Community Practice

Alternative revenue opportunities that pharmacies can take on to boost profits

Burnout has peaked in community pharmacies across the country. Dana Sadowski, PharmD, is combatting burnout by helping independents reach more patients and provide higher quality care.

Winners were announced during the NCPA Annual 2021 Convention.

A CE session during the 2021 Total Pharmacy Solutions Summit illuminated the ways that patient-centered communication can improve outcomes and enhance the pharmacist’s role in health care.

Pharmacists interested in driving profit through CBD can start by changing their mindset.

Good Neighbor Pharmacy (GNP) has allocated more than 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 1500 independent pharmacies through its partnership with the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program.

AmerisourceBergen and Good Neighbor Pharmacy are working to support policies that will help advance the pharmacy profession.

PBMs are fighting to keep patients and consumers in the dark on prescription drug costs and attempting to reverse a rule created to promote drug price transparency.

Retail pharmacies have proved successful in expanding their role in primary care services and patients are responding positively.

2020 changed the way many consumers view their local corner pharmacy.

Mahaska Drug of Oskaloosa, IA announced as annual Pharmacy of the Year award winner

AmerisourceBergen and Good Neighbor Pharmacy (GNP) kicked off ThoughtSpot 2021, GNP’s annual conference and trade show.

A new study published in Pediatrics showed a decrease in prescription drug dispensing for children during the COVID-19 pandemic, including for infection-related medicines and chronic disease treatments.

With the risk of diversion potentially greater than it was before the pandemic, these data should be viewed as a warning sign.

The results of a new study show that constipation prevalence was 2- to 3-fold higher in pregnant women and women postpartum.

We talked to 2 pharmacists to see how they address the most common questions around constipation.

Pharmacists can play an important role in educating patients about the best options for managing constipation.

When counseling a patient with constipation, it is important to review the patient’s medication list to determine the potential cause.

"Patient care doesn't stop with COVID-19"

An assessment tool called the objective structured clinical examination has been shown to improve pharmacy education for students.

AmerisourceBergen is celebrating Good Neighbor Pharmacy’s 2021 Pharmacy of the Year Award finalists.

Texas-based pharmacy is one of three nationwide up for the award.

Iowa-based pharmacy is one of three nationwide up for the award.

California-based pharmacy is one of three nationwide up for the award

Pharmacists must be familiar with the different thermometers so they can ensure proper use by the consumer.

Community model for hypertension management drives increased access, better outcomes for patients.

An increasing number of pharmacists are now prescribing birth control, further expanding their role as public health service providers.

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What independent pharmacists need to know.

Jason Ausili, PharmD, highlights President Biden's expectations for community pharmacies amid the COVID-19 vaccination effort.