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Community pharmacists are in bad shape financially and new Medicaid rules could result in even more drugstores closing their shop.

Pharmacy organizations celebrate American Pharmacists Month and look to raise awareness of the pharmacist's role in healthcare.

This annual features takes a close look at the top performing independent pharmacies who were nominated by their wholesalers.

Sales of oral care products are steady. There are a slew of new oral care products on the market.

New Jersey pharmacists gathered recently to draw attention to and protest against what they hold to be a flawed reimbursement program for Medicaid generic prescription drug reimbursement contained in the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005.

FDA announces revisions to labels for Cialis, Levitra, and Viagra.

A new FDA final rule requires manufacturers that make life-sustaining single-source drugs to give six-month notice before they discontinue these products.

Menactra, a meningitis vaccine from sanofi pasteur, can now be used in kids from two to 10.

Pfizer to stop selling Exubera

Eaton Apothecary to distribute InforMedix Holdings' Med-eMonitor.

Groups say cancer drug dosing best measured by CMS, Medicaid.

Mirixa offers customizable newsletter, RxFYI, free newsletter for pharmacies

Predialysis patients can benefit from phosphate binders, an FDA advisory committee has decided.

Seattle pharmacist Beverly Schaefer has obtained funds to help pharmacies get involved in providing vaccinations.

S. Lawrence Kocot, former CMS adviser joins Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal

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Groups press for e-prescribing in Medicare.

Link suspected between diabetes drug, pancreatitis.

Apria Healthcare Group to acquire Coram.

FDA expands label for bortezomib (Velcade) for patients with impaired kidney function.

Raltegravir (Isentress, Merck) receives FDA approval for HIV treatment.

Topotecan granted FDA approval for relapsed small cell lung cancer.

Rite Aid and Lindora to expand California in-store clinics.

NABP awards DMEPOS accreditation to Walgreen Co.

Makers of homeopathic products push their cough and cold remedies in the wake of the withdrawal OTC cough and cold products for infants.

A new report requested by Rep. Henry Waxman finds that private insurers are not operating their Medicare Part D programs efficiently.

NCPA CEO Bruce Roberts urges members to get more involved in medication therapy management, e-prescribing, and lobbying legislators at annual convention.

Although the number of independent pharmacies has decreased from 2006, salary levels for pharmacists and technicians have increased.