Community/Retail

Created in 1992 as part of the Veterans Health Care Act, the 340B drug pricing program requires drug companies to provide discounts sometimes as much as 50% to covered entities, hospitals, and clinics that treat low-income and uninsured patients.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is extending for the second consecutive summer a national tour that trains pharmacists to train their colleagues in administering point-of-care testing in community pharmacies.