National Chains Help Counsel Diabetes Patients
Pharmacy chains are stepping up to help diabetes patients.
As Diabetes Numbers Rise, Costs Mount
The pharmacist's role in diabetes care will only continue to grow.
FDA Adds New Compounding Pharmacy Regulations
New plans are designed around feedback and a desire to increase safety checks.
Pharmacists Are the Vitamins of Healthcare
The Father of Vitamins was an incredibly important person who went unthanked-just like pharmacists.
Why Walmart Thinks a Gel Could Stop Opioid Abuse
How a gel could prevent opioid abuse and get pharmacists more involved.
Tamper-Resistant Oxycodone Reduces Use by Abusers
An Australian study found that crush-proof opioids are working.
Why Health Systems Are Making Their Own Generics
Over 450 hospitals have joined together over frustrations about drug prices and shortages.
The Future of Pharm Techs
Drug Topics asked PTCB CEO William Schimmel where the pharmacy technician profession is headed.
New DIR Proposal Supported by Chains, Pharmacy Organizations
CMS is considering big changes to DIR fees and pharmacists are excited.
Meropenem/Vaborbactam for Complicated UTIs
Vabomere combines a carbapenem and a beta-lactamase inhibitor as a treatment for complicated urinary tract infections.
FDA: Opioid Cold Meds Not Safe for Kids
The agency’s ruling also added an additional Boxed Warning.
Are Antibiotic Stewardship Programs Worth It?
There's been a lot of talk about these programs, so just what are they accomplishing?
The Value of Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists
Being recognized as a BCPP brings professional recognition and credibility as an expert in psychopharmacology and behavioral health matters.
The First Billion-Dollar Drug
Explaining the high price of a drug to a customer is hard enough, but its worse when its your mother.
Top 4 Trends for Hospital Pharmacists in 2018
ASHP predicts leadership changes, enlarged roles for pharmacists, and financial pressures.
Pharmacy Technology: Disruption or Improvement?
Is new technology actually making pharmacy any better (or easier)?
Pharmacy Tech Brings U.S. Guidelines Overseas
Air Force SSgt Mary Johnson was named the 2017 PTCB CPhT of the Year for her work.
Top 7 Challenges (and Opportunities) for Pharmacy in 2018
What’s the difference between a challenge and an opportunity? In 2018, for pharmacy, they may be the same thing.
Wellness Visits/Pharmacists: Perfect Together
Study finds that patients like wellness visits conducted by pharmacists.
The Winners and Losers of 340B Changes
What CMS' big changes to the 340B Drug Discount Program will mean.
Protein Shows Promise for Anticoagulation in Chronic Kidney Disease
A protein called STUB1 may help prevent blood clots in patients with chronic kidney disease without causing bleeding complications.
Pharmacists Must Weigh DOACs’ Benefits Versus Risks
Direct oral anticoagulants have expanded treatment options for patients with venous thromboembolisms, but they are not for everyone.
Every New FDA Drug Approval in 2017
The last 12 drugs approved in the year, along with the other 34.
Automation Drives New Role for Hospital Pharmacists
By using automated medication inventory management, pharmacists are freed up to perform more patient focused care.
Pediatric Asthma: An Update for Pharmacists
In this month's peer-reviewed article, learn more about the illness affecting millions.
FDA Approves Emicizumab-kxwh for Hemophilia A
Emicizumab-kxwh brings together factors IXa and X to restore the function of the missing activated factor VIII and the blood clotting process.
Are Community Pharmacists an Untapped Resource in Fighting Antifungal Resistance?
Anti-fungal resistance hasn't gotten much attention - but it's a big problem.
Specialty Pharmacy Will Gain a Bigger Chunk of U.S. Pharmaceuticals
The specialty explosion is only going to get bigger.
Kmart Settles False Claims/Overbilling Case for $32.3 Million
The chain allegedly failed to disclose discounted prescription drugs.
A Boxed Warning Goes Away
A rare removal of a box warning after large-scale clinical trials.
