Opinion: Only a Healthcare Revolution Can Change Compensation Trends
4 things that need to happen before pharmacists can expect improvements in compensation.
9 Ways to Deal with Escalating Drug Costs
Hospital pharmacies are exploring various avenues to mediate the threat of bankruptcy as a result of unsustainable drug costs.
CVS Fires Pharmacist and Employee over Robbery
Failure to comply with CVS' robbery protocols resulted in dismissals.
BD Unveils New Tool to Fight Opioid Crisis
Health systems employ Artifical Intelligence and integrated medication management to address diversion.
Diabetes Program Uses Video, Coaches to Bolster Adherence
New mobile app allows patients to interact with healthcare professionals.
Annual Salary Survey Results: Money Isn't Enough
Results from DrugTopics' annual salary survey suggested that salaries, raises, and bonuses fail to improve pharmacists' professional satisfaction.
Small Doses: December News
CVS vs Amazon, Naxolone, and more.
Specialty Pharma to be Half of Total Drug Spend in a Few Years
Specialty pharmaceuticals make up a significant part of the current drug market, and their impact is only going to grow over the next few years.
How Pharmacists Can Initiate Changes with ACOs
A brief interview with Excellus BlueCross BlueShield clinical pharmacist Christopher Diehl on ACOs and managing medication costs.
Partnership to Help Pharmacists Provide Patient Informaiton
Pharmacists will have new resources to improve community health and patient-directed advocacy as a result of a new partnership.
Opinion: Pharmacists Are More Than Just Drug Experts
One pharmacist’s thoughts on how and why the practicing pharmacist is becoming a holistic health advocate, as opposed to merely an encyclopedia of pharmaceuticals.
9 Products That Moved Pharmacy Forward in 2018
From mobile applications to igestible devices, here are the products that innovated the industry this year.
Shingles Complications in the Elderly
Here’s how to protect the population that’s at highest risk for shingles complications.
Developing Alternative Communication Strategies Could Avoid HIPAA Violations
HIPAA violations can result in financial and legal penalities, and the methods of committing a violation continue to grow.
Lack of Insurance and Age Restrictions Among Most Common Barriers to Vaccinations
New study reveals that immunization registries, communication, and the completion of immunization series can increase pharmacists' role in the immunization process.
Simple Communication Techniques Can Increase Patient Comprehension
Only 12% of U.S. adults are proficient in health literacy, but you can help increase understanding through your presentation styles.
7 Tips for Becoming a Better Manager
Pharmacy school taught you the art of medicine, now it's time for the art of dealing with your staff.
Methods for Elderly Medication Management
Recognize senior challenges to develop better pharmacy strategy and counseling services.
Prescription Counseling Equally Applicable to THC Products
Pharmacists should prepare to advise patient consumption methods and THC drug interactions as use and manufacturing models continue to grow and legalize.
Telepharmacy Business Model Allows Satellite Operation and Increased Patient Convenience
Adoption of video conferencing technologies improve dispersal and communication to patients and healthcare professionals alike.
Small Doses: November News
CVS Defends Actions Following State Opioids Lawsuit
CVS health care defended itself after the drugstore chain and Walgreens were added to a Florida lawsuit alleging that they failed to stop suspicious opioid prescriptions.
FDA Warns Professionals and Consumers Away from Pharm D Sterile Products
Sterility concerns warrant warning from FDA to healthcare providers to stop using products produced by Pharm D.
FDA Warns on Use of Non-approved Pain Meds with Intrathecal Pumps
The FDA has issued an alert warning that use of nonapproved drugs with spinal pumps can lead to mechanical failurs and patient complications.
AFib Patients Who Had Cancer Are Less Likely to Fill Their Anticoagulant Prescriptions
Patients with atrial fibrillation who have had cancer are less likely to see a cardiologist and less likely to fill anticoagulant prescriptions.
Novel Study Shows Efficacy of Anticoagulant Treatment in Very Elderly with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
A new study fills in information gaps on NOAC use in patients age 80 and over.
Holiday Perspective of a Pharmacist
How one Pharmacist's Thanksgiving reflections have reinvigorated his sense of purpose.
How to Accurately Determine True Drug Costs
Why Our Expert Advice Is Ignored By Family And Friends
At the end of the day, we need to adhere to the same consultation rules for our families that we apply to patients.
Opinion: Is Modern Medicine a Religion?
Physicians are our priests, the war on disease has replaced the fight against sin, and pills are our Eucharist.
