Get Started with Compliance Packaging: Advice for Pharmacists from Pharmacists
Compliance packaging, also called convenience packaging, is a good idea for both patients on many medications and for pharmacies. Here’s how to do it.
The 4 Keys to Medication Adherence
What pharmacists need to do-and what you should avoid.
Trump Signs Anti-Gag Clause Law
There is finally relief from “gag clauses,” which prevented pharmacists from telling patients they can pay a lower out-of-pocket cost for certain prescriptions than the copay with their health insurance.
The Best Pharmacies, New Pharmacy Degrees, and More News
Small Doses is back, bringing pharmacists the latest clinical and professional news you missed this month.
Why I Still Recommend the Pharmacist Profession
Pharmacy has changed a lot in the last 50 years-but a lot of that has been for the good of the profession and the public.
The 28 Latest Drug Approvals
What you need to know about the FDA’s most recent novel drug approvals.
FDA, Chains Fight for Flu Vaccines
After a bad 2017 season, pharmacies and the FDA are pushing the public to still get flu vaccines.
Advances in Hepatitis C Treatment
This peer-reviewed article will show you what you need to know about the latest breakthroughs and treatment options.
What Pharmacists Need to Know About Lofexidine
FDA approves lofexidine for opioid withdrawal symptoms.
The 10 Apps Pharmacists Should Be Using
From productivity to relaxation, these apps can help you be better at everything you do.
What the FDA Needs to Do
There are a lot of factors that go into medication errors-pharmacists are stepping up, but the FDA must also act.
FDA Offers Pharmacists Opioid Training
A new FDA plan will offer new education opportunities for a variety of healthcare workers.
The Top 10 Worst States to Be a Pharmacist
Our annual pick of the worst states to practice pharmacy in America is back with the 2018 results.
Pharmacists Help Meet Value-Based Targets
Pharmacists add value, but you need to show that to health-system executives.
The 3 Things I Wish I’d Known in Pharmacy School
What one pharmacist says he wishes he’d prioritized sooner.
Why Pharmacists Need to Change Their Attitude
The opioid epidemic requires that all healthcare professionals-pharmacists included-re-examine how they approach pain patients.
Understaffing: The cancer on our profession
Why one pharmacist thinks pharmacy education is being wasted.
How to Prevent the Top 4 Medication Errors
Drug errors generally fall into one of four categories-here's how the experts say those errors can be eliminated.
7 Ways to Remember Drug Info More Easily
Memorizing reams of drug names and information is tough, but this pharmacist has some tricks to help you out.
Apixaban Is Only NOAC with Lower Stroke Rate for Both Doses Compared to Warfarin in Large Study
A massive retrospective study compared several non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) to warfarin.
Why Drug Labels Are Set Up for Failure
Tall man lettering is supposed to help reduce medication errors-but some say it doesn’t go far enough.
Online Pharmacies, Formulary Exclusions, and More News
The September Small Doses brings you the latest news that affects pharmacists.
The Future of Women in Pharmacy
Top 5 Tips for Preventing Medication Errors
Stopping medication errors in a busy pharmacy isn't an easy fix, but steps must be taken to lessen a serious problem.
Female Pharmacy Owners and Their Take on Work/Life Balance
How to Protect Yourself from Red Flags
Why pharmacists need to be paying attention to the Trinity II case and its consequences.
What Pharmacists Need to Know About Epidiolex
The FDA recently approved cannabidiol oral solution to treat seizures.
The Push Is on for Generics and Biosimilars
Stalled competition hurts consumers and may keep prices higher.
What Pharmacists Need to Know About HIV Treatment and Prevention
1.1 million Americans live with HIV-here’s how you can help.
What You Need to Know About ADHD Medications
How pharmacists can help students get the treatments they need.