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The Mercury Drug Corporation, better known as Mercury Drug, is a Filipino pharmacy chain. A subsidiary of the Mercury Group of Companies, it is headquartered in Bagumbayan, Quezon City. [5] The chain was founded in Santa Cruz, Manila in 1945, [1] making it the second oldest drugstore chain in the Philippines after Southstar Drug by eight years.
In 1972, Mercury would acquire the Tropical Hut fast-food and supermarket chain. [7] [8] Mercury expanded outside Metro Manila with the acquisition of Medical Center Drug Corporation, a medical supplies and equipment manufacturer, in 1976. [4] Que's daughter Vivian Azcona, would take over Mercury and become company president, following Que's ...
Southstar Drug is a chain of drugstores in the Philippines. [1] It was established in 1937 as a small business venture engaged in the retail of Chinese herbal medicines, located in Naga City, Camarines Sur and is the oldest operating drugstore in the Philippines. [2] Southstar Drug was formerly known as Southern Drug (1937–1950) and New South ...
Stand-alone pharmacy chains. Bartell Drugs (subsidiary of RiteAid since 2020; operates as separate brand name) Boone Drug. CVS Pharmacy. Discount Drug Mart. Duane Reade (subsidiary of Walgreens since 2010; operates as separate brand name) Family Pharmacy. Good Neighbor Pharmacy. Hartig Drug.
The charges of CIA involvement in Contra cocaine trafficking were revived in 1996, when a newspaper series by reporter Gary Webb in the San Jose Mercury News claimed that the trafficking had played an important role in the creation of the crack cocaine drug problem in the United States. Webb's series led to three federal investigations, all of ...
Mercury poisoning is a type of metal poisoning due to exposure to mercury. [ 3] Symptoms depend upon the type, dose, method, and duration of exposure. [ 3][ 4] They may include muscle weakness, poor coordination, numbness in the hands and feet, skin rashes, anxiety, memory problems, trouble speaking, trouble hearing, or trouble seeing. [ 1]
Headquarters. Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila. Government agency executive. Sec. Catalino Cuy, Chairman. Parent department. Office of the President of the Philippines. Website. www .ddb .gov .ph. The Dangerous Drugs Board ( Filipino: Lupon sa Mapanganib na Droga, abbreviated DDB) is a government agency tasked in creating policies in dealing ...
The Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD) is an inter-governmental forum in the Philippines responsible for ensuring government agencies in implementing and complying with all policies pertaining to the anti-illegal drug campaign. The agency was formed by Executive Order No. 5, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on March 6, 2017.