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A California judge recently ordered CVS Pharmacy to pay three counties more than $658,000 to settle charges that pharmacists did not properly consult patients filling prescriptions.

More than one million Americans have signed up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act, but many are having difficulty using their coverage because they have not received plan identification numbers from insurers. To aid those in such situations, Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Kroger, and other large and small pharmacies are offering a limited amount of medications at no upfront cost.

Karen Staniforth, a pharmacist with more than 30 years’ experience in retail pharmacy, has been named Rite Aid Corporation’s group vice president, pharmacy Initiatives and clinical services.

In its largest gift ever to AmeriCares, Mylan has donated more than $3 million in medicines to aid that organization’s Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts in the Philippines. The various medicines will be used to treat patients with infections, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.

Baxter International has initiated a voluntary recall in the United States of 2 lots of premixed sterile intravenous (IV) parenteral nutrition products: CLINIMIX (Amino Acid in Dextrose) Injection and CLINIMIX E (Amino Acid with Electrolytes in Dextrose with Calcium) Injections to the user level because of complaints of particulate matter found in the products.

FDA approved 27 new drugs last year, down from 39 new medications in 2012, which was a 15-year high, the Associated Press reported.

Every job has some level of stress. Pharmacy is no different. Joy Baldridge, CPC, CSC, a self-management expert, shares physical and mental exercises that pharmacists can use to reduce stress.

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.