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Red Cross Pharmacy launches drug discounts through CareCard.

A new study reveals that generic drugs now comprise 63% of the Medicare Part D market.

The National Community Pharmacists Association is starting a new effort to encourage every independent pharmacy owner to join the organization and become actively involved.

FDA expands the indication for Velcade for multiple myeloma patients.

A survey has been prepared to get a fix on how many drug take-back programs there are in this country.

NABP has awarded DMEPOS accreditation to Publix Super Markets.

Avodart can now be used in combination with tamsulosin to treat enlarged prostate.

CMS announced that the ombudsmen for the DMEPOS competitive bidding program are available to assist providers.

CPhA has warned pharmacies that their stores must have aisles that are wide enough for wheelchair bound patients to go through or they risk being sued.

The vaccine will be available in Walgreens stores nationwide.

Members can obtain an early refill if it is on file at a participating pharmacy.

Pharmacy groups argue that implementing e-pedigree could cost more than $100,000 for pharmacies to implement.

Cargo theft is a huge enterprise and pharmaceuticals are one of the top targets, an FBI supervisory agent told the annual meeting of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

Healthcare providers who know how to effectively deal with patients' ambivalence and resistance have adherence rates that are five times higher than healthcare providers who are in an information-giving mode. This message was delivered by Bruce Berger, Ph.D., R.Ph., head and professor of pharmacy care systems, Auburn University, to attendees of the Food Marketing Institute's supermarket pharmacy conference, held recently in Las Vegas.

A new study has found that Medicare's competitive bidding program could impede seniors' access to diabetes testing supplies.

CVS/pharmacy has installed a new system that provides consumers with receipts that track their spending with FSAs and HSAs.

The Iowa Pharmacy Association says that everything is fine after severe flooding hits midwest.

Pfizer hopes to stave off the genericization of Lipitor by a year via a deal with Ranbaxy.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is encouraging Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa to include a fix for the Medicaid average manufacturer price rule.

Hospitals must meet new standards the Joint Commission has set up for 2009.

Kerr Drug, KDI Health Solutions, and HealthTrans are joining to provide a unique pharmacy benefits plan to North Carolina employers.

A medication therapy management software system has added a new tool to diagnose rhinitis.

Presbyterian College of South Carolina has named Richard Stull as the dean for its pharmacy school that is slated to open in 2010.

Allergan, Trivaris, retinal diseases, vision loss, ocular

Increased mortality risk warning necessary for off-label use of antipsychotics.

Depression drug Cymbalta approved for treating fibromyalgia pain.

The U.S. Senate, following in the footsteps of the House, has introduced a resolution urging FDA to lift its restrictions on the use of estriol in bioidentical hormone preparation.

FDA is warning consumers and companies to stop selling treatments that purport to cure cancer.