Community/Retail

Fred's has named John Foley as the Company's Executive Vice President of Store Operations, effective October 7, 2015.

The Cardinal Health Foundation has awarded 29 grants totaling $924,551 to help non-profit health care institutions across the country improve the effectiveness, efficiency and excellence of patient care.

Pharmacists should take some time to counsel patients on the pros and cons of each antidepressant to help them select the best regimen.

The Pharmacy Quality Alliance will join several other pharmacy organizations in co-hosting a one-day pharmacy quality ratings workshop for community pharmacists on November 9th, 2015.

Vidya Tangella, head of the Innovation Center of Excellence at UnitedHealth Group, discusses the digital health application Baby Blocks.

Roche has launched a new HbA1C test to identify diabetes risk and diagnose and monitor patients with diabetes.

Taking hypertension medications at bedtime can improve blood pressure control and reduce the risk of developing diabetes.

Pharmacists can lead by example by promoting the FDA's patient safety initiatives in their practice settings.

I chose pharmacy because I wanted to be a part of the health care team.

Nick Gentile, Director of State Grassroots Advocacy and Political Action for ASHP, discusses the current status of provider status movements on the state level.

If you read clinical trial results carefully, then you will find a pattern in the results for vitamins.

The Meijer Simply Give campaign held this fall generated more than $3 million for food pantries throughout the Midwest, making it the most successful campaign in the program's history.

The FDA has approved Alkermes' extended-release aripiprazole lauroxil injection (Aristada) for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults.

The FDA has accepted Sandoz's Biologics License Application (BLA) for its proposed etanercept (Enbrel) biosimilar.

As you celebrate American Pharmacists Month, take a moment to ask a colleague why they chose pharmacy.

While flu vaccine effectiveness is traditionally measured across medically attended influenza patients, health care professionals can benefit from learning how the vaccine works in patients who don't seek treatment.

The latest stabbing of a pharmacist has renewed calls for tougher sentencing and increased policing to protect pharmacists.

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association and its Biosimilars Council strongly support efforts to improve worldwide patient access to affordable medicines.

The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board has become an official observer organization at the International Pharmaceutical Federation.

This episode features pharmacy owner and operator Leonard Lynskey, chief executive officer of Complete Pharmacy Care.

The historic Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations finalized today could affect the cost of health care in significant ways.

Medication dispensing within the first few months of prescribing chronic therapy can precisely predict future patient adherence.

Sanofi has launched a generic version of the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drug leflunomide (Arava).

CVS Health will be opening Hearing Centers in seven CVS/pharmacy stores in the Dallas and Cleveland markets and will be providing optical services in five store locations around the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., markets.

Anyone who has ever worked in a pharmacy has dealt with angry patients.

Side effects may vary, and occasionally take an odd turn.

Hot button health care issues dominate many of the presidential contenders' political platforms.

Johnson & Johnson has announced the completion of the divestiture of its Cordis business to Cardinal Health for an approximate value of $2 billion.

The FDA has approved Juviderm Ultra XC for lip augmentation in adults ages 21 or older.

Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and another antiplatelet agent such as clopidogrel, prasugrel, or ticagrelor is the go-to preventive therapy for patients who have experienced certain cardiovascular events.