Community Practice

Once we as individuals in the healthcare profession finally begin to accept addiction as a disease and not a moral failing, the affected individuals will have a better chance at recovery and we will gain a better understanding of this epidemic.

Starting on December 28th, HBO will begin airing a documentary by award-winning director Steven Okazaki about the heroin epidemic sweeping the country.

All you have to do is follow the money. Then cross the street and head to the indie drugstore on the corner.

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.

Pharmacies are just as vulnerable to cyber attack as they are to break-ins and robberies. Here's what you have to watch out for.

When pharmacists help physicians provide better patient care to patients, it pays off for everyone.

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.

By expanding their focus on health and wellness, pharmacists can provide better patient care and keep their businesses competitive.

Where things stand, where they're headed, and what you need to do now.

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

The next time your patient asks about inactive ingredients, you can find an answer quickly at www.allergyfreerx.com.

The recent FIP conference spotlighted innovations in pharmacogenomics.

How was business in 2015? What do you see coming in 2016? Drug Topics' annual business outlook survey took your input and put it all together.

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.

An innovative hospital/community pharmacy partnership aims to signficinatly reduce readmissions of heart failure patients and boost medication adherence.

A well-known Hollywood producer has created a television pilot based on the life of Colorado pharmacist Don Colcord.

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.

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

Maybe retail pharmacy organizations should take a look at their priorities before they find themselves at an evolutionary dead end.

What if the national and state pharmacy organizations combined to get their message out? And what if they linked that message to a series of national and international events?