Community/Retail

The safety and lives of children are being put at risk as a result of medicines shortages, FIP said today at the World Health Organization Executive Board meeting in Geneva.

One of the most valuable guidelines in the world of business is the Pareto principle, which is also known as the 80/20 rule.

Towncrest Pharmacy in Iowa has an innovative clinical community pharmacy business model.

More and more pharmacists are showing interest in sports pharmacy and doping prevention, specifically.

Health systems are under immense pressure to improve care quality while reducing costs under the pay-for-performance reimbursement model.

The truth is, there plenty of pharmacist jobs out there, but many of them are taken and the competition for open positions has increased.

Allergan has entered into a global agreement with AstraZeneca to develop and commercialize ATM-AVI, an investigational, fixed-dose antibiotic combining aztreonam and avibactam.

The National Community Pharmacists Association has provided Senate Finance Committee leaders with a range of pro-patient, pro-pharmacist proposals for the panel's Chronic Care Working Group to consider to improve care.

In recognition of reaching 1 million Facebook fans on the social media site, Food Lion is donating 1 million meals to those in need.

Government affairs strategist Ron Lanton III, Esq, interviews Susan Pilch, vice president of policy and regulatory affairs for the National Community Pharmacists Association, about direct and indirect remuneration fees.

The FDA does not effectively track potential safety issues with drugs granted expedited approval after they reach the market, according to a report from the US Government Accountability Office.

The FDA has approved Allergan's supplemental new drug application to update the label for dalbavancin (Dalvance).

Students at Georgia Campus " Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA-PCOM) are taught not only what to learn, but also how to learn.

The FDA today approved a new formulation of Takeda Pharmaceuticals' dexlansoprazole.

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) is pleased that Dr. Janet Woodcock, Director, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), highlighted the FDA pledge to clear the growing backlog of generic drugs awaiting FDA approval in today's Senate HELP hearing, Generic Drug User Fee Amendments: Accelerating Access to Generic Drugs.

Retail pharmacists working in traditional chain and independent pharmacy settings can expect to see 7000 fewer jobs by 2024.

The survival of the community hospital out-patient pharmacy depends on its ability to make itself indispensable to the community hospital it is associated with.

The Fred & Lena Meijer Scholarship is increasing its scholarship awards from $2,500 to $3,000 this year, giving Meijer team members and their children an opportunity to put even more money toward their college education.

Pharmacist salaries can widely vary from state to state.

Less is more for women receiving osteoporosis drug therapy, as new research suggests that this patient population may be overtreated.

The thought of making an error that causes harm to a patient weighs heavily on my mind every single day.

The American Pharmacists Association today announced the selection of the 2016 Awards and Honors Program recipients. Honorees will be officially recognized at the APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Baltimore, Maryland, March 4-7, 2016.

Health officials in Arizona successfully created a campaign last year that raised HIV awareness and led many more residents to visit the state's resource page for HIV education, testing, and services.

A bill advancing in Indiana would give pharmacists the legal right to stop suspicious customers from buying certain cold medications that are used to cook methamphetamine.

The FDA has accepted Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc's investigational new drug application to begin a clinical trial for Hydrocodone DETERx.

Should everyone have access to any drug they need, regardless of whether or not they can afford it?

If patients come to the pharmacy with ailments like heartburn, stomach pain, and difficulty swallowing, they may have acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Several high-profile, brand-name drugs with various therapeutic applications are slated to lose their patent protection this year.

Ideally, pharmacists document clinical or progress notes where important assessments and findings are assigned specific codes to capture and measure the value of the clinical care they provide.

A former pharmacist at a New Jersey hospital has been arrested for allegedly stealing morphine from vials and replacing the intravenous solution with saline.