/tags/pharmacies pharmacies en-US Copyright Tue, 01 Jul 2025 22:22:25 GMT /RX-prescription-costs-comparison-tool-now-available-from-NM-DOH-Dept-of-Health The new prescription database calculates the average cost of prescriptions, allowing residents to ensure they aren’t paying more than they should at their local pharmacy. NMDOH’s Health Systems Epidemiology Program Manager Ervin Garcia says when looking up a particular prescription, the database will link to available substitutes, allowing users to see how much they could save with a generic drug over a name brand, for example. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 22:22:25 GMT /RX-prescription-costs-comparison-tool-now-available-from-NM-DOH-Dept-of-Health Daniel Montaño /Pharmacy-deserts-grow-medicare-part-d-reimbursements-low Pharmacies around the country are facing financial challenges because of reimbursements on some Medicare prescriptions that don't cover the cost of the drug. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 01:21:06 GMT /Pharmacy-deserts-grow-medicare-part-d-reimbursements-low Daniel Montaño /local-news/2024-06-17/pharmacy-shortage-poverty The Albuquerque Health Equity council labeled District 6 a 'pharmacy desert.' City Councilor Nichole Rogers represents that district and spoke with New Mexico in Focus about the lack of pharmaceutical services available and possible solutions. Mon, 17 Jun 2024 23:57:12 GMT /local-news/2024-06-17/pharmacy-shortage-poverty /public-health-new-mexico/2019-10-18/research-shows-naloxone-more-available-outside-abq An overdose-reversing medication has become an important tool in preventing opioid deaths. But it’s not as available in Albuquerque as it is in other… Fri, 18 Oct 2019 23:00:33 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-10-18/research-shows-naloxone-more-available-outside-abq May Ortega