Chain Pharmacy

There are more than 50 million children in the US, most of whom receive some sort of medication during their childhood. That may be one reason niche pharmacies are becoming more popular.

Cleveland Clinic has joined forces with MinuteClinic to staff clinics inside several northeast Ohio CVS/pharmacy stores.

Twelve pharmacy groups have formed a coalition to promote common pharmacy principles for health care reform.

A pharmacy risk manager can help reduce medication errors, improve patient safety, manage quality improvement, monitor claims and expenses, and improve healthcare delivery.

New OTC products for sore throats include sprays, lozenges, strips, ices, and liquids.

Specialty pharmacies are developing to meet the growing needs of children and senior citizens.

South Dakota pharmacists can now authorize, supervise, and verify prescriptions filled by pharmacy technicians in remote locations.

Rite Aid and subsidiaries in eight states were fined $5 million for violating the Controlled Substances Act.

Gregory D. Wasson has been appointed as Walgreens Chief Executive Officer and a director of the company effective Feb. 1, the company recently announced.

Three pharmacy owners and four pharmacists were among 12 people recently indicted for participating in a conspiracy that dispensed and sold thousands of dosages of anabolic steroids ? including powerful veterinary steroids approved for animal use only ? to users throughout the United States.

Pfizer Inc., the world?s largest drug maker, has secured the financing for a reported $60 billion-plus bid for Wyeth, according to news reports.

The slumping U.S economy and government regulations will cause pharmacy sales to grow only around 1.3 percent rate in 2009, according to new research presented last week at the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy?s Industry and Technology Issues in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced a voluntary pilot program to ensure the safety of drugs and active drug ingredients produced outside the United States.

Eli Lilly and Co. has agreed to plead guilty to one misdemeanor violation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and will pay more approximately $800 million for unproven marketing and promotional claims involving the antipsychotic medication Zyprexa.

Clinical pharmacy services can significantly help curb prescription drug spending and other healthcare costs, according to a new study.

While the generic drug discount programs offered at most chain pharmacies have saved patients billions of dollars, they have also cut into pharmacies? gross profit margins.

Group practice can be a fulfilling alternative to corporate drudgery. Each participant brings skills that strengthen the whole. Retail, long-term-care, and institutional pharmacists can combine forces and succeed.

Boston has followed San Francisco's lead and has banned pharmacy tobacco sales. It went even further and banned cigarette sales on college campuses.

21st century pharmacy: Everyone's frustrated and services suffer.

Exclusive DT survey: Pharmacies are selling more OTC headache medications.

Despite challenges from a contracting economy, pharmacists are optimistic about 2009.

For a $10 enrollment fee, customers can fill 90-day prescriptions on any of 400 generic drugs for $9.99.

A civic group has collaborated with Georgia Power and Home Depot to provide price discounts on emergency generators to pharmacies in the community of Buckhead, Georgia.

CVS Caremark Corp. recently announced that it successfully completed the subsequent offering period of its tender offer for all of the outstanding common stock of Longs Drug Stores Corp.

Precisely defining intermediate cardiovascular-event risk using the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) is a challenge for clinicians. This is magnified when one considers that the number of patients who fall under the intermediate risk category outnumbers those considered low or high risk.