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VA pharmacists may have to give up their prescriptive authority unless their state allows the practice

Walter Fitzgerald speaks on Third Party Contracting: Understanding the Deal at NCPA conference in Vegas 2002

walgreens and cvs launch new advertising campaigns in 2002

The Delaware Pharmacist Society has partnered on several projects that pay pharmacists for their services.

ASHP is alarmed by JCAHO's proposed standard that eliminates the prospective check by an R.Ph. when an Rx is generated by a computerized physician order entry systems.

JCAHO standards for small, rural hospitals

Merck & Co. announed plans to spin off its Merck-Medco pharmacy benefit manager subsidiary as a separte company.

ASHP is alarmed by JCAHO's proposed standard that eliminates the prospective check by an R.Ph. when an Rx is generated by a computerized physician order entry systems.

An NACDS study projects modest increases in the number of community pharmacists through 2006.

pfizer launches share card for seniors

NACDS data on what state Medicaid agencies are paying pharmacies

PDMA law is spurring growth of vouchers in place of samples

Regional chains are alive and well despite a faltering economy

A U. of Texas study charges that OIG report on Medicaid pharmacy acquisition cost for brand drugs is flawed. NACDS and NCPA urge OIG to withdraw its document

soundalike drug errors

Pharmacists can be reimbursed for conducting strep tests through a new U.S. Wellness program.

General Accounting Office reports on pharmacy workforce issues

General Accounting Office reports on pharmacy workforce issues

Iowa pharmacists help devise Priority Prescription Savings Program, a statewide program to lower drug costs for senior citizens.

(In-person payemnts) IPP, company offers revenue source for pharmacies

sony's new picture maker for chains

christmas 2001 how is it shaping up for pharmacies

PatientGuard teams up with UltiMedex to curb bedside errors

Iowa pharmacists help devise Priority Prescription Savings Program, a statewide program to lower drug costs for senior citizens.

Group purchasing organizations in long-term care

CPSC requires child resistant packaging for common household products containing hydrocarbons, including some baby oils

California's new law governing med errors in hospitals takes effect in two months

A Toledo, Ohio, hospital pharmacist faces involuntary manslaughter charges for allegedly dispensing fatal overdoses of two chemotherapy drugs.