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“Basically, everything we know will be gutted over the next three years.”

And Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers are increasingly willing to pay.

Local HIE, regional EHR, interoperability all over the place -- get your pharmacy ready. They're practically here.

Five pharmacies from four states have filed a class-action lawsuit against pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts.

A group of California pharmacists has sued CVS Health, accusing the retail giant of unfair business practices.

Medication reconciliation programs for patients discharged from hospitals reduced the risk of hospital readmission by 50% and helped avoid unnecessary health care costs, according to a new study.

New OTC products for eyes and ears.

There are so many opportunities for pharmacists out there. Technology can help uncover them, and we can follow them to a fulfilling career.

CLIA-waived tests may be the next big thing.

Epinephrine saves lives. So does naloxone. Why are they regarded differently?

Pharmacists are the most accessible healthcare resource. Once trained in naloxone use, we can train our patients in all aspects of opioid use. This will make a difference.

"Naloxone should be the fire extinguisher in the home of everyone who is at risk."

A new campaign is warning seniors about the risk of buying drugs from illegal online pharmacies.

When a snap decision is called for, “What is our corporate loss-prevention policy?” can compete in an employee’s brain with “What is the best thing for the patient?”

With the industry changing from a pill-centered model to a patient-centered model, med sync becomes more important than ever.

Healthcare has changed, and the emphasis on transitions of care has grown as inpatient and outpatient services are linking up.

A champion of pain patients and a proponent of limited opioid access talk about the issues in a genial debate.

The rules vary from state to state. Pharmacists need to stay informed.

There are more ways than one to run a specialty pharmacy - and success can be found with any of them.

The more things change, the more more they remain the same.

Will the DEA finally reclassify marijuana to schedule 2?

Patents expire, competition rises, and outsourcing expands.

The CREATES Act came about because some pharmaceutical manufacturers are misusing the REMS program to prevent generic drug development.

Really? Still? Why?

As the opioid epidemic continues to get worse, some health insurers are blocking patients identified as “high risk” from getting multiple opioid prescriptions filled at various pharmacies by restricting where they can fill prescriptions.

Pharmacist Maisha McCoy will never forget those tense days in late April 2015, when rioting and looting were widespread throughout Baltimore.

Bruce Kneeland is on the hunt for unique indie pharmacies across the country.

FIP's 76th annual World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences takes place in Buenos Aires in August. This year's topic: The global disease burden.

CVS decided to abandon tobacco sales in 2014. Plenty of community pharmacists were way ahead on that one.

APhA has announced its new officers for 2017-2018.