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As specialized pharmacy education has evolved through the years, the value that pharmacists contribute to healthcare has increased exponentially.

Health-system pharmacists help improve patient care, boost patient outcomes, reduce readmission rates, and lower costs - and savvy administrators know it.

Pharmacists are drug specialists. If their duty is to use their knowledge in service to patients, can they be sued for speaking up?

Back in 1974, Drug Topics foretold the battle fought by corporate America over state regulation of pharmacy ownership. Here's what we said then - and here's how it turned out.

Researchers found that rates of DVT and PE were significantly lower among patients who received preoperative chemoprophylaxis than in those who did not.

Because of concerns about adverse effects, training through the Addyi REMS program is required for prescribers and pharmacies that want to participate in the medication use process for this drug.

Five states legally recognize assisted suicide in the face of terminal illness. More are likely to follow.

A hundred years ago, Drug Topics was a pocket-sized monthly, circulation: 12,000; yearly price: 25 cents. While some of its content seems antiquated now, some seems eerily familiar. And the illustrations? A hoot!

Less than a week after FDA announced several measures aimed at curbing opioid abuse, Walgreens announced it would install safe medication disposal kiosks in more than 500 drugstores in 39 states and Washington, D.C.

Pharmacists need to unionize. You've heard all the reasons. Here's another one -- and it's time-sensitive.

After secretly shopping at 200 stores in six states, "Consumer Reports" announced its findings, and they make for very interesting reading.

The U. S. healthcare system saved a record $254 billion from generic drugs in 2014 and $1.68 trillion from 2005 to 2014, but much more can be done.

Readers react to Dennis Miller's latest blog.

A federal jury in New Hampshire has ordered Walmart to pay $31.22 million to a pharmacist who said she was fired after complaining about safety conditions and because of her gender.

A new publication from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is designed to help clinicians determine proper medication doses for obese children and adults.

A staunch defender of the profession responds to "Good Morning America."

Barton Health recently began using digital sensors compounded in medications to provide insights about medication use for patients dealing with uncontrolled and co-morbid hypertension.

Indiana University Southeast and Sullivan University’s College of Pharmacy are collaborating to help students become licensed pharmacists five years after graduating high school.

Some pharmacists are annoying as all get-out. They may not know who they are. But you know - and so does Dennis Miller. Here's his list.

NCPA President Brad Arthur rallies the troops.

Start by thinking of yourself as an investment, not a cost center.

Drug Topics' annual salary survey asks about salary levels and job satisfaction. Can higher pay make up for lost family time, lost peace of mind, and lost self-respect?

Patients who plan to travel out of the country need to think about their meds BEFORE they leave home. Here are some tips to keep the holiday happy.

A Texas med-adherence program tailored to the cultural and linguistic needs of seniors brought pharmacists to patients in community-based residential facilities.

Value is not just about controlling costs; it also means increasing revenues. Health systems expect it, and pharmacy departments deliver.

Patients taking Pradaxa had no option for anticoagulation reversal; it was this unmet medical need that caused FDA to grant idarucizumab accelerated approval.

Valeant may have hooked up with Walgreen, but it still has a lot to answer for.

Andexanet alpha is designed to reverse the anticoagulant effects of factor Xa inhibitors.