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Community pharmacy residency programs are springing up across the country. Here's what they have to offer.

What makes for successful pharmacy implementation of tobacco-cessation programs? A study of 20 Safeway stores delivers some answers.

PQA, VoicePort, and Scientific Technologies are collaborating on ImmuSMART, the Immunization Services Model for Adult Rate Improvement project.

Following the lead of its competitor Walgreens, CVS has installed time-delayed safes in its pharmacies in the Indianapolis area in an effort to curb the increasing number of pharmacy robberies there.

If you want improved working conditions in the pharmacy, you're gonna hafta help.

The answer, it turns out, is "Plenty." Just ask Topeka Pharmacy's Tom and Morag Miller.

In perhaps what is a disturbing sign of the times, a 12-year-old was recently arrested for attempting to rob a Walgreens in Indianapolis, according to a report in the Indianapolis Star.

First of all, take a tip from The Hitchhiker's Guide: Don't panic.

Naloxone is now available without a prescription at CVS pharmacies in 14 states, the company recently announced.

Pharmacy workers in Target’s Brooklyn, NY-based store have voted to form a microunion, becoming the first pharmacy in the retail giant’s history to unionize.

A California appeals court has upheld the California Board of Pharmacy’s discipline against a pharmacist who supervised a pharmacy technician who stole more than $1 million worth of painkillers.

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) recently reintroduced legislation that would make it illegal for brand-name drug manufacturers to pay-off other drug manufacturers to keep generic versions of brand-name drugs off the market.

With "Close the pharmacy," The Cynical Pharmacist was just warming up. Here's the beef.

Kroger pharmacies recently began offering free home delivery at all of its 104 Michigan stores.

70% of small businesses that suffer a data breach go out of business within a year of the attack. Here are some strategies to keep your pharmacy strong.

Three ways to increase income and reach patients in need

AmerisourceBergen amps up its tools for community pharmacies

Mckesson's AccessHealth offers this take on current economic realities

Help patients find solutions to challenges arising from their medical issues, and they'll be back

Community pharmacies competing with preferred pharmacy networks can sharpen their game by focusing on some of the things they do best.

The Ninth Circuit Court has upheld a Washington state law requiring pharmacies to provide patients with all medications in a timely manner.

CVS Health is crediting its decision to remove tobacco products from its shelves a year ago with a reduction in the numbers of cigarettes sold in some states.

Kmart has sued pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) Catamaran for breach of contract and alleged violations of state and federal laws regarding reimbursements for prescription drug costs.

Kmart has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle charges it used illegal inducements to encourage Medicare patients to forego generics for more expensive brand names.

Guest columnist The Cynical Pharmacist offers a proposal every retail pharmacist will love.

Now that a judge has granted conditional class certification to a lawsuit claiming Walmart failed to compensate pharmacists for some time related to immunization training, the lead plaintiff is urging her former colleagues to join the litigation.

Supermarket pharmacies averaged the highest customer-satisfaction scores in J.D. Power’s “2015 U.S. Pharmacy Study."

Walmart is blaming lower margins in its pharmacy business for holding down overall corporate profits.

CVS Health recently introduced a new pharmacy service, ScriptSync, designed to enable patients with multiple Rxs to pick them up during one visit to the pharmacy.

Walgreens has agreed to pay $502,200 to settle charges that some of its pharmacists in California failed to provide patient consultations required by law.