Community/Retail

A new study comparing the safety of computer-generated versus hand-written prescriptions yielded some surprising results.

Care1on1, a new program from CVS, emphasizes the role pharmacists play in managing ongoing medications for patients with chronic diseases.

A Consumer Reports investigation finds that critical warnings are missing from drug labels and information sheets are confusing and hard to read.

Collaboration between retailers and suppliers is key to business growth, say the organizers of retail pharmacy's premier conference.

Experts say expanding food options could be a win-win solution for pharmacies, food manufacturers, and patients.

Mobile tools made a splash at the 2011 NACDS Marketplace event, helping attendees stay connected at the conference.

Findings from an ongoing study show that long-term use of pioglitazone is associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer.

Pharmacy Times' annual survey of pharmacists' OTC recommendations features key health categories and offers new apps for the pharmacist and consumer.

A new study finds that gastric bypass surgery can lead to fewer and less severe migraines in morbidly obese patients.

Although a number of reasons have been given for drug shortages, the answer may be very simple.

Pharmacies robberies are not a new occurance, but somehow, the problems seems worse than ever before.

The USDA has introduced a new concept to help cut down on confusion and facilitate healthier eating.

The Partnership for Safe Medicines has set its sites on one of the biggest obstacles in curbing the counterfeit drug epidemic.

Retail pharmacists were leading providers of flu shots during the 2010-2011 influenza season.

Under the new FDA rules, products must pass tests to claim broad-spectrum protection, and may no longer include certain words on the label.

New findings on the link between migraines and PTSD suggest that gender differences play a key role in the connection.

A new study shows that vaccination can lower a pregnant women's risk of delivering premature and low-birth weight babies.

The FDA cautions that varenicline may increase the risk of certain cardiovascular adverse events in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Pharmacy Times publishes the third edition of this new journal with a special focus on oncology trends for the growing specialty pharmacy market.

The intensity, duration, and type of symptoms a women experiences during menopause depends on a variety of factors. Pharmacists are in a position to identify appropriate strategies to reduce or manage the most bothersome symptoms.

Ingredients in styrofoam, herbal supplements, and other consumer goods were among the agents added to the US government's list of potential cancer risks.

Patients who take statins as prescribed save health care dollars and have fewer life-threatening complications than nonadherent patients.

Vaccination lowered pregnant women's risk of delivering premature and low-birth weight babies.

Can residency training programs benefit pharmacists in the same way that oversees missions have helped many Mormons become industry leaders?

The promises made within this bill, with 2 new entitlement spending programs in the form of long-term care insurance and insurance subsidies, cannot be kept.

New guidelines stress the importance of screening and vitamin D intake in infants, older adults and pregnant women.