US pharmacy chain Rite Aid files for bankruptcy
NEW YORK: US pharmacy chain Rite Aid Corp. has filed for bankruptcy protection in an effort to restructure its financial assets while dealing with high debt and opioid-related lawsuits, reported Xinhua. The debt-laden company said in a statement late on Sunday that it would close underperforming stores, sell its pharmacy benefit company Elixir and resolve […]
New pharmacy offers more choices for Mukah folk
MUKAH: Consumers here and the nearby districts of Dalat, Matu and Daro now have more choices as far as buying over-the-counter medicine is concerned with the recent opening of a new pharmacy outlet. They also have more alternatives to choose from when planning to go for glucose, cholesterol or uric acid tests, while blood pressure […]
Three arrested for stealing vitamins
SIBU: Three unemployed individuals were arrested for stealing vitamins from a pharmacy at Jalan Kampung Nyabor here on Monday (Nov 23). Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the incident happened at 10.40am on Sunday (Nov 22). “The shop assistant, who was alerted by the pharmacy’s security alarm, went through the closed-circuit television […]
Traditional medicine shop catches fire
SARIKEI: A fire partially destroyed a traditional medicine store at Jalan Repok here on Wednesday (Jul 1). According to spokesperson of the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a call on the incident was received at 2.04am. “Eight firemen of Sarikei Fire and Rescue Station, led by PBK II Bakar Ujang, was despatched […]
Pharmacy compounded RM1,000 over no price tag
MIRI: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Miri branch has issued a RM1,000 compound against a pharmacy here for failing to put up a price tag for face masks, which come under the list of controlled items. According to Miri KPDNHEP chief, Joe Azmi Jamil, the pharmacy was inspected Saturday morning. “The […]
