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West Virginia Supreme Court justices are debating a variation of that question involving doctors who negligently prescribed painkillers and some of the pharmacies that filled the scripts.

A federal judge recently denied Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd's attempt to be the first drugmaker to launch generic versions of Nexium and Valcyte.

A national survey of pharmacy professionals released March 3 found that Genentech's decision to move three primary cancer drugs to specialty drug distribution has resulted in higher costs to hospitals and reduced availability of the medications.

To discourage the spread of infection, FDA has ordered manufacturers of multi-dose insulin pens to display the warning “For single patient use only” on all materials connected with the products.

Bob Benton's life in pharmacy has brought him satisfaction and enjoyment of his profession. And he's done a lot of people a lot of good.

A month after New York ordered Target, Walmart, Walgreens, and GNC to stop selling herbal supplements that routinely did not contain the ingredients advertised, one of the giant retailers has been hit with a class action lawsuit.

Louisiana State University’s (LSU) Health Sciences Center-New Orleans is partnering with CVS and Walgreens to expand its primary care reach.

FDA has sent a warning letter to a Portland-area compounding pharmacy listing six violations, including sterile practices.

The State Assembly and Senate have approved legislation to delay mandatory electronic prescribing of controlled substances in New York for one year.

In an effort to curb prescription drug abuse, at least one state has embraced the concept of limiting some people to a specific prescriber and pharmacy for controlled substances. And the concept is also gaining some traction nationally.

A jury recently awarded more than $1 million to a pharmacist who claimed he was fired from a Pell City, Ala. CVS because of his age.

If the Dean [Ronald P. Jordan] of the Chapman University School of Pharmacy sees no issue with the nationwide explosion of schools of pharmacy, then I suggest that the university personally invest in its graduates by providing pharmacy students with low interest, dischargeable, education loans.

A federal judge this week overturned a law allowing Maine residents to buy prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.

A California pharmacist has filed a class-action lawsuit against Walmart, accusing the retail giant of cheating pharmacists out of work breaks and overtime pay.

A federal judge has ruled that Walgreens acted properly when it fired a pharmacist who refused to give flu shots based on moral objections.

The dean had his say. Now you have yours.

With only 15% of New York's healthcare providers ready for e-Rx of controlled substances, New York legislators have agreed to push back the March 27 deadline by one year.

Should a pharmacy or pharmacist be liable for filling valid and legal prescriptions written by a doctor? Pharmacy industry observers are watching closely as that answer is likely to be provided in a Florida court.

The list of pharmacist families continues to grow by leaps and bounds.

FDA has issued five draft documents on drug compounding and repackaging that are applicable to pharmacies, outsourcing facilities, and physicians.

A group of 55 pharmacies located mainly in Pennsylvania has turned to the courts to resolve reimbursement differences with Catamaran.

Recently, the Chapman University School of Pharmacy (CUSP) received its accreditation as the first pharmacy school in Orange County, CA. It will begin accepting students in September 2015 for an eight trimester accelerated doctor of pharmacy degree program. We asked CUSP’s Founding Dean Ronald P. Jordan, RPh, FAPhA, to address concerns of pharmacists that an abundance of pharmacy schools is producing a glut of pharmacists, higher industry unemployment, and will eventually drive down salaries.

Rite Aid Corp. has announced its plan buy pharmacy benefits manager EnvisionRx for about $2 billion.

Discounts and rebates negotiated by some third-party payers are ensuring the place of hepatitis C drugs in their formularies.

The pharmacist-owners of the Canadian franchises will not receive any compensation from Target, which wants them out by the end of the month.

If the draft of the legislation was aimed at misleading the voters, as one of the drafters appears to have admitted, such conduct could constitute gross negligence.

Yes, it has one. Here's how to make it real.

There's something consumers can't get enough of. Some outfits offer it. Community pharmacy delivers.

Paper is about to become history in one of the largest prescription drug markets in the country.

If patients have multiple risk factors, daily low-dose aspirin may not make much difference to their potential for CV events.