Community Practice

The State Assembly and Senate have approved legislation to delay mandatory electronic prescribing of controlled substances in New York for one year.

In an effort to curb prescription drug abuse, at least one state has embraced the concept of limiting some people to a specific prescriber and pharmacy for controlled substances. And the concept is also gaining some traction nationally.

If the Dean [Ronald P. Jordan] of the Chapman University School of Pharmacy sees no issue with the nationwide explosion of schools of pharmacy, then I suggest that the university personally invest in its graduates by providing pharmacy students with low interest, dischargeable, education loans.

The dean had his say. Now you have yours.

Should a pharmacy or pharmacist be liable for filling valid and legal prescriptions written by a doctor? Pharmacy industry observers are watching closely as that answer is likely to be provided in a Florida court.

The list of pharmacist families continues to grow by leaps and bounds.

A group of 55 pharmacies located mainly in Pennsylvania has turned to the courts to resolve reimbursement differences with Catamaran.

The pharmacist-owners of the Canadian franchises will not receive any compensation from Target, which wants them out by the end of the month.

Yes, it has one. Here's how to make it real.

There's something consumers can't get enough of. Some outfits offer it. Community pharmacy delivers.

Paper is about to become history in one of the largest prescription drug markets in the country.

A pharmacy student shares his first semester.

Without either element, product and profits suffer. Pharmacists get it. But do their bosses?

A pharmacist's failure to counsel can result in severe, life-changing consequences for the patient.

The feds are throwing the book at NECC. Here are some of the details.

Can-do exemplar is recognized for his many contributions to the profession of pharmacy.

High-dose inactivated influenza vaccinations from community pharmacists during 2012-2013 flu season were more effective than standard-dose inactivated flu shots in patients 65 years and older, and helped in the prevention of influenza-associated hospitalizations, according to a comparative effectiveness study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

North Dakota residents who last year rejected a ballot measure that would have removed pharmacy-ownership restrictions should know that their opponents were well financed.

Doing everything possible to ensure patients aren’t readmitted in the hospital shortly after discharge is not only in the best interest of patients, but it is in the financial best interests of hospitals.

HHS wants to improve quality of care through a shift from fee-for-service to alternative payment models. Whether the timetable can be met remains to be seen.

Even when a pharmacy takes adequate precautionary steps, there’s no guarantee that a pharmacist or pharmacy technician still might not find himself or herself facing an armed robber. So what should pharmacy workers do when during a robbery?

Should a pharmacist afraid of needles have to administer immunizations as part of his or her job? Or should pharmacies be required to make reasonable accommodations for such an employee?

When you find a good thing, pass it on. Here's a story of nine pharmacists who have done exactly that.

Two Rivers Medicine Shoppe, in Two Rivers, Wis., becomes third pharmacy to receive accreditation.

A recent survey revealed that below-cost reimbursements for some generics and Medicare drug plans that exclude community pharmacies are the top concerns of members of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA).