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Retail pharmacies have a responsibility to improve Medicare Part D Star ratings – and partner with health plans to achieve those goals, according to an executive with Target.

Walgreens, the largest pharmacy chain in the United States, has agreed to pay $80 million in civil penalties for record-keeping and dispensing violations under the Controlled Substances Act, according to statements released June 11 by the company and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

New Rx, indications, generics, and OTC for pharmacists

As services for some disease states have flourished, those for HIV/AIDS seem to have fallen by the wayside. Pharmacists can do much to remedy this need.

Nearly a year after gaining FDA approval, prescriptions for once-daily phentermine and topiramate extended-release (Qsymia, Vivus) can now be filled at about 8,000 pharmacies nationwide.

States would see medical costs savings ranging from $19 million to $2.1 billion each if medication adherence rates improved, according to a study released by CVS Caremark.

Walgreens is partnering with Johns Hopkins Medicine to build a store adjacent to the hospital’s East Baltimore campus that will target students and staff and well as the surrounding community.

Despite increases in earnings and net income, Walgreens shares dropped this week after the company’s third-quarter earnings fell short of Wall Street expectations.

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Even with inadequate help and pressure from above, the pharmacist must always put the patient first

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Remember that Nike ad? Just do it!

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As you fill the Rx for that "little blue pill," use the opportunity to tell patients that ED can be a precursor of heart disease

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"Compounders" and "compounding manufacturers" defined

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Through patient education and screening processes, pharmacists can identify and support underserved patients with mental illness

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FDA asks stakeholders to weigh in on solutions