Community Practice

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.

Pharmacy technicians who want to recertify need to familiarize themselves with the new requirements being phased in over the next few years.

Access to prescription drugs is possible for uninsured residents of northern Virginia, thanks to NOVA ScriptsCentral and its 26 partner clinics.

Over the next four months, CVS’ Project Health wellness programs will provide more than $14 million in free health services to communities throughout the United States with significant numbers of uninsured or underinsured patients, the company recently announced.

A community pharmacy group in Clinton, Iowa, shares its formula for improving medication adherence and patient outcomes while reducing hospital readmissions and healthcare costs.

Even without provider status, there's more to delivery of MTM services than some pharmacists may think. Here's a breakdown.

As fears of the Ebola virus and other infectious diseases rise, pharmacists will undoubtedly be called upon to provide patients with public health information and referrals to appropriate care, according to the American Pharmacists Association.

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) continues to advocate for legislation that would allow community pharmacies to participate in all Medicare Part D drug plan networks, including “preferred” networks.