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Reimbursement for MTM services is still a challenge for many. An insurance executive offers some well-vetted tips.

Primary nonadherence has been a barrier to optimal hypertension management. Claims data can help identify patients who need interventions to improve compliance.

Test your knowledge of pharmacy history. Questions drawn from February 10, 2016 160th Anniversary issue of Drug Topics.

Every bench pharmacist can tell this story. Every. Single. One.

Products for adults and children line pharmacy shelves, with plenty of child-friendly options for parents teaching oral hygiene to the young.

As Drug Topics celebrates its 160th anniversary this year, we want to show you how far the profession of pharmacy has come.

The profession of pharmacy goes back further than you think. Way further.

While his peers play pinochle and shuffleboard, Fred Mayer brings endless energy and enthusiasm to the practice of pharmacy and public health.

As specialized pharmacy education has evolved through the years, the value that pharmacists contribute to healthcare has increased exponentially.

Pharmacists are drug specialists. If their duty is to use their knowledge in service to patients, can they be sued for speaking up?

Back in 1974, Drug Topics foretold the battle fought by corporate America over state regulation of pharmacy ownership. Here's what we said then - and here's how it turned out.

Because of concerns about adverse effects, training through the Addyi REMS program is required for prescribers and pharmacies that want to participate in the medication use process for this drug.

A hundred years ago, Drug Topics was a pocket-sized monthly, circulation: 12,000; yearly price: 25 cents. While some of its content seems antiquated now, some seems eerily familiar. And the illustrations? A hoot!

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Police in West Virginia have arrested a CVS manager for aiding two other suspects in robbing the Charleston store where she worked.

Does this consolidation bode well for pharmacists? We asked pharmacists across the country to weigh in.

Eight questions about medical marijuana and one answer that fits them all.

The three biggest items on NCPA's agenda are generic drug pricing, fairness in preferred pharmacy networks, and provider status.

Some tips for pharmacists adopting EHRs, including what to tell your vendors.

Here are a few things to bear in mind as you fill out those MAPs.

Even in the best of circumstances, mistakes happen. CQI can keep them from becoming medication errors that reach the patients.