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National Community Pharmacists Association CEO B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA, issued the following statement in response to Gallup's 2015 Honesty and Ethics of Professions Ratings:

As part of an effort to better regulate the growing supplement industry, the FDA today announced today the creation of its Office of Dietary Supplement Programs.

Pharmacists in Minnesota are fighting for the rights to take breaks and refuse to work more than 12 hours in a row.

This year, don't set resolutions. Set goals.

Have you ever wondered what opportunities exist for pharmacists in managed care organizations?

A recent survey of National Community Pharmacists Association member pharmacies utilizing NCPA's Simplify My Meds® program documented how both patients and pharmacists benefit from medication synchronization programs, or med sync."

New treatments for HIV infection are desperately needed.

A student with cerebral palsy is battling to become a pharmacist.

The dietary supplement used most often in the hospital is magnesium, a mineral that saves lives.

There may be several different disorders within Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Latest developments in oncology drug research.

Hope on the horizon for patients with liver damage.

Researchers seek a better understanding of the mechanism behind hepatocellular carcinoma.

Four specific gut bacteria protect babies from developing asthma.

Aggressive new approaches considered to curb financial hit from prescription drugs.

Shopping around carefully for plans will be important for Medicare Part D enrollees.

HIMSS is working to determine the readiness of providers to participate in the types of value-based payment models that CMS is moving toward.

One in four people taking prescription drugs report difficulty affording prescription medications.

Study finds researchers were either late or failed to report clinical trial results 95% of the time.

Risk for illness and death greater due to socioeconomic status of patients with hepatitis C.

Revenue not expected to maintain pace of current immunology treatments.

Catch up with the most read articles of the week on Specialty Pharmacy Times.

Gilead alleged to have priced and marketed Sovaldi to maximize revenue without regard to consequences for patients.

A measure to delay the unpopular "Cadillac tax," part of President Obama's health reform law, overwhelmingly passed the Senate by a 90-10 vote.

Targets for savings needed to cover retirees

Democrats and Republicans agreeing on something having to do with the Affordable Care Act is unusual, but there is one aspect of the health care law that both parties feel the same about: the excise, or Cadillac, tax.

A new report by the Berkeley Research Group provides numbers on Medicare Part B spending by 340B entities, especially for oncology drugs.

UnitedHealth is the only company to announce it may depart from insurance exchanges.

Submission bolstered by trials evaluating biosimilar candidate in moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis.