Community/Retail

The first ever international overview of the extent of the advanced and specialised roles that pharmacists are undertaking, and the mechanisms supporting these developments, was presented at the World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences today.

American Pharmacists Month is a great time to celebrate the impact pharmacists make on patients and health care colleagues.

Although most pharmacists will not have their annual review until December or the New Year, now is the time to begin thinking about how you can prepare for it.

Allergan has successfully completed the acquisition of Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, a company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel prescription products for the medical aesthetics market.

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) this week awarded former ASHP CEO Henri R. Manasse, Jr., Ph.D., Sc.D., with the Joseph A. Oddis Award for Exceptional Service to FIP at the opening ceremony of the 75th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Following this week's release of the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act Conference Report, NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE expressed concern with provisions that run counter to recommendations by the Department of Defense Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission and support from lawmakers to ensure pharmacy access and choice for TRICARE patients.