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“The university will no longer require masks for students, faculty, staff and guests on UF property effective immediately. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and UF still recommend anyone who is not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should wear a mask. UF Health hospitals, as well as dentistry and veterinary facilities, will continue to require masks.”
Grace Pharmacy continues offering free insulin to the Gainesville community
Volunteers push to distribute 6,000 bottles of insulin that are due to expire this year May 17, 2021 | 6:25am EDT Tim Rogers looks at a computer inside the Grace Pharmacy (Photo courtesy of Lorry Davis, programs administrator for Grace Healthcare Services)
Grace Pharmacy is still offering free insulin to community members in need. The 6,000 remaining vials are due to expire this year.
Grace Pharmacy, also known as the “pharmacy without a cash register,” announced May 10 it has insulin for people with Type 2 diabetes. The pharmacy provides both Humulin-R to lower the blood sugar of patients who need more than 200 units of insulin per day and Humulin-N, a slower and longer-lasting alternative.
Mercy begins operating 22 pharmacies in Dierbergs grocery store locations
With the Dierbergs locations, Mercy now operates 34 retail pharmacies in St. Louis and 48 across its four-state system
Credit: Google Maps Published: 6:45 AM CDT April 21, 2021 Updated: 6:45 AM CDT April 21, 2021
ST. LOUIS All 22 pharmacies in Dierbergs Markets stores throughout the region took on the Mercy Pharmacy banner Monday, as the St. Louis-based health system completed its acquisition of grocer s traditional and specialty pharmacies.
Financial terms of the deal, which was announced in January, were not disclosed. The health system is operating the pharmacies in their previous in-store locations under a long-term lease.
Mercy officials said more than 150 former Dierbergs pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other associates made the transition to Mercy. Dierbergs had offered pharmacy services since 1980.
Grace Pharmacy is giving away $600,000 worth of insulin to the public
The pharmacy without a cash register is providing the medication at no cost to the impoverished, homeless and uninsured population Photo of GRACE Marketplace sign at 3055 NE 28th Ave. in Gainesville, FL. Photo by Julia Cooper | The Independent Florida Alligator
Walter Littles eagerly waited first in line at Grace Pharmacy in Gainesville to receive a free six-month supply of the insulin he depends on.
The pharmacy, located at the GRACE Marketplace homeless shelter, started filling free prescriptions about three years ago and began giving away $600,000 worth of insulin to the public on Jan. 29. The free insulin will last until supplies run out, Pharmacy Manager Tim Rogers sai