Community Practice

A California judge recently ordered CVS Pharmacy to pay three counties more than $658,000 to settle charges that pharmacists did not properly consult patients filling prescriptions.

More than one million Americans have signed up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act, but many are having difficulty using their coverage because they have not received plan identification numbers from insurers. To aid those in such situations, Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Kroger, and other large and small pharmacies are offering a limited amount of medications at no upfront cost.

FDA approved 27 new drugs last year, down from 39 new medications in 2012, which was a 15-year high, the Associated Press reported.

Pharmacists tied for second place in a recent poll asking Americans to rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in various professions.

Many pharmacists have long contended that products that kill should not be sold in pharmacies. Now some pharmacy chains agree.

APhA recognizes pharmacist-educator who contributed to the profession and beyond.

Reorganized exam replaces three subject areas with nine. Testing time and number of questions remain the same.

Aurobindo, Dr. Reddy’s, Lupin, Sun Pharma, Teva, and Torrent Pharmaceuticals all received the OK.

WAG–Boots–Amerisource Bergen was only the first. Here comes another behemoth.

An accurate medication history for hospital patients is the product of teamwork shared by pharmacists, physicians, and nurses. The pharmacist must champion this process for it to work smoothly.

How St. Joseph County, Indiana, went from one pharmacy robbery every six weeks to none.

The program combines a doctorate in pharmacy from Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and a medical degree from Rutgers University’s Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Mobile health-monitoring systems can empower the patient and strengthen the position of the pharmacist on the healthcare team.

With pharmacy industry bodies, labor unions, and special interest groups arrayed against the bill, Governor Brown returned the legislation to the State Senate unsigned.

Which way does the FDA spin the issue of opiate use in this country? Try both.

The development of target-specific anticoagulants has raised the question of their possible use in patients with mechanical heart valves.

Pharmacy managers who are not pharmacists manage to do one thing really well.

One bunch of pharmacists won't forget National Pharmacists Week any time soon.

Dolutegravir, a new, once-daily option, may allow improved personalization of a patient’s medication regimen.

Shrinking margins, drug shortages, ACA pose challenges for community, hospital pharmacists.

Urban Detroit community receives outpouring of healthcare resources from pharmacists and other providers.