Chain Pharmacy

Some pharmacists are annoying as all get-out. They may not know who they are. But you know - and so does Dennis Miller. Here's his list.

Drug Topics' annual salary survey asks about salary levels and job satisfaction. Can higher pay make up for lost family time, lost peace of mind, and lost self-respect?

Patients who plan to travel out of the country need to think about their meds BEFORE they leave home. Here are some tips to keep the holiday happy.

Valeant may have hooked up with Walgreen, but it still has a lot to answer for.

Drug Topics' 2015 Salary Survey finds that according to most respondents, pharmacy is still a rewarding profession.

As pharmacies take steps to curb in-store robberies, thieves are increasing targeting the delivery vans that transport prescription painkillers from warehouses to pharmacies and hospitals.

Police in West Virginia have arrested a CVS manager for aiding two other suspects in robbing the Charleston store where she worked.

Does this consolidation bode well for pharmacists? We asked pharmacists across the country to weigh in.

Eight questions about medical marijuana and one answer that fits them all.

The three biggest items on NCPA's agenda are generic drug pricing, fairness in preferred pharmacy networks, and provider status.

Some tips for pharmacists adopting EHRs, including what to tell your vendors.

Here are a few things to bear in mind as you fill out those MAPs.

Even in the best of circumstances, mistakes happen. CQI can keep them from becoming medication errors that reach the patients.

The recent FIP conference spotlighted innovations in pharmacogenomics.

Building a new pharmacy? Whether for independents or retail chains, here are some useful considerations.

An Ohio family practice and a local Kroger store teamed up to share access to patient records. Who benefited? Only everybody.

The first touch-screen pharmacy management system is here.

In his recent, two-part series, Dennis Miller opined that large, enviable paychecks are still plentiful, but job satisfaction remains elusive for many pharmacists working for retail chains.

Months after a manufacturer drew widespread criticism from consumer groups and politicians for raising the price of pyrimethamine (Daraprim) by more than 5000%, Express Scripts, the nation’s largest PBM, has announced it will make the drug available for about $1 per pill.

Walgreens is partnering with a California-based company to provide home delivery of prescriptions to its customers in the Dallas, Texas area.

If you think legalization of marijuana is such a good thing, take a look at what's been going on in Colorado.

Since age discrimination is illegal, managers are going to look for a workaround. That's where key performance metrics come in.

Rite Aid is the first U.S. pharmacy chain to do so.

You want to see change in the way pharmacists are treated? Change what you're doing - and start with incorrect Rxs.

The U.S. Senate will conduct a bipartisan investigation into pharmaceutical drug prices following recent public and political outrage over drastic price increases for certain drugs.