Future of Pharmacy

Steve Anderson, president and CEO of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS), discusses memorable moments from this year's NACDS Total Store Expo.

Sara Roszak discusses her role as president of the NACDS Foundation.

Scott Biggs and Doug Long explain current trends in the pharmaceutical industry and the importance of ensuring pharmacists are informed.

The FDA also granted rare pediatric disease designation for the drug.

Customers report that their communication is strong with their pharmacists, but only 51% said their pharmacist was trustworthy.

Pharmacies can adapt by embracing digital self-service options to better engage with patients, meet increasing consumer demand, and enhance revenue streams.

Immunization rates have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, leaving millions of children and infants at risk for measles or diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.

If properly implemented, increasing the pharmacist’s clinical authority could ensure increased access to care for patients and advance the practice of pharmacy.

Innovations are expanding opportunities for care.

The findings showed that pharmacist-led interventions resulted in the greatest systolic blood pressure reductions.

The cause of the outage was deemed to be due to a defect found in a content update for Windows users.

Panelists identify key public policies that pharmacies would benefit from acting on in 2024.

In a new report, the FTC says pharmacy benefit managers act as middlemen in the pharmaceutical industry, leading to the squeezing of independent pharmacies and increases in prices for patients.

Explore the definition of digiceuticals, current digiceutical products available, and pharmacy implications.

Artificial intelligence (AI) may optimize cash pricing strategies in community pharmacies.

Pennsylvania, California, and New York were within the top 3 states, according to the findings.

Pharmacists can also play a role in SDOH by replacing drug delivery with something else, such as food or transportation delivery, according to speakers at the ATOPP conference.

A report from the Milken Institute highlights the crucial role of pharmacists in advancing food is medicine care.

Tune into this episode of “Public Health Matters” to hear Dr. Bolu Oladini’s unconventional journey within pharmacy, his passion for mental health, and how artificial intelligence is beginning to be integrated into health care and everyday life.

The potential to optimize medication efficacy and safety across diverse populations is garnering attention in various health care settings.

Precision medicine takes a proactive stance by leveraging genetic insights to guide treatment decisions from the outset.

First the encyclopedias, then the internet, then social media. Now artificial intelligence points us toward preserving relationships with patients.

At ASHP Pharmacy Futures 2024, Casey Olsen, PharmD, explains that AI can affect patient trust in providers, with implications for the importance of learning to balance use of technology with human elements in clinical settings.

At the ASHP Pharmacy Futures 2024 conference, Scott D. Nelson, PharmD, MS, ACHIP, FAMIA, discusses research showed that although AI models can significantly enhance diagnostic accuracy, they can also exacerbate existing disparities.

Kenneth A. Richman, PhD, discusses the disruptive nature of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, highlighting both its transformative potential and the ethical considerations of governability and sustainability in its implementation.