Chain Pharmacy

Drug Topics sat down with Adam J. James, PharmD, to discuss his journey from chain pharmacist to innovation leader at Rite Aid."

Suicides among health care professionals are estimated to occur at a higher rate than in the general public.

What can pharmacists do to bring innovative care models into their stores to serve their communities?

The NACDS Total Store Expo takes place August 12 through 14, 2023 in San Diego, California.

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra will release an amendment to the declaration in the coming weeks.

Over 400 pharmaceutical employees and executives signed an open letter in a show of solidarity with the FDA, but some say that big pharma’s actions helped lead to this moment in the first place.

Speakers at the 2023 virtual Value-Based Insurance Design Summit discussed government programs and company initiatives to advance health equity, as well as the role of research and advocacy to achieve pharmacoequity.

It’s too late for retail chain pharmacies to engage in the preventive maintenance that would have spared them the worst of the Great Resignation.

Walmart has announced initiatives to celebrate the company's pharmacy technicians, including pay increases and hiring more technicians this year.

The move is latest step in retail, telehealth, venture capital competition with physicians.

Without transparency, pharmacy owners must clear numerous hurdles to run an effective business.

Does anxiety justify an exemption from vaccine mandates among health care workers?

Pharmacy workloads, corporate demands, and customer behavior have stretched an already thin pharmacy workforce to the breaking point.

As we head into 2022, the pharmaceutical industry still faces uncertainty stemming from supply chain challenges.

Overwhelmed pharmacists are no longer scared of speaking up to managers.

When women are underrepresented in health care, half of our world’s population becomes at-risk.

Pharmacies can take advantage of alternative revenue opportunities to boost their bottom line.

This year’s Total Store Expo identified opportunities for growth and facilitated collaboration between retailers and manufacturers.

IQVIA experts discussed the key takeaways from their NACDS Total Store Expo presentation.

“If you follow the shopper, you will see the future,” said Wendy Liebmann, CEO and chief shopper at WSL Strategic Retail, during a session at the 2021 NACDS Total Store Expo.

NACDS Total Store Expo 2021 proved to be a success, with speakers covering key issues related to the pandemic, vaccine rollout, the changing health care landscape, and opportunities for growth.

Retail pharmacies have proved successful in expanding their role in primary care services and patients are responding positively.

“This Is Our Shot” campaign aims to promote COVID-19 vaccination, address vaccine hesitancy, and acknowledge the disproportionately higher infection rates among Black communities.

NCPA lauded the higher reimbursement rate in a statement.

Amid the pandemic, how effectively pharmacists embraced their role as frontline care providers could change the profession forever.

The pilot program leverages data to identify and address social determinants of health among Medicaid patients.

The program is designed to provide immunization administration training to hundreds of thousands of pharmacy technicians within weeks.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention released a video urging Americans to receive flu vaccinations.

Pharmacists can prepare themselves to address patients’ questions and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines.