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Along with shifting healthcare delivery and payment models, the practice of pharmacy shows many signs of transformation.

Several pharmacy organizations, including the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and leading drug store chains revealed new initiatives to help combat antibiotic resistance at the White House’s “One Health Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship” on June 2.

While price spikes in generic drugs have hurt retail pharmacies’ bottom lines, proposed U.S. legislation, negotiating with wholesalers, and other efforts may help even out prices in the future, pharmacy consultants said during a webinar late last week.

CVS pharmacy y más

That is the new name of 11 existing stores and one new one in the Miami area that CVS has rebranded to capitalize on that region’s huge Hispanic population.

Earlier this month, the .pharmacy domain name championed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy became available for use by pharmacies and pharmacy-related entities.

The repercussions of antibiotic resistance are once again underscored in a recent policy brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Two agendas interfere with the delivery of appropriate healthcare services by pharmacists and physicians, and patients take it in the neck.