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Don’t Overpay for Prescriptions

This is an excerpt from the CNBC Make It newsletter.

How much would you pay to preserve the thing you find most attractive about yourself?

For me, that thing is my hair. In times when I felt otherwise unappealing, my hair was always there — thick, coifed and widow’s...

Patients deserve access to safe, affordable pharmacy services

Lynne Fruth, president and chairman of Fruth Pharmacy, shares her insights on the current state of the pharmacy business.

On October 31, 2022, a judge blocked the proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, which represents two of the larger...

Pharmacists and Patient Care During the Monkeypox Outbreak

Pharmacists and student pharmacists became the center of responding to the Monkeypox outbreak by providing immunizations to their communities.

A microscopic war started about 3 years ago against an unknown virus. It was soon discovered that this unknown virus was...

Technicians to Help With Care Delivery Models

Technicians can also greatly assist managers with design considerations and with monitoring the success in appointment-based model med sync programs.

There is growing recognition of the benefits of medication synchronization (med sync) programs, particularly as a...

Follow Developments Affecting Pharmacy Viability

It is important that our national and even state and local professional pharmacy organizations are coming together as a voice for the profession.

Although pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have been employing direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees for many...

Weaknesses in US Medicine Supply Chains

Scarcity of several high-profile prescription drugs, such as the antibiotic amoxicillin and the ADHD treatment Adderall, have had some patients searching pharmacies and rationing pills, and now parents in some areas are having to hunt to find over-the-counter pain-...

The Inflation Reduction Act Lowers Health Care Costs

Through the Inflation Reduction Act, President Biden is delivering on his promise to lower prescription drug costs, make health insurance more affordable, and make the economy work for working families. This law means millions of Americans across all 50 states, the...

Pharmacists Play Unique Role in Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy

In an interview with Pharmacy Times® at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Meetings and Exhibition, Jacinda C. Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, MPH, AAHIVP, assistant professor of Pharmacy Practice at Loma Linda University, discusses how pharmacists...

Invest in Pharmacists to Improve Patient Outcomes

To best address social determinants of health and improve the health of low-income patients, start with pharmacists.

When patients lack resources like food, housing, economic and social relationships, transportation, and education, important routines such as...