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Less than a week after FDA announced several measures aimed at curbing opioid abuse, Walgreens announced it would install safe medication disposal kiosks in more than 500 drugstores in 39 states and Washington, D.C.

The average salary for pharmacists in the United States can vary greatly by location.

Pharmacists need to unionize. You've heard all the reasons. Here's another one -- and it's time-sensitive.

After secretly shopping at 200 stores in six states, "Consumer Reports" announced its findings, and they make for very interesting reading.

The U. S. healthcare system saved a record $254 billion from generic drugs in 2014 and $1.68 trillion from 2005 to 2014, but much more can be done.

Readers react to Dennis Miller's latest blog.

A federal jury in New Hampshire has ordered Walmart to pay $31.22 million to a pharmacist who said she was fired after complaining about safety conditions and because of her gender.

A new publication from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is designed to help clinicians determine proper medication doses for obese children and adults.

A staunch defender of the profession responds to "Good Morning America."

Barton Health recently began using digital sensors compounded in medications to provide insights about medication use for patients dealing with uncontrolled and co-morbid hypertension.

Indiana University Southeast and Sullivan University’s College of Pharmacy are collaborating to help students become licensed pharmacists five years after graduating high school.

Some pharmacists are annoying as all get-out. They may not know who they are. But you know - and so does Dennis Miller. Here's his list.

NCPA President Brad Arthur rallies the troops.

Start by thinking of yourself as an investment, not a cost center.

Drug Topics' annual salary survey asks about salary levels and job satisfaction. Can higher pay make up for lost family time, lost peace of mind, and lost self-respect?

Patients who plan to travel out of the country need to think about their meds BEFORE they leave home. Here are some tips to keep the holiday happy.

A Texas med-adherence program tailored to the cultural and linguistic needs of seniors brought pharmacists to patients in community-based residential facilities.

Value is not just about controlling costs; it also means increasing revenues. Health systems expect it, and pharmacy departments deliver.

Patients taking Pradaxa had no option for anticoagulation reversal; it was this unmet medical need that caused FDA to grant idarucizumab accelerated approval.

Valeant may have hooked up with Walgreen, but it still has a lot to answer for.

Andexanet alpha is designed to reverse the anticoagulant effects of factor Xa inhibitors.

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

You know how integrative pharmacy is practiced. Here's what to do about the pushback.

Drug Topics' 2015 Salary Survey finds that according to most respondents, pharmacy is still a rewarding profession.

Shortages are speeding up the movement to get pharmacists into the ED.

Pharmacists will need to understand and prepare for a wide variety of challenges on fronts ranging from accreditation to marketing.

A look at one of life's persistent questions: “How on earth does a company get away with charging these kinds of prices?”

Which one is your all-time favorite?

As pharmacies take steps to curb in-store robberies, thieves are increasing targeting the delivery vans that transport prescription painkillers from warehouses to pharmacies and hospitals.

And if they are, what can be done about it?