Community/Retail

President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2017 budget proposal calls for an additional $1.1 billion to combat the nation's spiraling opioid epidemic.

The time has finally come for the first CVS pharmacy to open in a Target store.

Baxter International is voluntarily recalling intravenous solution due to leaking containers and the potential for particulate matter.

Pharmacists are essential players in preventing and stopping the spread of influenza.

The FDA is examining a biologics license application for brodalumab injection 210 mg as a treatment for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

The director of the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy recently paid a visit to South College School of Pharmacy in Tennessee to address prescription drug abuse and heroin use.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee today held Congress' first oversight hearing since the enactment of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act in 2010.

The FDA today announced that it's taking a hard look at how it's addressing the opioid abuse epidemic.

The National Community Pharmacists Association and the Iowa Pharmacy Association have filed an amicus curiae brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in support of the state of Iowa and against a challenge by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association to the state's MAC transparency law.

Pharmacists are trained to think critically and creatively. This precise demeanor and skillset also lends itself well to running a business.

A pharmacy robber was found dead in a van just 3 hours after he stole fentanyl.

ASHP and the American Pharmacists Association today approved the new standard for PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency Programs.

Students and faculty at the Texas A&M Health Science Center's Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy evacuated the school after a suspicious phone call advised everyone to leave the building.

More than 20,000 articles have been written on how poor medication adherence, which costs the United States between $68 to $146 billion annually, increases adverse clinical outcomes and mortality.

Once upon a time, you could find an independent pharmacy on almost any corner.

Increased transparency into the business practices and potential conflicts of interests of pharmacy benefit manager corporations could provide tangible benefits to payers, patients and pharmacists, the National Community Pharmacists Association said in comments submitted to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which held a hearing today on the prescription drug market.

AmerisourceBergen Corporation and Publix have announced a long-term agreement encompassing the distribution of branded, generic and over-the-counter health and pharmaceutical products.

For hospitals considering enrollment in the Federal 340B Drug Pricing Program, the Health Resources and Services Administration's recent Omnibus Guidance could have significant impact on plans and operations.

While flu activity remains relatively low across most of the United States, Walgreens Flu Index data is tracking increased flu activity in the South and Midwest regions.

A US Senate committee recently held a hearing to investigate the culprits behind the growing backlog of generic drug applications at the FDA.

The FDA has approved sumatriptan nasal powder for the treatment of migraines with or without aura in adults.

Today the Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing announced that ASHP has officially joined the coalition.

ASHP announced today that it applauds President Obama's decision to propose $1.1 billion in new funding to address the prescription opioid abuse and heroin use epidemic.

Avella Specialty Pharmacy has announced that it is now the Specialty Pharmacy Service Provider for Value Drug Company, a wholesale distributor of pharmaceuticals and health-related products.

Tenofovir alafenamide is a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is a new formulation of tenofovir.

Ralphs Grocery Company has announced that it is raising funds to support children's hospitals in Southern California.

The clinical relevance of QT prolongation observed with ondansetron use is questionable.