Community/Retail

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are pretty good at finding new ways to make a profit on their drugs.

Ron Lanton, of True North Political Solutions, interviews Jennifer Mallon, vice president and general counsel of the National Community Pharmacists Association, on the health policy check-up segment.

Medicare can achieve the dual goals of better health outcomes for the program's beneficiaries and at lower overall costs if the medication therapy management services of community pharmacists are better utilized, the National Community Pharmacists Association said today in comments submitted to a congressional committee.

A little more than a year has passed since the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced that pharmacies could collect and destroy unused prescription drugs, but what kind of impact has this regulation made?

Now through February, patients can stop by any Reasor's location and receive their 2015-2016 flu shot, administered by a vaccination-trained pharmacist.

The FDA has rejected Pfizer's supplemental new drug application to expand the use of tofacitinib citrate.

Neil Friedman, COO at Bodimetrics, describes the key functions and features of the Bodimetrics Performance Monitor.

James Schiffer, RPh, associate at Allegaert Berger & Vogel LLC, discusses why DEA audits of pharmacies may be increasing.

Iris Gill recently celebrated her 4th birthday with a party completely inspired by her favorite pharmacy.

The FDA today approved Tris Pharma's extended-release amphetamine oral suspension (Dyanavel XR) for the treatment of ADHD in children aged 6 years and older.

Neil Friedman, COO at Bodimetrics, describes some of the key capabilities of the Bodimetrics Performance Monitor.

The current trend of hospitals purchasing physician practices to create efficiencies and ensure continuity of care seems to have resulted in increased costs of care.

A team of pharmacy students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy won first prize.

Continuing its focus on America's growing long term care pharmacy sector as detailed by a new Avalere Health study, "Long-Term Care Pharmacy: The Evolving Marketplace and Emerging Policy Issues," the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition today spotlighted the major differences between LTC pharmacies and more commonly known retail pharmacies.

Taxis may not only be a reliable mode of transportation for urbanites-they may also be frequent transmitters of the flu virus.

The student chapter of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) at the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University was recently awarded a high honor from the NCPA Foundation.

Rite Aid is celebrating the grand re-opening of a Baltimore store that sustained significant damage during the protests earlier this year.

This article discusses seven pieces of information pharmacists should know about praxbind, the newest antidote for dabigatran approved by the FDA

The FDA is encouraging the development of new abuse-deterrent technologies to combat opioid abuse.

DNA4Life has launched a new test for patients who want to know how their bodies will respond to some of the most commonly prescribed therapeutic medications.

A pharmacist accused of injecting his wife with a medication she did not need is no longer facing charges.

With the industry's greater focus for pharmacies on clinical performance and patient outcomes, Health Mart is hosting its third series of Town Hall events.

How should pharmacists react when the Drug Enforcement Administration arrives at their pharmacy, and how can pharmacists protect themselves during a DEA investigation?

New Jersey has enacted a law to stop the sale of OTC products containing dextromethorphan (DXM) to children under 18 without a prescription.

I hate seeing summer end, but a certain distraction takes me right to the middle of February without even missing it.

Price Chopper is selling plush primates and fundraising through a month-long pin-up campaign to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Pharmacy Week is a time to celebrate one of the best professions in health care.

You don't have to be an expert in automation to know that technology is catching up with pharmacy.

Medline Industries is voluntarily recalling 1 lot of acetaminophen tablets.

A recent high-profile case of a celebrity allegedly indulging in "Herbal Viagra" and cocaine highlights an overlooked problem.