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When pharmacists closely monitor patients taking new medications, patients do a better job of sticking to their regimens and overall healthcare costs decline, according to a study recently released by Walgreens.

Tired of all those 12-hour days? If nothing else, a union will get you paid.

Walgreens Boots Alliance on Tuesday announced plans to acquire competitor Rite Aid for $9.4 billion. With assumed debt from Rite Aid, the deal would be worth $17.2 billion.

Earlier this month, CVS Health began offering free health screenings in 20 markets across the country as part of its annual Project Health campaign.

A Rite Aid pharmacist last week urged a congressional committee to make more people eligible for medication therapy management (MTM) programs through Medicare and Medicaid coverage.

A judge has ruled that a doctor’s defamation lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy can proceed, denying the chain’s argument that alleged comments from pharmacy employees were protected by a recognized privilege.

Canadian drug maker Valeant Pharmaceuticals recently acknowledged that U.S. prosecutors have subpoenaed documents on its drug pricing.

Here's the latest on where the Star Measures will go next.

Three-quarters of the time, meds prescribed for many common conditions don't work. When the day comes that meds are routinely personalized to the patient, this will cease to be an issue.

Mom always said, "You kill more flies with honey." She may have had something there.

Community pharmacy residency programs are springing up across the country. Here's what they have to offer.

What makes for successful pharmacy implementation of tobacco-cessation programs? A study of 20 Safeway stores delivers some answers.

PQA, VoicePort, and Scientific Technologies are collaborating on ImmuSMART, the Immunization Services Model for Adult Rate Improvement project.

Following the lead of its competitor Walgreens, CVS has installed time-delayed safes in its pharmacies in the Indianapolis area in an effort to curb the increasing number of pharmacy robberies there.

If you want improved working conditions in the pharmacy, you're gonna hafta help.

The answer, it turns out, is "Plenty." Just ask Topeka Pharmacy's Tom and Morag Miller.

In perhaps what is a disturbing sign of the times, a 12-year-old was recently arrested for attempting to rob a Walgreens in Indianapolis, according to a report in the Indianapolis Star.

First of all, take a tip from The Hitchhiker's Guide: Don't panic.

Naloxone is now available without a prescription at CVS pharmacies in 14 states, the company recently announced.

Pharmacy workers in Target’s Brooklyn, NY-based store have voted to form a microunion, becoming the first pharmacy in the retail giant’s history to unionize.

A California appeals court has upheld the California Board of Pharmacy’s discipline against a pharmacist who supervised a pharmacy technician who stole more than $1 million worth of painkillers.

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) recently reintroduced legislation that would make it illegal for brand-name drug manufacturers to pay-off other drug manufacturers to keep generic versions of brand-name drugs off the market.

With "Close the pharmacy," The Cynical Pharmacist was just warming up. Here's the beef.

Kroger pharmacies recently began offering free home delivery at all of its 104 Michigan stores.

70% of small businesses that suffer a data breach go out of business within a year of the attack. Here are some strategies to keep your pharmacy strong.