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Starting in July, a new law in Mississippi will allow a pharmacy to refuse to provide drugs or services if it is not paid more than acquisition cost.

Independent pharmacists in Colorado are disappointed after a Senate committee killed the “Pharmacy Choice Act” before it could come up for a vote.

Quasi-religious symbol? Sign of enforced conformity? Emblem of arrogance and superiority? Or simple professional attire? You decide.

Several years ago, drugs compounded by Franck’s Compounding Lab caused eye infections that lead to vision loss.

Representatives of Teamsters Local 727 recently distributed leaflets outside Chicago-area CVS stores that accuse the retail chain of mistreating pharmacists by overworking them in understaffed pharmacies.

That would be MTM. And it's calling. And holding. And holding. And holding ...

The fly in the ointment: CMS' current plan for HCPCS codes is a real buzz kill.

Betty J. Dong, clinician, researcher, professor, and recipient of many honors, talks about her practice of pharmacy and public health.

Independent pharmacists can benefit from negotiating their own contracts, but they've gotta keep their eye on the ball. Here are a few tips.

A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down - and this children's book should too.

The universal connectivity of everything in healthcare - “the internet of medical things” - is here

Everyone profits, including patients, who get paid almost $1,500 in HSA credits for their data - if they do as they are told.

Pharmacy technicians can do much more than just stock shelves and manage inventory. And the possibilities increase by the day.

Experts say that value-based medicine is a main theme in cancer care today, and that applies to more than the cost of care.

FDA has withdrawn its approval for niacin and fenofibric acid use with statins to treat high cholesterol.

A new study has found that use of acetaminophen injection and reduced use of opioids to treat acute surgical pain can save a medium-sized hospital an estimated $4.7 million annually.

Phase 2 of OCR's HIPAA audit program kicked off in March. Pharmacies, among a host of other healthcare providers, health plans, clearinghouses, and business associates, are subject to possible audit.

Wellspring provides the questionnaires and the physicians, who evaluate the information. Pharmacies make nutritional suggestions when appropriate, and patients get more attention. The idea is, everybody benefits.

A study of nearly 32,000 aging veterans revealed the unsuspected vulnerability of this population.

Selexipag is a first-in-class oral treatment option to reduce progression and hospitalization for pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Nowadays, we think of generics as economical options. Not so long ago, plenty of folks thought of them as sacrilege.

New Rx, formulation, biosimilar, indication, generics, OTC, and device/app.

Plenty of options on the pharmacy shelves to keep those dogs from barking.

Now, that pharmacist on the other side of the country is only a mouse-click away.

The law aims to reduce prescription drug abuse while ensuring access for patients who need Rx painkillers to control their chronic pain.

Cases have been identified in the U.S. Now summer is coming, and this virus is most commonly transmitted by mosquitoes, so it is expected to spread more widely.

Pharmacists who want to move forward in their professional practice need structure and guidelines. These might fill the bill.