Ned Milenkovich, PharmD, JD

Providers help transition patients home from doctors’ offices and hospitals during pandemic.

Pharmacists should be prepared for uptick in prescriptions derived from virtual visits.

The new guidance authorizes licensed pharmacists to order and administer COVID-19 tests, including serology tests, that are approved by the FDA.

Expanding responsibilities help pharmacists’ daily routines as the profession evolves.

Pharmacists should familiarize themselves with their local governing bodies, which defend public health, safety, and welfare.

Community pharmacy-based immunization services have a proven track record for serving patients.

Community pharmacies that provide immunization services have proven their success time and again, but they still face roadblocks. Many state laws and regulations still do not allow pharmacies to take full responsibility for vaccinations, and states regulate immunization services at pharmacies in different ways.

Bob’s Pharmacy finds that pharmacists recovery networks can offer support to employees who are afflicted with the disease.

The community pharmacist wears multiple hats in the daily delivery of health care to patients, one of which might be providing immunization services. Certainly, the patient who walks in for an immunization benefits from the convenience provided by the community pharmacy.

Independents, like this fictional one, have begun carrying cannabidiol products since industrial hemp was legalized, though important barriers remain.

Independents, like this fictional one, have found the silver bullet as they help fight the opioid overdose crisis.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) establishes regulations to lessen the risk or prevent drug diversion.

The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum reminds us that although the first pharmacy license was issued almost 200 years ago, the requirement persists to this day, and no pharmacy enterprise should be haunted by doubts about its compliance responsibilities.

Bob, a conscientious neighborhood pharmacist, runs Bob’s Pharmacy in Smalltown, USA.

The question of whether a state has the right to institute a mandatory vaccination policy against human papillomavirus (HPV) for school children remains hotly disputed.

It has been well established that every state allows pharmacists to immunize patients, as long as pharmacists meet the requisite training, have the appropriate certification, and utilize proper recordkeeping.

Pharmacy providers who administer immunizations may be tempted to waive patient co-pays or deductibles.

In the evolving world of pharmacy practice, many are asking what is included in the key provisions of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) 800 when it comes to transport, storage, preparation, and compounding.

Pharmacists have legal and/or regulatory authority to administer immunizations to patients in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.