November 19th 2024
Adam J. James, PharmD, joined Drug Topics to discuss his career journey as a chain pharmacist.
November 18th 2024
Drug Topics sat down with Adam J. James, PharmD, to discuss his journey from chain pharmacist to innovation leader at Rite Aid."
October 2nd 2023
September 20th 2023
Suicides among health care professionals are estimated to occur at a higher rate than in the general public.
August 13th 2023
What can pharmacists do to bring innovative care models into their stores to serve their communities?
How to Protect Yourself from Red Flags
Why pharmacists need to be paying attention to the Trinity II case and its consequences.
What Pharmacists Need to Know About HIV Treatment and Prevention
1.1 million Americans live with HIV-here’s how you can help.
Opioid Limits, CVS Tackles Drug Prices, and More Pharmacy News
Small Doses is back, bringing you the pharmacy news you need in a way that works for you.
Top 5 Ways to Boost Customer Loyalty
Consumers have many options when it comes to their pharmaceutical purchases. Keep them coming back to you.
Walgreens Joins the Dow Jones Industrial Average
General Electric is being replaced by the drugstore/healthcare company.
The Maternal Death Rate Continues to Rise in the U.S.
Public health officials and activists call for action to reverse the rising U.S. maternal death rate.
Research Program Pushes Citizen Science and Precision Medicine
Scripps Translational Science Institute Partners with Walgreens/Blue Cross Blue Shield to enroll volunteers to use technology to study their own health.
Changes Are Coming to Chain Pharmacy
At the NACDS annual meeting, a push for policies that allow pharmacies to optimize care.
The 4 Ways Pharmacy Is Evolving
If the past few weeks are any indication, pharmacy isn’t going to be the same for very long.
Pharmacy Is Dead
The CVS/Aetna deal won’t kill traditional pharmacy-it just shows that it’s already dead.
How Pharmacists Are Helping Hep C Patients
A Walgreens study found that pharmacist collaboration helps Hep C patients with better outcomes and cheaper co-pays.
Why Every Pharmacist Should Care About the CVS/Aetna Deal
Even if it doesn't happen, the deal says a lot about the current and future states of pharmacy.
McKesson Supports Opioid Limits
Another large company pledges its support for helping to fight the opioid epidemic.
CVS Partners with New Anthem PBM
The chain has entered into a 5-year agreement with Anthem’s IngenioRx.
CVS Aims to Simplify Med Management
The new ScriptPath Prescription Schedule system is expected to help patients and pharmacists.
Amazon Eyes PBMs
Is Amazon getting in on the PBM game?
CVS Limits Opioid Use
The chain’s PBM will limit opioid prescriptions, along with a host of other opioid safety programs.
Walgreens Announces New Opioid Campaign
The pharmacy is launching its #ItEndsWithUs campaign to educate teens.
Walgreens Finalizes Rite Aid Purchase
After the failed merger, Walgreens gets go-ahead to purchase hundreds of Rite Aid stores.
Rite Aid Launches Children’s Flu Shot Clinics
Rite Aid’s KidsCents will offer free flu shots to children.
Walgreens Launches Site for its Outcomes Research Studies
New Walgreens website will showcase the chain’s research on adherence and other topics.
Retailers and PBMs Laud Generic/Biosimilar Savings
Savings from generic and biosimilar drugs are making PBMs and pharmacies, as well as patients, happy.
Customers Sue CVS and Walgreens, Claiming PBM Collusion
Class action lawsuits claim that chains colluded with PBMs to overbill customers.
Pharmacy 2028: A Look Ahead
Here's the technology your pharmacy might have in the next 10 years.
Walgreens Finds New Manufacturer
The chain signs a deal with Fareva to take over its contract manufacturing business.
Safeway Pharmacy Pays $3 Million After DOJ Investigation
The chain is accused of not reporting opioid thefts by its employees.
Big-Box Pharmacy on the Rise
Big-box merchandisers, including supermarkets, employ thousands of pharmacists and offer higher-than-average salaries.
Lab Testing Coming to Walgreens
A collaboration between the pharmacy and LabCorp will provide specimen collection services.
CVS Generic Drugs Suit Fails to Get Class Action
California judge blocks 11 classes in suit that claims CVS charged insurers and insured patients more than uninsured patients.
Rite Aid, Albertsons Expand Naloxone Access
Rite Aid and Albertsons expand naloxone Access, hoping to curb the opioid epidemic.