Community Practice

What was pharmacy practice like before it went corporate? Here's a snapshot from Drug Topics contributor Truman Lastinger.

Until now, DEA has interpreted the Controlled Substances Act in its own special way. Now two senators launch legislation geared to the needs of everyone else.

A new community pharmacy network will connect with 1,800 medical practices that deliver 95% of the primary care in North Carolina.

Despite the ups and downs of 2014, pharmacists in both the community and hospital settings anticipate an improved business climate.

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What to do when your innards let you know that you've done too much already.

New Rx, new indications, new generics, new OTC

Ten tips for managing a pharmacy social media account.

A recent survey found a majority of adult women in the United States do not believe they are up to date on vaccinations that protect against preventable diseases.

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Three months after its on-campus pharmacy closed, Arizona State University has introduced a vending machine that will dispense many common medications.

Professional success is not just about doing your job well. It's also about how you interact with co-workers.

Canada's Shoppers Drug Mart is conducting a pilot project to help patients avoid medication errors and reduce hospital readmissions.

A Washington pharmacy owner and some of his pharmacists were recently back in federal court in Portland, Oregon, arguing that state mandates that it stock and timely dispense Plan B birth control products violate their religious beliefs.

Pharmacy has provided varied and fruitful careers along many different paths for 10 members of this family (so far). Who knows what new forms of practice the next generation might discover?

The documents seek to clarify the regulatory process for compounders of sterile human drugs.

A new IMS Health report forecasts the growth of global spending by a 4% to 7% compound annual rate over the next five years.

“We’ve got to get to the bottom of these enormous price increases," said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, during yesterday's hearing.

Community groups around the country will receive funds to support local initiatives working to prevent and end smoking.

The initiative to make the public aware of the importance of medication adherence has reached 12 million patients through the support of 120 partner groups.

Comments, posts, and e-mails on subjects ranging from nontraditional PharmD options to insurers and PBMs, healthy lifestyles, and more.

When stereotypes and reality converge, we may discover that what we see depends on where we stand.

As healthcare educators, pharmacists can help patients learn to use the new health-maintenance technologies.

Here's one way collaborative practice agreements between pharmacists and doctors can make a difference to individuals and communities.

When wintry weather hurls rain, sleet, snow, and hail straight at our heads, defensive health behaviors start there.

Is your pharmacy selling homeopathic products? If it is, think again.

Patients are going to ask. Pharmacists need to have the answer ready.

Almost three-quarters of survey respondents reported that synching their meds improved their medication adherence.

Around the country, a handful of programs enable working pharmacists to obtain nontraditional PharmDs. Here's what you need to know.

When it comes to educating patients and earning recognition from prescribers, pharmacists find that the CDE credential is a win-win.