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The National Community Pharmacists Association announced that three teams of pharmacy students have been named finalists in the 2016 Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition.

Savvy marketers understand one thing: increasing gross profit generally goes straight to the bottom line.

As personalized medicine gains traction and acceptance, pharmacists are more likely to encounter pharmacogenomic information.

You may have heard about direct and indirect remuneration fees looming over the heads of independent community pharmacy owners.

Pharmacy school provides the knowledge and skills necessary to become an adept pharmacist, but career paths are ultimately navigated by the student.

When a patient begins using insulin to manage diabetes, the initial dose is just a starting point.

Texas-based Talon Compounding Pharmacy (TCP) recently issued a voluntary recall of all lots of lyophilized HCG and sermorelin amid FDA concerns about sterility assurance.

Joe DiPiro, PharmD, president-elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Pharmacy, discusses how pharmacy students and schools of pharmacy can help advance the pharmacy profession as a whole.

Joe DiPiro, PharmD, president-elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Pharmacy, provides his advice to pharmacy students and recent pharmacy school graduates.

Joe DiPiro, PharmD, president-elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Pharmacy, describes what is unique about the VCU School of Pharmacy.

The FDA has approved an expanded indication for type 2 diabetes treatment Synjardy (empagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride) to include treatment-naïve adults. Synjardy is designed to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Joe DiPiro, PharmD, president-elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Pharmacy, predicts how the pharmacy profession will continue to change.

No matter where life takes you, there will be a moment when you're called to lead, and in that moment, understanding different leadership styles will help you.

Joe DiPiro, PharmD, president-elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Pharmacy, discusses his vision for the future direction of AACP.

Lucinda Maine, PhD, RPh, the executive vice President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, discusses how pharmacy students and schools of pharmacy can help advance the pharmacy profession as a whole.

Lucinda Maine, PhD, RPh, the executive vice President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, provides her advice to pharmacy students and recent pharmacy school graduates.

Lucinda Maine, PhD, RPh, the executive vice President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, discusses the challenges and opportunities that recent pharmacy school graduates may encounter.

Lucinda Maine, PhD, RPh, the executive vice President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, predicts how the pharmacy profession will continue to change.

Lucinda Maine, PhD, RPh, the executive vice President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, discusses the most significant changes experienced by the pharmacy profession in recent years.

Rite Aid's 4,600 stores nationwide are stocked with all the essentials to help students prepare for the upcoming school year.

Extended interval dosing provides the patient with higher dose as well as less frequent dosing interval.

Lucinda Maine, PhD, RPh, the executive vice president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), describes the primary goals of AACP for the upcoming year.

Health care providers often frame their immunization promotions by explaining that vaccination protects the individual.

Over a 3-day period in July, 130 individuals overdosed on K2 in New York City.

CVS Health has established a standing order with physicians in Texas that allows CVS Pharmacy to expand access to the medication across the state.

In the first national effort of its kind by a retailer, Walgreens has installed safe medication disposal kiosks at 288 pharmacies across 21 states and Washington DC.

Lucinda Maine, PhD, RPh, the executive vice president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), describes the mission and purpose of AACP.

Older patients who take too few medications for their health conditions may face equal risks as those who take too many medications.

The FDA has approved an expanded label for memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides (Namzaric) extended-release, a once-daily, fixed-dose combination of a NMDA receptor agonist and an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.

In its short tenure as an active local, the GCPA has seen its share of successful and not-so-successful events.