Community Practice

Since age discrimination is illegal, managers are going to look for a workaround. That's where key performance metrics come in.

You want to see change in the way pharmacists are treated? Change what you're doing - and start with incorrect Rxs.

Maybe retail pharmacy organizations should take a look at their priorities before they find themselves at an evolutionary dead end.

What if the national and state pharmacy organizations combined to get their message out? And what if they linked that message to a series of national and international events?

Since they see diabetic patients so often, community pharmacists who encourage vaccination can play a major role in boosting public health.

Type 2 diabetes is associated with a two- to four-fold increase in the risk of CVD. Pharmacists can monitor and manage the risk factors.

As CGM technology evolves, pharmacists can play a key role in helping patients navigate new systems coming on the market.

If you enjoy working one-on-one with patients and have an entrepreneurial spirit, this might just be for you.

"I want it and I want it NOW" is not always your best move. Especially with the pharmacist who is filling your Rx.

How to take in the Big Picture, New Pharmacy-style.

Can you say "Risperdal," boys and girls?

Drug Topics' peripatetic pharmacist-correspondent reports from FIP 2015 in Dusseldorf.

A Fort Lauderdale university clinic emphasizes the connection between health, wellness, and prevention.

New Rx, generics, OTC, devices, apps, and more.

The New Hampshire Board of Medicine rejected a set of rules proposed by Gov. Maggie Hassan designed to more closely regulate doctors who prescribe opioid painkillers.

Bashful customers may prefer not to discuss certain products, but they're still going to look for them on your shelves.

Chain stores often require pharmacists to dispense 300 or more prescriptions a day. That's 37.5 Rxs an hour in an 8-hour shift or 1.6 minutes per prescription. You can't even get a doc on the phone in that amount of time.

When pharmacists closely monitor patients taking new medications, patients do a better job of sticking to their regimens and overall healthcare costs decline, according to a study recently released by Walgreens.

Tired of all those 12-hour days? If nothing else, a union will get you paid.

Earlier this month, CVS Health began offering free health screenings in 20 markets across the country as part of its annual Project Health campaign.

Could some pharmacists be the victims of their own misplaced expectations?

President Barack Obama has called for doctors and nurses employed by the federal government to receive training on prescribing opioids.

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation into law that will require pharmacists throughout the state to provide prescription drug labels or medical instructions in five languages besides English.

Sharing electronic health records (EHRs) access between physicians and pharmacists can improve workflow efficiencies for both, according to a new study.

Pharmacists who provide remote monitoring of three chronic disease states can help patients improve health targets

The Florida Board of Pharmacy recently approved a new rule mandating additional training for pharmacists in connection with the dispensing of controlled substances.

You're in the home stretch, and now's the time to go all out.

Here's the latest on where the Star Measures will go next.

Three-quarters of the time, meds prescribed for many common conditions don't work. When the day comes that meds are routinely personalized to the patient, this will cease to be an issue.

Why don't pharmacists get no respect? Here's why, right here.