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Nicotine poisonings have increased 307%; 51.1% involved young children under the age of five. Need we say more?

Indies are adopting new patient-care models that benefit both patients and pharmacy. Three community pharmacists show us how it's done.

Sometimes you gotta call 'em like you see 'em. For everybody.

Don't diss the title. Others will take you at your word.

Why aren't we helping our colleagues, instead of trying to push them aside? Why aren't we creating a pathway for experienced pharmacists to get more training?

If you’re not perceived as redundant in today’s retail culture, you're lucky. And you're young.

If you sell products that make medical claims not approved by FDA, you are participating in fraud. Maybe better take another look at your pharmacy's shelves.

A recent review of eight trials found that aspirin was just as effective as heparin and warfarin in preventing blood clots after hip or knee replacements and caused 68% fewer serious bleeding events.

NCPA's midyear summary tallies what's been done and what's in the works.

A few simple precautions could decrease opioid abuse significantly.

As of October 9, a new DEA regulation will allow pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, and other authorized collectors to accept unused prescription drugs.

A surprising number of pharmacists belong to "pharmacy families." Contributor Fred Schenker sheds some light on why that is so.

Healthcare providers who share HIPAA-protected health information with certain service providers must update their written agreements by September 22, 2014.

To reflect its growing interest in delivery of healthcare services, CVS Caremark will rebrand itself as CVS Health. The company also decided to end tobacco sales one month earlier than previously announced.

Whenever a pharmacist takes on the country’s largest pharmacy, it’s bound to make news. So, perhaps, it’s no surprise that “Pharmacist sues Walgreens over uniform and training pay” was our most-read story in August.

Walgreens CFO Wade Miquelon and pharmacy head Kermit Crawford may have been forced to step aside due to a billion-dollar forecasting error, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Leading cybersecurity experts will provide real solutions to help businesses protect against potential cybersecurity risks during the 2014 NACDS Total Store Expo in Boston.

In an effort to curb increasing opioid abuse and overdose deaths, the Drug Enforcement Agency has voted to reclassify hydrocodone combination products (HCPs) under the more restrictive category of Schedule II.

A California pharmacist has filed a potential class action lawsuit against Walgreens, alleging the chain violated state and federal laws by not paying pharmacists for training hours or time spent maintaining uniforms.

More than six out of 10 Americans do not know that adults 65 years and older need high-dose flu vaccines to prevent senior influenza, according to an online poll commissioned by CVS Caremark.

California lawmakers passed a bill that would allow pharmacists to furnish naloxone without a prescription according to guidelines yet to be established by the state’s pharmacy and medical boards.

Why do discharge nurses tell patients to check with their pharmacists? Here's one answer - and the answer to quite a bit more.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) committee has recommended Prevnar 13 [Pneumococcal 13-valent Conjugate Vaccine] for routine use to help protect adults aged 65 years and older against pneumococcal disease, Pfizer announced.

Each pharmacy practitioner has a responsibility to advance the pharmacy profession. These seven practice elements can serve as both foundation and framework for that effort.

Walgreens will be offering chronic and preventive health services at 13 pharmacy locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and 14 in the Houston area by the end of this year.

Feelings have run high since Drug Topics posted “Should states require bilingual drug labels?” Here's what some of your fellow pharms have been saying.

Accidents happen. Things go wrong. The unforeseen occurs. A crisis plan can keep a controlled threat from turning into a full-fledged disaster.

If you look beyond your job description, what would you find? Here are 10 questions to help you find out.