Community Practice

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.

A Texas med-adherence program tailored to the cultural and linguistic needs of seniors brought pharmacists to patients in community-based residential facilities.

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

You know how integrative pharmacy is practiced. Here's what to do about the pushback.

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

Pharmacists will need to understand and prepare for a wide variety of challenges on fronts ranging from accreditation to marketing.

A look at one of life's persistent questions: “How on earth does a company get away with charging these kinds of prices?”

And if they are, what can be done about it?

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), in collaboration with the University of Michigan Health System, is placing pharmacists in patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) throughout the state.

Once we as individuals in the healthcare profession finally begin to accept addiction as a disease and not a moral failing, the affected individuals will have a better chance at recovery and we will gain a better understanding of this epidemic.

Starting on December 28th, HBO will begin airing a documentary by award-winning director Steven Okazaki about the heroin epidemic sweeping the country.

All you have to do is follow the money. Then cross the street and head to the indie drugstore on the corner.

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.

Pharmacies are just as vulnerable to cyber attack as they are to break-ins and robberies. Here's what you have to watch out for.

When pharmacists help physicians provide better patient care to patients, it pays off for everyone.

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.

By expanding their focus on health and wellness, pharmacists can provide better patient care and keep their businesses competitive.

Where things stand, where they're headed, and what you need to do now.

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

The next time your patient asks about inactive ingredients, you can find an answer quickly at www.allergyfreerx.com.

The recent FIP conference spotlighted innovations in pharmacogenomics.

How was business in 2015? What do you see coming in 2016? Drug Topics' annual business outlook survey took your input and put it all together.

Building a new pharmacy? Whether for independents or retail chains, here are some useful considerations.

An Ohio family practice and a local Kroger store teamed up to share access to patient records. Who benefited? Only everybody.

The first touch-screen pharmacy management system is here.

An innovative hospital/community pharmacy partnership aims to signficinatly reduce readmissions of heart failure patients and boost medication adherence.

A well-known Hollywood producer has created a television pilot based on the life of Colorado pharmacist Don Colcord.

If you think legalization of marijuana is such a good thing, take a look at what's been going on in Colorado.