Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos, Staff Writer

The annual report of prescription drug sales shows a small increase in 2008.

Whereas a majority of medication poisonings are unintentional, pharmacists should counsel patients on ways to avoid this potentially deadly occurrence.

Patient safety and strengthening the relationship between the patient and health care provider are the goals of Patient Safety Awareness Week and the newly released Universal Patient Compact: Principles for Partnership.

In an effort to prevent increasing drug resistance, supermarket pharmacies offering free antibiotics are being asked to educate individuals about the importance of using antibiotics properly.

NIOSH, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is gathering data on violent crimes against pharmacists.

HealthPartners is finding success with a medication therapy management pilot program based on the Asheville Project.

The FDA is taking steps to reduce the deaths and injuries from inappropriate use of narcotic drugs.

An updated report by the American Council on Science and Health shows that counterfeit drugs continue to pose a serious health concern for Americans.

A new study found that clinical pharmacists can reduce medication costs.

Hospitals' rapid-response teams recognize value of pharmacists.

Researchers find that dangerous drug combinations are prevalent in older adults.

Women are having an easier time purchasing OTC Plan B since the FDA ruled it could be sold without a prescription for women 18 years and older.

Budget cuts in New York are leading to pharmacy closures.

Travel medicine service is an opportunity community pharmacies should consider integrating into the patient-care model.

Pharmacy automation is elevating patient care, allowing pharmacies to improve their efficiencies and allocate more time to patient counseling.

CVS and Rite Aid are taking steps to ensure non–English speaking New Yorkers have their drug instructions translated into their primary language.

Survey reveals that more than half of US chronically ill adults skip care. Respondents cite cost and medical errors.

As a trusted and reliable health care professional, pharmacists can help improve health care in the communities they serve.

Americans rank effectiveness, safety, and confidence high when it comes to choosing OTC medicines, according to a Nielsen survey.

GlaxoSmithKline has issued a statement in response to Public Citizen's petition to the FDA on the safety of Avandia.