Community Practice

Uncontrolled diabetes may result in hearing loss in women much like it affects vision or kidney function, according to the results of a new study.

Physicians should prescribe oral metformin as a first-line therapy for most patients with type 2 diabetes, as well as for those whose blood sugar cannot be controlled with diet, exercise, and weight loss, according to new guidelines from the American College of Physicians

Anti-infective drug shortages pose significant problems for clinicians and are a rapidly evolving public-health emergency that may require government oversight, according to an article published online January 19 in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Some cancer patients may not get proper treatment because a counterfeit version of the drug sold as Avastin 400mg/16mi has been purchased by as many as 19 medical practices in the United States, FDA warned Wednesday.

Having an ambulatory pharmacy within a healthcare facility can assist discharged patients with their medication regimen and help to improve medication adherence, which can also help reduce the number of readmissions and increase patient satisfaction.

The company's stand emphasizes the need for reimbursement for what pharmacists are trained to do.

Pharmacists are starting to remember that this is their profession, and they are getting ready to leave some blood and teeth on the floor to take it back.

State courts have not agreed on the question of when or if pharmacists have a duty to warn a patient of potential ill effects of a prescribed drug. Weigh in on the discussion.

HRSA is a federally sponsored collaborative to help local healthcare entities integrate pharmacy services to improve care of "high-risk, high-cost, complex patients."

Various drug pedigree technologies and standards are among the issues discussed in the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention's new best practices proposal on supply chain integrity.

In comprehensive medication reviews, the focus is no longer on just the bag of medications, but on the care of the patient as a whole.

The NCPA will continue to work with the government in 2012 to make changes for you and your patients.

CMS is encouraging healthcare providers to improve the quality of care and reduce costs through a collaborative approach, 1 of which is the accountable care organization. Many realize that pharmacists have an important role to play in the success of these models of care.

A recent study indicates that 95% of stroke patients with atrial fibrillation received prescriptions for anticoagulants in 2010 if they were treated at hospitals participating in the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke program.

In most cases, a pharmacy is, by definition, a HIPAA-covered entity, so it is subject to a possible audit by the federal government. Here's what you can do to prepare–just in case.

Readers speak out about mail-order concerns and changes in the profession. One reader even waxes poetic.

FDA has approved an intravitreal injection to treat patients with wet AMD and zolpidem to treat insomnia.

The dispute between Express Scripts and Walgreens became an official split on January 1, when the 3-year contract between the 2 companies ended.

The most vulnerable areas in healthcare systems with the greatest risk of diversion may not be the ones that pharmacists think of first.

Our salvation lies in cheapness. It is the way of the world, and embracing it is the key to our survival.

A survey of new Rx, new generic, and new OTC products

Proper oral care = health and happiness. That's the equation being promoted from governmental agencies to health groups to scientists.

A group of students conducted a survey to determine if the opening of new pharmacy schools in California would lead to an oversupply of pharmacists in that state. Read on to see what they found.

An herbal pill sold as a "natural intimacy enhancement" for females has been recalled because of the undeclared presence of tadalafil (Cialis, Eli Lilly), a drug used as a treatment for male erectile dysfunction, FDA announced.

FDA has approved tafluprost ophthalmic solution (Zioptan, Merck) 0.0015%, the first preservative-free prostaglandin analog ophthalmic solution for reducing elevated intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Drug shortages have resulted in higher acquisition costs for pharmacies and the inability to fill prescriptions, according to a new survey, and the National Community Pharmacists Association conveyed that message to Congress.

Two U.S. congressional representatives recently urged other members of the House of Representatives to support the Medication Therapy Management Benefits Act of 2011.

FDA has issued 3 draft guidances for the development of biosimilar versions of approved biologic products, which will help flesh out the abbreviated approval pathway created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law in 2010.

Matthew Murawski, PharmD, has a new tool to help catch potential medication interactions before they happen: an iPad.

Target will allow individual pharmacy owners in Canada to own pharmacies within the company’s stores, departing from its policy in the United States, the company said