Community Practice

An overly aggressive government is making a tough job tougher, but the pharmacist's first ethical concern must be for the patient.

Any physician office that dispenses medications should be informed about its state's legal/regulatory obligations.

There are many definitions of family. Pharmacists share a world of experience, and that can mean a lot.

Among more than 4,500 patients studied, there were 45 strokes and 103 major bleeding events after an average follow-up of 325 ± 164 days.

Eight months ahead of the event, only 10% of exhibit space remains.

Hawaii does not permit the return of medications to retail pharmacies once they are dispensed, making the need for take-back events even greater..

More than 40,000 domain names may be connected to online pharmacies at any given time.

Study finds that current eligibility criteria are too stringent. If plans lowered the drug-count requirement to the federal minimum of two, MTM eligibility would increase by almost two-thirds.

Be ready for the con artists, 'cause they're gonna show up.

Brushes, toothpastes, rinses, whitestrips, and a gel pen -- lots of options for the dentally determined.

New Rx, generics, and OTC products for pharmacists

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Pharmacists and other immunization providers worked with the federal government to increase access to vaccines in nontraditional settings.

Walgreens has extended its offer to provide a limited supply of medications to newly insured Americans enrolled under the Affordable Care Act who haven't received plan identification numbers yet from their insurers.

Most customers want to sample your pharmacy before they ever step foot into it. So if you don’t have an online presence you are losing business. Liz Tiefenthaler, president of Pharm Fresh Media, discusses how pharmacies should be using websites and social media to reach customers.

An Ohio state senator has introduced a bill that would require pharmacies throughout the state to verify the identities of buyers of certain controlled substances and the pain reliever tramadol.

An interdisciplinary group of pharmacists, pharmacy school and medical school faculty, pharmacy students, nurses, physicians, attorneys, and health advocates have called on Walgreens and Rite Aid to join CVS Caremark and stop the sale of tobacco products in their stores.

CVS Caremark will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at all of its pharmacies nationwide by October 1, 2014.

A DEA spokesman said the agency is not trying to limit access to opioid painkillers.

Engaging pharmacists in healthcare information technology is crucial to increasing overall medication adherence in healthcare, panelists on the “Connected Health, Better Adherence” roundtable at the Pew Conference Center in Washington, DC, told attendees last week.

The risk of stroke, heart attack, and death in men taking FDA-approved testosterone products is now under review.

Two oncologists call on ASCO and their peers to support a system that will meet the needs of their patients.

A quality improvement initiative conducted in a primary care setting greatly improved asthma control and outcomes for high-risk adolescents.

Vitamin D has a strong protective effect against the disease process that underlies multiple sclerosis.

40 mg/mL dose of glatiramer acetate injection three times a week will permit a simpler regimen for patients with relapsing forms of MS.

Not much has changed in the two years since Tennessee went on the NPLEx system and began tracking -- and blocking -- purchases of cold medications containing pseudoephedrine.

Study of 166,715 people showed that adults with diabetes had more comorbidities and got more flu shots than did nondiabetics.

As he moved closer to retirement, there were no shortages of offers for Deril Lees’ three compounding-only pharmacies in the Tulsa, Okla.-area. But Lees’ feared that many of the prospective buyers would close The Apothecary Shoppe, scattering his long-time employees, which include numerous family members, at his two Tulsa locations and the one in Broken Arrow.

Numerous studies have shown that medication adherence, or the lack of it, is a major driver of healthcare costs. As millions of consumers select health plans as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) believes they should have information on the success of individual healthcare plans in improving medication adherence.

When it comes to filling prescriptions at retail pharmacies, CVS is the top consumer choice, followed closely by Walgreens.