerous counterfeit drugs could make their way into Bermuda under new rules coming into effect tomorrow. An order made by Health Minister Zane DeSilva in a bid to drive down healthcare costs will allow...

Bermudians have been given a wider choice of prescription drugs, with three new countries added to the Island’s list of suppliers. Health Minister Zane DeSilva said he hoped the cost of medications would come down in Bermuda, as a result of the amend...

Bermuda’s ageing population will cause the demand for nursing services to increase in the not-too-distant future, Health Minister Zane DeSilva said. He said there are currently 600 nurses on the Island keeping pace with the population’s needs but tha...

There probably have been many smokers who wished they could wave a magic wand and poof their nicotine addiction away. Staff at the Azure Medical Spa think they may have just that a cold laser therapy wand which they say has helped more than 100 smok...