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How St. Joseph County, Indiana, went from one pharmacy robbery every six weeks to none.

With pharmacy industry bodies, labor unions, and special interest groups arrayed against the bill, Governor Brown returned the legislation to the State Senate unsigned.

Stakeholders meeting in Washington, D.C., discussed funding, costs, challenges, and directions.

If your inner entrepreneur is hollering to get out, maybe you should go for it.

Teamwork between pharmacists and doctors benefits patients, and collaborative practice agreements will help make that teamwork possible.

After celebrating his 65th birthday at the beach, pharmacist Roger Harris returned to his Anniston, Ala. workplace to find a surprise waiting for him: He had been fired and replaced by a 27 year-old.

CMS' new rules for fees, mail order, and delivery of diabetes testing products have created big challenges for patients and the community pharmacists who used to deliver their supplies.

The bicameral legislation provides specific requirements for all stakeholders in the drug-distribution supply chain, including manufacturers, wholesalers, repackagers, and pharmacies.

For years, Bernie Lisitza owned small pharmacies in the Chicago area. He eventually traded his dual role as owner and pharmacist and went to work for Omnicare, which dispenses prescriptions for nursing homes throughout the country.

A Washington State pharmacist has filed suit against Wal-Mart, claiming the giant retailer hired him with knowledge of his past drug addiction and license suspension, then later fired him because of that same history.

All patients’ needs are not equal. The trick is finding the ones who need your services the most.

With its interpretation, HHS effectively eliminated approximately $1.50 per reminder in payments made to pharmacies by drug manufacturers.

Massachusetts' Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has instituted a policy shift excluding coverage of prescription drugs compounded for adults. Plaintiffs call this "a callous decision" and "a major blow" to the state's many patients who depend on compounded medications.

A recent OIG study reveals that in 2009, Medicare Part D paid $5.4 million to massage therapists, dieticians, and other individuals who clearly lacked authority to prescribe drugs

The primary ethical obligation of a pharmacist is to avoid harm by filling each prescription correctly. For this reason, pharmacies, pharmacy organizations, and boards of pharmacy have adopted and espoused the principles of continuous quality improvement.

In June 2013, the Department of Justice under the Obama administration announced an end to its lawsuits regarding age restrictions on “Plan B One-Step” (levonorgestrel), the morning-after pill. The DOJ decided not to appeal the ruling by Judge Edward Korman of the District Court of Eastern New York.

Nearly all prescription drug websites geared toward Americans are operating out of compliance with U.S. pharmacy laws, according to a study by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

As part of a worldwide effort including law enforcement and international regulatory officials, FDA this week confiscated more than $41 million worth of illegal medicines and shut down more than 9,600 websites.

FDA has approved the use of Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel) as a nonprescription product for all women of child-bearing potential. This action complies with the April 5, 2013 order of the United States District Court in New York to make levonorgestrel-containing emergency contraceptives available as an over-the-counter (OTC) product without age or point-of-sale restrictions.

The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that pay-for-delay agreements between brand name drug companies and generic manufacturers are subject to antitrust scrutiny.

Even with inadequate help and pressure from above, the pharmacist must always put the patient first

"Compounders" and "compounding manufacturers" defined

The Obama administration on Monday abandoned its attempt to restrict access to the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step (Teva Women’s Health Inc.) as an over-the-counter medication-a decision that’s being celebrated by some groups.

A federal court in New Jersey has entered a consent judgment regarding the patent infringement litigation between Hanmi Pharmaceuticals (Seoul, Korea) and AstraZeneca (London).

Congressman Elijah E. Cummings has introduced a bill to stop price gouging for drugs that are in short supply. H.R. 1958 is called The Gray Market Drug Reform and Transparency Act of 2013.

NCPA is working with healthcare leaders in Congress to ensure development of appropriate measures

When the U.S. Congress buries game-changing laws deep in the bowels of complicated acts named for other things altogether, you wonder why they can't just call things like they see 'em. For starters.