Community Practice

Three cardiology groups now recommend using NOACs over warfarin in atrial fibrillation.

Consider these services to improve your independent community pharmacy's return on investment. 

Advice from pharmacists whom have adopted new approaches in their practice.

How to build new revenue streams and show your value by expanding services.

Gerry Crocker talks with Drug Topics on his plans to grow the Association of Affiliated Pharmacies and Apothecaries (AAPArx).

Alembic Pharmaceuticals and MacLeods Pharmaceuticals have drastically increased prices as competition in valsartan and related medications was hindered by 2018 recalls.

Using Blockchain technology, the new program will legally redispense expensive medications to those who cannot afford them.

What needs to be considered before independent and chain pharmacies branch into the specialty arena. 

Former Walgreens exec ‘extremely optimistic’ about the future of independent pharmacies.

Whistleblower prompts investigation into inflated prices that began in 2012.

Black patients with atrial fibrillation are less likely to be treated with oral anticoagulants or DOACs.

Organ function changes require regular monitoring, counseling

High-touch care models and boutique offerings can differentiate stores and bolster business.

The risk of gastrointestinal bleeding appears to be highest with rivaroxaban and lowest with apixaban, but is reduced by cotherapy with proton pump inhibitors.

Over the course of a century, Paulsen’s Pharmacy has been providing medications and care to the people of Portland, OR.

The key to job satisfaction lies in your perspective.

Telepharmacy and expanded services may stem the tide of rural pharmacy closures, but more purchasing power is critical.

4 things that need to happen before pharmacists can expect improvements in compensation. 

Results from DrugTopics' annual salary survey suggested that salaries, raises, and bonuses fail to improve pharmacists' professional satisfaction. 

HIPAA violations can result in financial and legal penalities, and the methods of committing a violation continue to grow.

New study reveals that immunization registries, communication, and the completion of immunization series can increase pharmacists' role in the immunization process. 

Only 12% of U.S. adults are proficient in health literacy, but you can help increase understanding through your presentation styles.

Recognize senior challenges to develop better pharmacy strategy and counseling services. 

Patients with atrial fibrillation who have had cancer are less likely to see a cardiologist and less likely to fill anticoagulant prescriptions.

Drug Topics spoke to several community pharmacists  about their diabetes education programs and how they can be a revenue stream. Here’s their advice for other pharmacists.

At the end of the day, we need to adhere to the same consultation rules for our families that we apply to patients.

Physicians are our priests, the war on disease has replaced the fight against sin, and pills are our Eucharist. 

The roles of pharmacists are enlarging in two important areas, point-of-care testing and specialty medicine.

When someone asks about your job, how do you answer?