The newly enrolled individuals in the healthcare exchanges will be faced with higher out-of-pocket costs for their medications than those who receive insurance through their employers, according to an analysis by Avalere Health of more than 600 health plans in the exchanges.
FDA approved umeclidinium and vilanterol inhalation powder (Anoro Ellipta, GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance) for the once-daily, long-term maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema.
The American Pharmacists Association is asking pharmacists to share their best tips for the promotion of patient care services by pharmacists at the upcoming APhA 2014 Annual Meeting and Exposition.
Pharmacists tied for second place in a recent poll asking Americans to rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in various professions.
Greenstone LLC, the generic pharmaceutical subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., has introduced voriconazole for oral suspension, an authorized generic version of Vfend.
Winners of the ISMP Cheers Awards have achieved “extraordinary advances in medication error prevention.”
With U.S. life expectancy for people with cancer at an all-time high, life-years saved now surpass 50 million.
Amneal Pharmaceuticals will start shipping its branded Esomeprazole Strontium 49.3 mg delayed-release capsules on December 18 to three major U.S. wholesalers. Its capsules contain the same active ingredient, esomeprazole, in a different salt form, as found in Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium).
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has launched a national medication safety initiative and an accompanying guide.
The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust and its partners are providing $5 million in grants to help expand patients' access to healthcare.
Giant Eagle last week acquired specialty pharmacy Rx21 Specialty Pharmacy in Dallas, Texas. The pharmacy will help Giant Eagle provide enhanced services to hepatitis C and organ transplant patients and providers.
Many pharmacists have long contended that products that kill should not be sold in pharmacies. Now some pharmacy chains agree.
Although measles has been practically eliminated in the U.S, measles cases spiked in 2013 because of international travel, according to a new study.
Walgreens is expanding its consumer health screening services in Maryland to include cholesterol and other tests.
APhA recognizes pharmacist-educator who contributed to the profession and beyond.
Today's patients are more physically active and exhibit fewer psychological issues.
Reorganized exam replaces three subject areas with nine. Testing time and number of questions remain the same.
Aurobindo, Dr. Reddy’s, Lupin, Sun Pharma, Teva, and Torrent Pharmaceuticals all received the OK.
Presented during the Midyear Clinical 2013 Meeting, the report, based on a survey of of 164 industry experts, outlines key trends developing in hospital pharmacy.
WAG–Boots–Amerisource Bergen was only the first. Here comes another behemoth.
An accurate medication history for hospital patients is the product of teamwork shared by pharmacists, physicians, and nurses. The pharmacist must champion this process for it to work smoothly.
How St. Joseph County, Indiana, went from one pharmacy robbery every six weeks to none.
The program combines a doctorate in pharmacy from Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and a medical degree from Rutgers University’s Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Mobile health-monitoring systems can empower the patient and strengthen the position of the pharmacist on the healthcare team.
With pharmacy industry bodies, labor unions, and special interest groups arrayed against the bill, Governor Brown returned the legislation to the State Senate unsigned.
Which way does the FDA spin the issue of opiate use in this country? Try both.
The development of target-specific anticoagulants has raised the question of their possible use in patients with mechanical heart valves.
Pharmacy managers who are not pharmacists manage to do one thing really well.
