Viewpoints

When stereotypes and reality converge, we may discover that what we see depends on where we stand.

Insurance carriers just do not cover compounded medications - any compound - for any reason. Why? Because they do not want to.

Kelly Howard and Drug Topics readers share 10 more tips on how best to conduct - and survive - the practice of pharmacy.

E-mails, posts, and letters from Drug Topics readers.

Is your pharmacy selling homeopathic products? If it is, think again.

Goose Rawlings has the answer. And it's not what you think.

The Einstein defense applies only to Einstein. The rest of the world does not get a pass.

In which a determined pharmacist battles the forces of ignorance and stupidity on behalf of his patient and his own sanity.

In most retail chain stores, the buck stops at the pharmacy supervisor’s desk. Here's a look at the pharmacy biz from their point of view.

Patients should decide how a pharmacy can best communicate with patients. And they can use a very American way to make their feelings known.

The OIG determined that per-fill fees are “inherently subject to abuse” because of their direct tie to the number of patient prescriptions referred to the specialty pharmacy.

Whether ACA thrives or bombs, the future is likely to bring upheaval that results in cost savings and improved delivery of healthcare services.

Have pharmacists uncritically accepted the pill-for-every-ill mentality?

Two fathers and their sons keep the ideals of small-town pharmacy practice alive for 65 years.

Letters, e-mails, posts, and tweets from the readers of Drug Topics magazine.

Nicotine poisonings have increased 307%; 51.1% involved young children under the age of five. Need we say more?

Sometimes you gotta call 'em like you see 'em. For everybody.

Don't diss the title. Others will take you at your word.

Why aren't we helping our colleagues, instead of trying to push them aside? Why aren't we creating a pathway for experienced pharmacists to get more training?

If you sell products that make medical claims not approved by FDA, you are participating in fraud. Maybe better take another look at your pharmacy's shelves.

NCPA's midyear summary tallies what's been done and what's in the works.

A few simple precautions could decrease opioid abuse significantly.

A surprising number of pharmacists belong to "pharmacy families." Contributor Fred Schenker sheds some light on why that is so.

Why do discharge nurses tell patients to check with their pharmacists? Here's one answer - and the answer to quite a bit more.

Each pharmacy practitioner has a responsibility to advance the pharmacy profession. These seven practice elements can serve as both foundation and framework for that effort.

Accidents happen. Things go wrong. The unforeseen occurs. A crisis plan can keep a controlled threat from turning into a full-fledged disaster.

If you look beyond your job description, what would you find? Here are 10 questions to help you find out.

Acrobats working 50 feet in the air without a net have the guts to jump. Think about it.

Jonas Salk, Sovaldi, and the slippery slope to perdition.

When druggists morphed into pharmacists, an essential quality was lost. The need for speed has just about buried it. But you can bring it back.