Harvey Put Pharmacists to the Test

Scott Goldberg, Senior Manager of Media Relations at Walgreens, said that the chain also set up pharmacy services in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, one of the large emergency shelters that were opened during and after the storm. The pharmacy services were able to "to assist w...

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Published in:Drug Topics 2017-09, Vol.161 (9), p.13
Main Author: Hamm, Nicholas
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Convention centers
Donations
Drug stores
Floods
Hurricanes
Independent drug stores
Mobile applications
Pharmaceutical industry
Pharmacists
Rain
Snake bites
State of emergency
Storm damage
Technology application
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Summary:Scott Goldberg, Senior Manager of Media Relations at Walgreens, said that the chain also set up pharmacy services in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, one of the large emergency shelters that were opened during and after the storm. The pharmacy services were able to "to assist with prescription needs and donated food items, first aid, and medical equipment including blood pressure cuffs, glucometer strips, and transport wheelchairs to the convention center." In addition to snake bites, health officials were concerned with increases in bacterial and viral infections in the weeks and months after the flooding, including mosquito-born Zika and West Nile viruses.
ISSN:0012-6616
1937-8157