In a letter sent to members of the U.S. Senate today, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores urged passage of legislation that would spur collaboration among health and enforcement authorities for drug abuse solutions that maintain patients' legitimate access to medications.
Dan Benamoz, RPh, President and CEO of Pharmacy Development Services, discusses how the movement toward value-based care has changed independent pharmacists' business goals.
PSAO Focuses on Access to Payer Contracts, Pharmacy Performance and Patient Outcomes
There is a nearly 100% correlation between where you spend your time and the results you get.
Imagine if your metered-dose inhaler could fit into your wallet.
Pharmacists and prescribers need to continue closing communication barriers in order to improve patient care.
As more and more hospitals equip their security guards with guns, health-system pharmacists may wonder whether these weapons should make them and their patients feel safer or less so.
The new AHA/ASA statement on the rationale for tPA inclusion and exclusion criteria is meant to serve as a guideline for practitioners to maximize the benefit of thrombolysis in stroke patients.
Electronic cigarettes comprise a nearly $3 billion market in the United States.
Jerry McKee, PharmD, assistant director of Community Care of North Carolina, discusses the goals of the Pharmacy Home Project.
Jerry McKee, PharmD, assistant director of Community Care of North Carolina, discusses his organization's mission.
Pharmacists who have encountered septic patients or ever suspected sepsis understand the complexity and difficulty with diagnosing this syndrome.
Rite Aid's first-ever Innovation Challenge has selected the Tri-Tip Walking Cane, an ergonomic walking cane, for development and sale.
Allergan has received the FDA's permission to market dapsone gel, 7.5%, to patients aged 12 years and older with both inflammatory and non-inflammatory acne.
Pharmacists can help patients save money on their prescriptions each time they approach the pharmacy counter.
The FDA has accepted and designated priority review to Allergan's supplemental new drug application for ceftazidime and avibactam.
AMCP CEO Susan A. Cantrell, RPh, CAE, issues statement congratulating Robert Califf, M.D., on becoming the new Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Top 10 Business Tips for Pharmacy Owners from Billionaire Entrepreneur Kevin O'Leary
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy just released the 2015 North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination passing rates for pharmacy schools in the United States.
When a family was having a hard time coping with the death of their dog, a pharmacist knew just how to brighten their day.
An independent pharmacy recently integrated a coffee shop to facilitate candid conversations between patients and their pharmacist.
Dan Benamoz, RPh, President and CEO of Pharmacy Development Services, discusses the technology trends that independent pharmacists should endeavor to familiarize themselves with.
Pharmacokinetic differences in newborns and infants affect drug selection and dosing.
Carbapenems are often considered to have the broadest spectrum of activity among all antibiotic classes.
Many pharmacy technicians make $30,000 a year or less, depending on their geographical area.
The FDA has approved Impax Laboratories' abbreviated new drug application for generic Adderall extended-release capsules.
As the only pharmacy school in Manhattan, Touro College of Pharmacy places its students in one of the world's most renowned cities that also happens to be a health care mecca.
Stigma remains a serious concern for patients living with HIV.
Erectile dysfunction drugs may improve insulin sensitivity and secretion in patients with prediabetes.
