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Company claims mailing back used syringes is cost effective.

As John Gans steps down from his role with the American Pharmacists Association, all eyes are on successor's role.

An independent healthcare consumer research firm honors MemberHealth for second straight year.

The National Community Pharmacists Association objects to the new settlement proposed in the suit against First DataBank.

More than 500 commonly prescribed generic medications are now available from Kmart Pharmacy.

CMS issues a final rule specifying how providers can appeal when their Medicare billing privileges are denied or revoked.

CVS Caremark and Microsoft are joining forces to help consumers manage their health.

WellPoint announced that effective immediately it will cover the Rotarix vaccine.

Here is a listing of the top 200 drugs used in hospitals in 2007

A new study by Pennsylvania researchers finds that 31 problems cause nurses to work around bar codes.

Pharmacists play a pivotal role in identifying patients with an abuse problem.

A new position statement from NAMS provides the latest science on the risks and benefits of hormone therapy for postmenopausal women.

FDA has cleared a new steroid to treat patients after ocular surgery.

Boehringer Ingelheim's Aptivus can now be used to treat HIV-infected pediatric patients.

Rite Aid has agreed to pay up to $650,000 to settle charges that it sold expired and incorrectly priced items.

FDA has issued a proposed rule, stating that certain ingredients in OTC drug products are not generally recognized as safe and effective or are misbranded.

Red Cross Pharmacy launches drug discounts through CareCard.

A new study reveals that generic drugs now comprise 63% of the Medicare Part D market.

A survey has been prepared to get a fix on how many drug take-back programs there are in this country.

NABP has awarded DMEPOS accreditation to Publix Super Markets.

Avodart can now be used in combination with tamsulosin to treat enlarged prostate.

CPhA has warned pharmacies that their stores must have aisles that are wide enough for wheelchair bound patients to go through or they risk being sued.

NCPA issues statement of support for two bills that will help community pharmacies with CMS' competitive bidding system.

The vaccine will be available in Walgreens stores nationwide.

Members can obtain an early refill if it is on file at a participating pharmacy.

Pharmacy groups argue that implementing e-pedigree could cost more than $100,000 for pharmacies to implement.

Healthcare providers who know how to effectively deal with patients' ambivalence and resistance have adherence rates that are five times higher than healthcare providers who are in an information-giving mode. This message was delivered by Bruce Berger, Ph.D., R.Ph., head and professor of pharmacy care systems, Auburn University, to attendees of the Food Marketing Institute's supermarket pharmacy conference, held recently in Las Vegas.

CVS/pharmacy has installed a new system that provides consumers with receipts that track their spending with FSAs and HSAs.

Pfizer hopes to stave off the genericization of Lipitor by a year via a deal with Ranbaxy.

Hospitals must meet new standards the Joint Commission has set up for 2009.