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STADA continues partnership with Eintracht Frankfurt
The Bad Vilbel-based pharmaceutical manufacturer STADA and Eintracht Frankfurt will continue their partnership into the coming season. The company has been a sponsor of the Frankfurt football team since the 2007/2008 season. The focus of the sponsorship activities...
16.08.2012
It's not just about a waste of money, but about the arbitrariness of the statutory health insurance companies!
The Federal Insurance Office denounces the waste in statutory health insurance companies. The individual examples listed are hair-raising. But they are just the tip of the iceberg.
16.08.2012
Manipulation and mismanagement: Health insurance companies waste premium money
Dr. Dirk Heinrich, the federal chairman of the NAV-Virchow Association, calls for more responsible use of contributions to statutory health insurance (SHI). "Those who constantly point the finger at doctors, make sweeping accusations, and portray themselves as...
16.08.2012
The general local health insurance funds (AOKs) and Dexcel Pharma GmbH (DPG) have mutually settled their disagreements regarding the termination of the metformin discount agreements. DPG has agreed to the termination of the metformin discount agreements for reasons that...
14.08.2012
Strong in community against diabetes mellitus
There are approximately 70,000 to 100,000 self-help groups in Germany, but only about 800 to 1,500 of them focus on diabetes. Approximately six million people in this country alone suffer from this metabolic disease. Self-help and self-organization are essential for many people with type 1 diabetes and...
14.08.2012
VdK criticizes draft law to strengthen old-age security
Ulrike Mascher, President of the German Social Association (VdK Deutschland), described the draft bill presented by Federal Labor Minister Ursula von der Leyen to strengthen retirement security as "inadequate." "Even the amended legislative package contains few effective solutions that...
14.08.2012
Many people with dementia suffer from incontinence, the inability to control their bladder and bowels. This can cause significant physical and emotional stress for family caregivers. Mrs. A. (69), who cares for her husband (74) with dementia at home, said: "When my husband...
14.08.2012
Pharmacy mail order remains on track in the first half of 2012
Der Apotheken-Versandhandel mit Arznei- und Gesundheitsmitteln hat sich mit einem Marktanteil von 11% als stabile Größe etabliert. Die Zuwachsraten haben sich inzwischen im einstelligen Bereich eingependelt. Auftrieb mit zweistelligen Zuwächsen erfährt hingegen derzeit der elektronische ...
14.08.2012
Emergency service puts pharmacies in need
The pharmacists in Rhineland-Palatinate feel like they are being paraded by politics. The reason for this is that they asked the Federal Ministry of Economics (BMWi) to increase their pay by €1.04 per package delivered, to which the ministry responded with an offer of 25 cents.