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NCPA President Brad Arthur rallies the troops.

Ohio Governor Kasich has signed into law a bill granting pharmacists additional powers under collaborative practice agreements with physicians.

Sometimes unintended consequences take well-meaning endeavors to places they were never meant to go.

The three biggest items on NCPA's agenda are generic drug pricing, fairness in preferred pharmacy networks, and provider status.

Some tips for pharmacists adopting EHRs, including what to tell your vendors.

What do Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Indiana University Health, and MedStar Health System have in common?

New evidence does not support the administration of high-dose oseltamivir to critically ill patients.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) kicks off its 50th Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition in New Orleans, La., on Sunday, Dec. 6. The five-day meeting will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, conveniently located in the Warehouse/Arts District and near the Central Business District and French Quarter.

The Eshelman School of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) has started a pharmacy residency program for graduates interested in pharmacy ownership.

What if the national and state pharmacy organizations combined to get their message out? And what if they linked that message to a series of national and international events?

The role of pharmacy technicians, the naming of biosimilar drugs, and the appropriate use of testosterone are the three major issues that will be discussed during the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ (ASHP) first virtual House of Delegates meeting.

After meeting with representatives from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the FDA recently agreed to delay enforcement of its track and trace requirements.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) offers updated guidance for pharmacists with the release of the ASHP Best Practices 2015-2016 book.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has reached a new milestone with the accreditation of 2,000 residency programs throughout the nation. These programs included those that are being evaluated as well as those that have received full accreditation.

A Rite Aid pharmacist last week urged a congressional committee to make more people eligible for medication therapy management (MTM) programs through Medicare and Medicaid coverage.

President Barack Obama has called for doctors and nurses employed by the federal government to receive training on prescribing opioids.

It's National Hospital & Health-System Pharmacy Week, and ASHP is encouraging pharmacists to give themselves a shout-out.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has formed a committee to study the unique challenges and issues faced by women in the pharmacy workforce.

Pharmacists who provide remote monitoring of three chronic disease states can help patients improve health targets

Community pharmacy residency programs are springing up across the country. Here's what they have to offer.

ASHP has urged FDA to create a centralized electronic system for all Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy programs.

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) holds its annual convention at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Md., this Saturday, Oct. 10 through Wednesday, Oct. 14, with opportunities to network/socialize, share great ideas, and learn.

ASHP has contracted with FDA to develop and implement national standardized concentrations for intravenous and oral liquid medications.

A federal district court in Iowa recently dismissed the entire case brought by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) challenging the legality of a transparency law regarding pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).

Medication synchronization: Good for patients, good for business, and good for performance metrics.

The product-tracing deadline has been extended to November 1. Other requirements are on schedule. Here's what you have to do, and when you have to do it.

Many people are pondering that question following the recent release of statistics from the Drug Enforcement Administration that showed Indiana led the nation in pharmacy robberies.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has launched a mobile application that records patient data on smartphones or tablets and sends that information to a customizable dashboard.

Hospital pharmacists are taking a greater role in patient care, performing more medication-related patient transition-of-care (TOC) interventions, 24/7 medication order review, and medication counseling, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ National Survey of Pharmacy Practice in Hospital Settings: Dispensing and Administration-2014.

Last month, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) approved a policy that calls for adequate pharmacist representation on state boards of pharmacy by pharmacists from various practice settings, including hospitals, health systems, clinics, and nontraditional settings, to ensure proper oversight to protect public health.