Alaina Scott, Senior Editor

Exclusive DT survey: Pharmacies are selling more OTC headache medications.

A study says that pharmacy workers may be affected by dangerous levels of drug dust. The study's funder may have a remedy for that.

PharmMD will provide medication therapy management services to 265,000 HealthSpring members. Company pharmacists will use technology to watch for drug interactions and monitor drug regimens.

Pharmacists hope to speed approvals of off-label medication uses

The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists recently filed comments regarding implementation of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act Section 172

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently informed Part D plans they are suspending the current collection of long-term care rebate reports for 2008 and 2009, in lieu of a new reporting requirement that will be changed in 2010. Additionally, the agency plans to test the proposed reporting requirements with a small number of Part D sponsors prior to 2010.

Health Mart pharmacy network now represents 2,000 independently-owned pharmacies across the United States, the company recently announced. Since the Health Mart pharmacy network was re-launched in June 2006, the franchise?s membership has grown by more than 500 percent. The Health Mart franchise is owned and operated by McKesson Corp.

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama selected Tom Daschle, a former senator, to be his health secretary.

The University of Dallas (UD) this month announced plans to open North Texas' first PharmD degree program.

Stent patients who take Plavix, a blood thinner, with certain heartburn drugs may face a greater risk of heart attack, stroke, and other dangerous events, according to a study released Tuesday.