Pharmacists: Key Players as Biosimilars Enter the Market
Pharmacists will have a central role in educating about biosimilar drugs.
Biosimilars Come to Community Pharmacy
Biosimilars are now being dispensed from community pharmacies.
Amneal Recalls 13 Lots of Lorazepam Oral
The provided droppers may have been mislabeled.
New Website Reveals DIR Fee Problems
NASP takes aim at DIR fees.
Small Drops in Vaccination Rates Could Cause Big Increases in Health-Care Costs
A 5% drop in MMR vaccine use could lead to as much as $4.1 million in health-care costs.
Study Finds Parents of Teens Don't Know Vaccination Schedules
Parents of teenagers are often unaware that their teen children have not had all the vaccinations they need.
Bread Baking and Health Care
Maybe the health-care industry could learn something from Pete Kreckel's mother.
Casting Doubt: Are Compound Interventions Effective?
How can we better engage patients for greater adherence rates?
Pharmacies Prepare for Back to School
Pharmacists are a source of education for students and parents.
Residency Programs: Not Enough to Go Around
Why are residency programs becoming harder to find?
Increased Psychiatric Med Use Means Expanded Pharmacist Role
Patients need more help managing complicated meds than ever-and pharmacists are there to help.
Kmart Opens First Telepharmacy with Plans for More
The first test store in Des Plaines could be just the start.
Ocrelizumab for Multiple Sclerosis
The FDA has approved ocrelizumab for treating relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis and primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Merger Failure: New Industry Direction?
The failed Rite Aid/Walgreens merger might mean the end of business as usual.
Temperature Control Is Key to Vaccine Storage
Is your pharmacy's refrigerator maintaining the right temperature?
Pravastatin Bottles Recalled: Actual Content Is Bupropion
International Laboratories recalling one lot of bottles labeled 40-mg pravastatin.
When Price Dictates Treatment
When drug prices spike, health-care providers are forced to make tough choices.
Recall of Not-So-Sterile Drug Products
FDA is alerting health professionals to a sterility breach with Vital Rx Inc. products.
Customers Sue CVS and Walgreens, Claiming PBM Collusion
Class action lawsuits claim that chains colluded with PBMs to overbill customers.
Abuse-Deterrent Opioids Aren’t Effective
New research suggests that the latest trend in opioids may not be so helpful.
FDA Recalls All PharmaTech Liquid Drugs
The recall affects a variety of distributors.
Why Generic Drug Prices Are Dropping
Pharmacy chains are forcing lower generic prices for their customers.
The FDA Warns Against E-Cigarettes
A youth education campaign about e-cigarettes is part of FDA’s tobacco/nicotine plan.
Pharmacy 2028: A Look Ahead
Here's the technology your pharmacy might have in the next 10 years.
Faster Drug Approvals Mean Healthier Patients (Maybe)
How the FDA is prioritizing drugs that offer the biggest health gains.
DEA Wants 20% Reduction in Opioids
The agency says that the reduction lines up with current demand for opioids.
What Do Your Patients Do with Unused Meds?
How one product is making it easier for your patients to safely dispose of their medications.
Express Scripts Kicks Out EpiPen Competitors
Big changes for EpiPen and more in Express Scripts’ formulary.
Increased Poison Center Calls Due to Supplements
A new study shows that supplement exposure rates have been increasing-pharmacists have a responsibility to slow those rates.
Two Pharmacists Involved in Multimillion Dollar Scam
A compounding fraud scheme cost taxpayers millions-and could put two pharmacists in prison.
