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Better Asthma Control Starts at the Pharmacy: Evidence, Interventions, and Outcomes

Community pharmacists boost asthma control by improving adherence, inhaler technique, and access—cutting exacerbations and emergency department visits.

The Controversial 340B Rebate Pilot Program Is Moving Forward

HRSA moves forward with the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program, raising concerns among health care providers about financial impacts and operational challenges.

Medication Meltdown: Unpacking Drug Shortages

Pharmacy staff can be instrumental members of shortage management teams.

Pharmacists Play a Unique Role in Creating Clean Sports

A strong knowledge of pharmacology and clinical pharmacotherapeutics is essential for sports pharmacists, enabling them to support athletes' overall health while ensuring compliance with anti-doping regulations.

PillPack From Amazon Pharmacy Expands Into Medicare Part D Services: Inside Its PillPack, Caregiver Tools, and AI-Powered Pharmacy Vision

From AI-powered prescription fulfillment to the expansion of PillPack for Medicare patients, Carey outlines how Amazon Pharmacy is streamlining access, improving affordability, and setting the stage for a more patient-centered health care future.

Pharmacy Technicians as Non-Pharmacist Preceptors for a Sterile Compounding Rotation

Recognizing pharmacy technicians as non-pharmacist preceptors can provide an opportunity for professional development while encouraging technicians to practice at the top of their education and training activities.

New Jersey Society of Health-System Pharmacy Hosts 2nd Annual Pharmacy Leader and Pharmacy Technician Symposium

The NJSHP's 2nd Annual Symposium fosters networking and education for pharmacy professionals, featuring expert insights on compliance and regulation in pharmacy compounding.

The Friction of Care: Why Prior Authorization Reform Must Work at the Pharmacy Counter

See how prior authorization delays hit pharmacies first, and what state reforms—continuity rules, gold carding, ePA—can protect patient access.

The Missing Measure: Continuation Appropriateness in Managed Care

Clinical pharmacists are uniquely positioned to deliver a continuation appropriateness measure that no existing quality framework produces.

Why Saving for Retirement Isn’t the Same as Being Ready to Retire

Flexibility, priorities, and structure are just as important as your account balance.

Navigating the Growing Impact of Alternative Funding Programs, Copay Accumulators, and Maximizers on Specialty Medication Access

The ability to anticipate access delays, navigate benefit changes, and protect continuity of care has become a defining role of modern pharmacy practice.

States Grant Prescribing Authority to Psychologists

This movement has aimed to address the mental health care epidemic in the United States.

Pharmacy Deserts: A Crisis Health Care Providers Can Help Solve with Technology and Teamwork

Going with the Flow: Updates in Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease

CKD is a complication of diabetes. Emerging treatments aim to optimize management and reduce risks. Pharmacists are key in applying new evidence to clinical practice.

Optimizing Self-Management for Outpatient Pharmacy Patients With Diabetes

The use of outpatient pharmacy protocols for glucose testing and insulin administration supplies should be expanded to assist patients in the self-management of diabetes.

Getting the Right Biomarker Test at the Right Time in Lung Cancer Care

Optimizing biomarker testing workflows and pharmacist involvement can improve precision oncology decision-making in non–small cell lung cancer.

Sotatercept Demonstrates Its Potential in the Phase 3 ZENITH Trial

Marc Humbert, MD, PhD, shared data that were presented at the ACC 2025 Scientific Sessions.

Cimerli Offers a New, Interchangeable Biosimilar for Ocular Conditions

Cimerli offers a promising biosimilar treatment for age-related macular degeneration, enhancing vision preservation with its effective VEGF inhibition.

From Diagnosis to Therapy: Pharmacists Can Help Close the Gap in Colorectal Cancer Treatment

Michael Arnold, PharmD, discussed the role of oncology pharmacists in enhancing biomarker testing for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Impact of Time to First Epinephrine Administration on Outcomes After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest With Initial Nonshockable Rhythm

This study found no significant difference in the sustained return of spontaneous circulation or survival to hospital discharge based on the timing of the first epinephrine administration in these patients.

Standardizing Supplement Recommendations in a Neuro-Oncology Clinic: A Pharmacist-Led Quality Improvement Initiative

This abstract was presented at the Oncology Pharmacists Connect (OPC) meeting in Austin, Texas, from June 18 to 19, 2026.

Better Asthma Control Starts at the Pharmacy: Evidence, Interventions, and Outcomes

Community pharmacists boost asthma control by improving adherence, inhaler technique, and access—cutting exacerbations and emergency department visits.

A New Gut Feeling: Where Might Vonoprazan Fit in Therapy?

Beyond the Prescription: How Pharmacists Address Social Barriers to Diabetes Care

Disparities in education access and quality, income level, and race and ethnicity are SDoH that make a major impact on diabetes and its management in the US.

Pediatric Amoxicillin Dosing: A Guide for Indication-Based Dose Selection

Amoxicillin is a favorable choice for outpatient use in pediatric patients given its relatively narrow spectrum of activity and palatable formulation.

Dry Mouth: Its Etiology, Symptoms, and Strategies for Management

Pharmacists with a deeper knowledge of xerostomia are ideally positioned to help educate patients with dry mouth on making informed self-care decisions for effective symptom management and improved quality of life.

Unlocking PROTACs’ Potential: Overcoming Development Challenges

Proteolysis-targeting chimeras hold enormous potential, but also present significant challenges to drug developers.

Adapting AI Prescreening Approaches to Advance 340B Operations

AI enhances 340B program management by optimizing data analysis, improving accuracy, and streamlining operations for better patient care and compliance.

RSV in Older Adults: The More You Know, the Better Off Your Patients Will Be

Respiratory syncytial virus hits older adults hard and is often missed. Learn symptoms, testing, and how new vaccines and pharmacists help prevent severe illness.