Pharmaceuticals
New immigrant pharmacists face discrimination, lack of gov't support despite professional shortage
Mazarsky's comments follow the state's reluctance to accept over 170 qualified pharmacists who are intending to make aliyah in the coming year and have opened files with the Jewish Agency.
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Israeli health officials call for sanctions on anti-vaxxers as flu morbidity rate rises
Israel's biotech moment: How science, data, and geopolitics are converging - opinion
Israel facing severe medication shortage - pharmacists
The Israeli Pharmacists Association claimed that the medication shortage is not being managed properly by government bodies, the Health Ministry in particular.
Teva to pay $523m. to New York as it looks to move past opioid lawsuits
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will pay up to $523 million to New York State as part of a nationwide settlement of lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the US opioid epidemic.
Getting over the counter drugs in Israel? Wolt expands services
Wolt announced that it has partnered with Be Pharma in order to offer non-prescription drugs with immediate delivery in under an hour.
Super-Pharm purchases eyewear chain Erroca in $23m deal
Erroca has an annual sales turnover of approximately NIS 100 million through its 60 branches.
Israeli medical cannabis company receives European export certification
The EU-GMP certification is essential in order to create, export and market any type of medicine in Europe, including medical cannabis.
Major Australian pharma company considers entering Israeli market
Australian pharma giant Chemist Warehouse is in the advanced stages of considering expansion into the Israeli market.
CVS, Walmart, Walgreens ordered to pay $650.6m. in Ohio in opioid case
The litigation has resulted in several nationwide settlements, including a $4.25 billion settlement with Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
Forget avocado oil, this startup uses a new avo extract to treat skin issues
Early startup AvoMed has developed a way to use the whole buffalo (or in this case, the whole avocado) to develop effective skin damage treatments.
Pfizer profit beats estimates on higher demand for COVID products
Revenue from the antiviral pill, Paxlovid, exceeded market estimates by more than $1b, while vaccine sales surged 20%, helping the drugmaker reaffirm the combined 2022 revenue forecast of $54b.
Israeli Teva reaches proposed $4.35 bln settlement of US opioid lawsuits
The US opioid crisis has caused more than 500,000 overdose deaths over the past two decades, including more than 80,000 in 2021 alone.