Months after a manufacturer drew widespread criticism from consumer groups and politicians for raising the price of pyrimethamine (Daraprim) by more than 5000%, Express Scripts, the nation’s largest PBM, has announced it will make the drug available for about $1 per pill.
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) kicks off its 50th Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition in New Orleans, La., on Sunday, Dec. 6. The five-day meeting will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, conveniently located in the Warehouse/Arts District and near the Central Business District and French Quarter.
A well-known Hollywood producer has created a television pilot based on the life of Colorado pharmacist Don Colcord.
Walgreens is partnering with a California-based company to provide home delivery of prescriptions to its customers in the Dallas, Texas area.
If you think legalization of marijuana is such a good thing, take a look at what's been going on in Colorado.
Although pain relief is a national political issue, healthcare providers still have a moral obligation to ensure that patients have access to all available resources to alleviate their pain.
With the ever-increasing demand for retail pharmacists to fill more scripts in less time, it’s not surprising that the most-read Drug Topics story of November was Anna Leon Guerrero’s blog “Pharmacy staffing levels can threaten patient lives.”
The Eshelman School of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) has started a pharmacy residency program for graduates interested in pharmacy ownership.
Since age discrimination is illegal, managers are going to look for a workaround. That's where key performance metrics come in.
Rite Aid is the first U.S. pharmacy chain to do so.
Global spending on medications will reach $1.4 trillion by 2020 due to greater patient access to chronic disease treatments and breakthrough innovations in drug therapies, according to a new report.
The American Medication Association favors a ban on direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs as part of its policy in an effort to make prescription drugs more affordable. Do you agree?
FDA approved mepolizumab (Nucala) as an add-on maintenance therapy for the treatment of patients with severe asthma who are 12 years and older and with an eosinophilic phenotype.
You want to see change in the way pharmacists are treated? Change what you're doing - and start with incorrect Rxs.
Using data from various non-traditional resources, a team of epidemiologists from Boston Children’s Hospital has developed a system to predict flu-like activity up to three weeks in advance.
The U.S. Senate will conduct a bipartisan investigation into pharmaceutical drug prices following recent public and political outrage over drastic price increases for certain drugs.
Early data from a clinical study supported by the National Institutes of Health found that adults with hypertension and at least one other risk factor for heart disease were less likely to have a heart attack, stroke, or heart failure with a reduction of systolic blood pressure to 120 mm Hg.
The MDLive telehealth services available through Walgreens’ mobile application are now available to users in 25 states and promises better functionality and integration.
Maybe retail pharmacy organizations should take a look at their priorities before they find themselves at an evolutionary dead end.
How can your health system best manage shortages? Here are some key considerations.
What if the national and state pharmacy organizations combined to get their message out? And what if they linked that message to a series of national and international events?
Since they see diabetic patients so often, community pharmacists who encourage vaccination can play a major role in boosting public health.
New treatment options range from novel insulin therapies to GLP-1 agonists, DPP-4 inhibitors, SGLT-2 inhibitors, and more.
In 2012, approximately 37% of the adults in America had prediabetes, and almost 90% of them didn't realize it. The importance of intervention/education by community pharmacists cannot be overestimated.
If you are a pharmacist who deals with patients, expect to deal with gestational diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is associated with a two- to four-fold increase in the risk of CVD. Pharmacists can monitor and manage the risk factors.
As CGM technology evolves, pharmacists can play a key role in helping patients navigate new systems coming on the market.
If you enjoy working one-on-one with patients and have an entrepreneurial spirit, this might just be for you.
"I want it and I want it NOW" is not always your best move. Especially with the pharmacist who is filling your Rx.
How to take in the Big Picture, New Pharmacy-style.