Community/Retail

National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) CEO B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA, issued the following statement today regarding a federal appeals court decision to nullify a proposed settlement of an antitrust lawsuit brought by a group of merchants and trade groups.

To show support for service members, their families, and veterans, the Kroger Co. family of stores has released a thank you video as part of its summer-long Honoring Our Heroes campaign.

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The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association remain vigilant in communicating with Congress on not increasing TRICARE pharmacy copayments.

The FDA is asking for more scientific data to support the safety and effectiveness of certain active ingredients in OTC topical antiseptic rubs, including hand sanitizers.

Novel prevention methods can help reduce the 45,000 new cases of HIV that occur in the United States annually.

The FDA has granted Bristol-Myers Squibb's nivolumab (Opdivo) breakthrough therapy designation for the potential indication of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma that has progressed on or after a platinum-containing regimen.

Two compounding pharmacists from Alabama will spend a year in prison for distributing tainted drugs.

The FDA has sent a complete response letter to Lipocine for its potential oral testosterone product.

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Community pharmacists are certainly accustomed to telling patients to use less expensive generic alternatives when they're available, but how many are advising patients to pay with cash instead of using prescription drug insurance?

Gastroparesis is a rare gastrointestinal disorder that affects about 4% of the patient population.

Regardless of how the UK decides to move forward, it could take several years before the implications of the vote to leave the EU are fully realized.

Hannaford Supermarkets recently donated 4,000 cases of food to hunger-relief organizations in the Northeast, the final installment of $1.19 million in cash and product donated to food banks, pantries and meal programs through the Hannaford Helps Fight Hunger Campaign.

Fun in the sun could take a turn for the worse if patients aren't careful about their medications.

Here's a quick reminder for pharmacy students and young patients: leave the fireworks to the professionals.

More than one-third of US adults are obese, according to the CDC.

New TENS Device Provides Lower Back Pain Relief

Mylan has launched a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's dutasteride (Avodart) capsules.

If pharmacy students are worried about passing their next pharmacy exam, they may want to consider doing some exercise 4 hours after their time spent in the library.

The No. 1 cause of death, cardiovascular disease, is preventable.

CVS Health was joined by U.S. Congressman Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico Secretary of Health Lynn Gallagher, and Santa Fe County Sheriff Robert A. Garcia to highlight the availability of naloxone at all CVS Pharmacy locations in New Mexico.

At some point in your career, you've probably encountered questions from patients or health care team members about diabetes medications' stability and how the products are supplied.

Communication is essential in patient care, and it must occur among all team members at all times.

A pharmacist will serve 24 years in prison for a variety of charges that include dispensing oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose.

The risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for vigabatrin (Sabril) has been adjusted to remove certain elements.