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N.D. House defeats bill that would have changed pharmacy ownership

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

North Dakota pharmacists and defenders of the state’s small towns came out on top Friday in the biggest battle of the 2009 Legislature.
The House soundly defeated a proposed repeal of the state’s 40-year-old law that requires pharmacies in the state be majority-owned by a pharmacist. House Bill 1440 went down on a 57-35 vote after an hour-long debate that at times got emotional.
“Trust the people of North Dakota,” said (more…)

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Mannville pharmacy closes doors after 40 years

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Stu Nickerson was reading the newspaper one day when he spotted an advertisement – Pharmacy for Sale in Mannville, Alberta. The year was 1969.
“I had been managing a pharmacy in Grimshaw, Alberta for three years and I thought I could probably do it on my own. So we packed up and moved here in February on the coldest day I have ever experienced,” said Stu.
Now 40 years later Stu says it is time to hang up the pharmacy coat and take (more…)

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Big drugstore operators take aim at N. Dakota law

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

North Dakotans packed an auditorium on the state Capitol grounds Tuesday to debate a state law requiring pharmacies to have pharmacists as their majority owners. The law is under heavy fire from large retailers who say that if it’s repealed, they can offer $4 prescriptions and lower drug costs.
North Dakota, where you can’t get a prescription filled at a Walgreens, is the only state with such a law, state officials say.
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