CVS Ramps Up Script Delivery
CarePass program appeals to wide consumer audience, trial finds.
Chains Closing Stores, Opening Fewer
More jobs in jeopardy as chains struggle to save expenses.
New Guidelines Stress Pharmacist Well-Being
50 new recommendations signed by organizations, schools, and regulators.
HHS, FDA Unveil Drug Importation Plan
Update: ASHP statement released.
The Need for Trauma Team Pharmacists
Survey indicates need for greater pharmacist presence.
ASHP Releases New Guidelines for Perioperative Pharmacists
How to handle controlled substances and medication safely.
FDA Issues Warning to CBD Product Suppliers
Companies have been promoting unsubstantiated health and treatment claims.
Opioid Prescriptions Are Still Prolific, But Deaths Fall
76 billion opioid pain pills distributed from 2012-2016.
Criminal Opioid Charges Piling Up Against Pharmacists, Distributors
Prosecutors are bringing accountability to the opioid epidemic.
Trump’s Rebate Reversal Causing Concerns
Rule would cost $177 billion through 2029.
Walmart Layoffs Impact Senior Staff
3% of nationwide pharmacy staff laid of nationwide; nearly half were senior pharmacists.
Shoppers Drug Mart Expanding E-Commerce Medical Cannabis Program
Pilot program will include a blockchain-secured distribution.
Walgreens Stresses HIV Testing, Prevention Medications
Walgreens and several organizations will educate about HIV testing and antiretroviral medications to prevent HIV transmission on National HIV Testing Day on June 27.
NACDS Pushes for Naloxone, National PDMP
Organization calls for state-level legislative and regulatory revisions.
Compounding Pharmacy Ordered to Cease Operations
After several manufacturing and sterility issues, a permanent injunction has been issued against a Pharm D Solutions, LLC.
Opioid Prescribing Decrease and Patient Script Abandonment Increase, According to Recent Study
Results from IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science's annual report, "Medicine Use and Spending in the U.S."
CDC Responds to Instances of Misapplication of Opioid Guidelines
Physicians have been misapplying the CDC’s 2016 opioid prescribing guideline, causing challenges for some pain patients, according to a new commentary.
Specialty Pharmacies On the Rise
Growth is seen in healthcare settings, but still dominated by independent locations.
Walgreens Ups Competition with New Primary Care Model
Walgreens is partnering with VillageMD to create primary care clinics in Texas
Retailers Debut Limited CBD Distribution
The CBD market is anticipated to be worth $20 billion by 2024.
Acid Reflux Drugs Linked to Kidney Disease Risk
Patients taking PPIs 28.4 times more likely to develop chronic kidney disease.
Drug Spending Soared 18% in 2018
Effective management strategies are needed for medications billed through medical benefits.
Revenues, Gross Profits Dip to Lowest Levels Since Medicare Part D, Great Recession
New Guidelines: Pharmacists Should Be Vaccine Advocates
Ensure quality by achieving and maintaining competence to administer immunizations.
Doctors Misprescribing Fentanyl
Between 34.6% and 55.4% of patients prescribed TIRF were opioid-intolerant
COPD CARE Reducing Veterans Readmissions and Increasing Access to Care
National Gold Status Practice created by a pharmacist looks to expand nationwide.
Burnout Common in Critical Care Pharmacy
Recent survey denotes high levels of burnout syndrome.
Walgreens Tests Pharmacy-Only Stores
As drug dispensing continues to drive revenue, pharmacies look to shed retail.
New Guidelines: NOACs Preferred Over Warfarin in AFib
Three cardiology groups now recommend using NOACs over warfarin in atrial fibrillation.
Small Doses: February eNews Roundup
2018 U.S. drug prices, OTC/coprescribing increasing access to Naloxone, standardized opioid prescribing in children, and more.