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Pharmacist outreach to patients admitted to the hospital on high-risk medications or on at least three medications at discharge can help reduce the readmission and emergency department (ED) visit rates during the 30 days following discharge, according to a study in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

A Rite Aid pharmacist last week urged a congressional committee to make more people eligible for medication therapy management (MTM) programs through Medicare and Medicaid coverage.

Could some pharmacists be the victims of their own misplaced expectations?

President Barack Obama has called for doctors and nurses employed by the federal government to receive training on prescribing opioids.

Minnesota recently sent letters to more than 2,400 healthcare providers identifying patients who may be doctor shopping to obtain prescriptions for painkillers.

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation into law that will require pharmacists throughout the state to provide prescription drug labels or medical instructions in five languages besides English.

It's National Hospital & Health-System Pharmacy Week, and ASHP is encouraging pharmacists to give themselves a shout-out.

Sharing electronic health records (EHRs) access between physicians and pharmacists can improve workflow efficiencies for both, according to a new study.

A judge has ruled that a doctor’s defamation lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy can proceed, denying the chain’s argument that alleged comments from pharmacy employees were protected by a recognized privilege.

Canadian drug maker Valeant Pharmaceuticals recently acknowledged that U.S. prosecutors have subpoenaed documents on its drug pricing.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has formed a committee to study the unique challenges and issues faced by women in the pharmacy workforce.

An automated electronic ordering and compounding system, developed in-house a few years ago, has helped Salt Lake City, Utah-based Primary Children’s Hospital nearly eliminate parenteral nutrition (PN) errors.

Pharmacists who provide remote monitoring of three chronic disease states can help patients improve health targets

The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is starting a pharmacy school program in partnership with Idaho State University (ISU). It will be the first pharmacy school entirely based in Alaska.

Henry Cohen has been named dean of the Touro College of Pharmacy and will begin his new job in January, the school recently announced

The Florida Board of Pharmacy recently approved a new rule mandating additional training for pharmacists in connection with the dispensing of controlled substances.

You're in the home stretch, and now's the time to go all out.

Here's the latest on where the Star Measures will go next.

Three-quarters of the time, meds prescribed for many common conditions don't work. When the day comes that meds are routinely personalized to the patient, this will cease to be an issue.

Why don't pharmacists get no respect? Here's why, right here.

Some big changes to program policies are in the works.

In Part 3 of "The New Pharmacy," Mark Burger takes you through the daily checklist of a successful practice.

Mom always said, "You kill more flies with honey." She may have had something there.

Community pharmacy residency programs are springing up across the country. Here's what they have to offer.

What makes for successful pharmacy implementation of tobacco-cessation programs? A study of 20 Safeway stores delivers some answers.

Deterioration of renal function and an increase in related adverse events is not unusual in patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants.

Remember the "POGO" comic strip? "We have met the enemy and he is us." According to Ken Baker, it's kind of like that.

Letters, e-mails, posts, and comments from Drug Topics readers

Prescription reimbursements: Tennessee lays down the law.

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