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Independent Pharmacy Wants to Be a “One-Stop Shop for Our Patients”

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AUGUST 10, 2025

Kimberly Jones, RPh, is the pharmacy manager of Austin Pharmacy & Medical Supplies, located in Cockeysville, Maryland, about 25 minutes north of Baltimore. During pharmacy school, my internship was at an independent pharmacy in my hometown, and I realized I preferred that atmosphere,” Jones said. “I

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How the Rise in US Pharmacy Deserts Impacts Patients’ Health

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AUGUST 4, 2025

Stay ahead of the curve: Sign up for our free Drug Topics newsletter and get the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips, straight to your inbox. More US pharmacies closed than opened in 2018–21; independent pharmacies, those in Black, Latinx communities most at risk. April 28, 2025.

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Collaborative, Pharmacist-Led Approach Crucial in Polypharmacy

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JULY 18, 2025

A collaborative and patient-centered approach is crucial in improving polypharmacy outcomes, according to a study published in Intelligent Hospital. Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter and get the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips, straight to your inbox. Accessed July 18, 2025.

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GLP-1s Effective as Adjunctive Therapy in Patients with T1D, Obesity | ADA 2025

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JULY 2, 2025

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) were safe and effective as adjunctive therapies for patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and overweight or obesity, according to an abstract presented at the American Diabetes Association 85th Scientific Sessions, held in Chicago, Illinois, from June 20-23, 2025. References 1.

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A Team Effort Is Needed for Inventory Management | McKesson ideaShare

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JULY 11, 2025

Effective pharmacy inventory management requires a collaborative and proactive approach. In an interview at McKesson ideaShare 2025, Thomas Sherrer, PharmD, co-owner of Poole's Pharmacy, highlighted that managing inventory is fundamentally a "team sport" that requires comprehensive involvement from all pharmacy staff.

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Is Your Pharmacy Showing Up Where Today’s Patients Are Searching?

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AUGUST 6, 2025

August 6, 2025 By Brian Nowosielski Ginny Langbehn Commentary Video Sponsored Content From Scripts to Screens: AAP’s Ginny Langbehn Shares Winning Digital Strategies for Independent Pharmacies In today’s digital-first world, being visible online is no longer optional for independent pharmacies—it’s essential.

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Oral GLP-1 Orforglipron Shows Meaningful Weight Loss in Phase 3 Trial

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AUGUST 7, 2025

Positive results have been announced from a phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of orforglipron for weight loss in adult patients with overweight or obesity, Eli Lilly announced in a release. August 7, 2025. Accessed August 7, 2025. link] Newsletter Pharmacy practice is always changing. References 1.

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Smart Insulin Pen Cap System Shows Sustained Glycemic Improvement Over 12 Months | ADA 2025

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JULY 2, 2025

1 Smart Insulin Pen Cap System Shows Sustained Glycemic Improvement Over 12 Months | ADA 2025 / Orawan - stock.adobe.com The system, called the Bigfoot Unity Diabetes Management System, integrates with the FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor and supports commonly used insulin pens to simplify diabetes care. References 1.

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Gaps Remain in MOUD Access Across Opioid Treatment Programs

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JUNE 30, 2025

They found that community pharmacists are key members of collaborative care models and can effectively lead buprenorphine initiation and ongoing patient care, expand access to treatment, and provide additional counseling for nonpharmacological treatment. March 18, 2025. Accessed June 30, 2025. March 25, 2025.

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Dispensing Leadership: Adding Value Through Meaningful Connections

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AUGUST 4, 2025

Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter and get the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips, straight to your inbox. Newsletter Pharmacy practice is always changing. Subscribe Now!

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Pharmacy Law Lowdown: Getting to Know the Hosts, Mid-Year Updates

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JULY 23, 2025

In Pharmacy Law Lowdown, a podcast offering from Drug Topics ®, hosts Dae Lee, PharmD, Esq, CPBS and Lucas Morgan, Esq, discuss various issues that are impacting independent pharmacies and actionable advice that pharmacists can use to protect themselves and their practice. Newsletter Pharmacy practice is always changing.

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State-Level PBM Reform Vital for Community Pharmacies, Patient Access

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JULY 1, 2025

READ MORE: Q&A: Retail, Independent Pharmacies Continue to Call for Improved Reimbursement Practices Don’t get left behind: Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter and get the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips delivered straight to your inbox.

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Pharmacy Leaders Enhance Culture with Continuous Learning | McKesson ideaShare

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JULY 26, 2025

Her approach goes beyond standard management techniques, focusing instead on building environments where pharmacy technicians and pharmacists feel genuinely engaged and valued. The stakes are high in pharmacy settings, where miscommunication can directly impact patient care. Subscribe Now!

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Q&A: Pharmacy Teams Leverage Technology and Collaboration to Optimize Inventory | McKesson ideaShare

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JULY 17, 2025

In an interview at McKesson ideaShare, held from July 10 to 13, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee, Thomas Sherrer, PharmD, co-owner of Poole's Pharmacy, highlights the importance of a collaborative, technology-driven approach to tracking and maintaining pharmacy supplies. Subscribe Now!

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Pharmacists Demonstrate Professional Identity Through Provider, Patient-Focused Roles

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JULY 21, 2025

Pharmacists’ professional identities were considered 4-fold as autonomous health care providers, patient-focused practitioners, clinical team members, and leaders with management responsibilities. Accessed July 21, 2025. Accessed July 21, 2025. link] Newsletter Pharmacy practice is always changing. References 1.

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Digital Connections Help Attract, Retain Patients in Competitive Pharmacy Landscape | McKesson ideaShare

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JULY 10, 2025

July 10 to 13, 2025. Newsletter Pharmacy practice is always changing. Stay ahead of the curve with the Drug Topics newsletter and get the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips. McKesson ideaShare. Nashville, Tennessee. Subscribe Now!

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Elevating Pharmacy Technicians in Community Practice

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JUNE 18, 2025

A narrative literature review: Community pharmacy technician well-being and its implications. 2025 May 9:102419. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2025.102419. 2025.102419. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40349976.

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Preparing Students for the Technology of Tomorrow

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AUGUST 8, 2025

Nau, PhD, RPh, FAPhA Publication Article Drug Topics Journal Drug Topics July/August 2025 Volume 169 Issue 04 Colleges of pharmacy are retooling curricula and faculty skill sets to ensure students are prepared to use the technology of the next decade. Accessed June 1, 2025. April 18, 2025. Accessed June 4, 2025.

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Q&A: Pharmacist Highlights Challenges in Vaccine Information Navigation Amid Changing Recommendations

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JULY 2, 2025

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Q&A: How Technician Fatigue Threatens Patient Safety, Care

Drug Topics

JULY 1, 2025

Occupational fatigue among pharmacy technicians harms their health, increases safety risks, and contributes to burnout. It can lead to errors and impaired patient care, especially during long shifts. Obviously for our employees, the biggest one is the technician themselves and really emphasizing the need to address this issue.

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Q&A: Factors Influencing Perception of Pharmacy as a Career

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JULY 25, 2025

If you think about a new graduate coming out of pharmacy school since 2000, they have this idea in their mind that they're going to come out and provide direct patient care, clinical services, and all these really great things they learned in pharmacy school. Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter.

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Eli Lilly Adds Highest Doses of Zepbound to Online Pharmacy Platform

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JUNE 16, 2025

mg and 15 mg—will be available in single-dose vials for $499 per month through LillyDirect’s Self-Pay Pharmacy Solutions and the Zepbound Self-Pay Journey Program. Patients can now self-pay for additional vial sizes, with the 2.5 June 16, 2025. Accessed June 16, 2025. February 27, 2025. Accessed June 16, 2025.

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Pharmacy Schools Should Prepare Students for Workforce Challenges

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JULY 9, 2025

Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter and get the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips, straight to your inbox. Assessing Pennsylvania advanced pharmacy practice experience student perceptions of pharmacist burnout in various areas of pharmacy practice. April 24, 2025:100049.

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CGM Usage Improves Glycemic, Psychosocial Outcomes for Type 1 Diabetes | ADA 2025

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JUNE 23, 2025

Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips? June 20 to 23, 2025. Accessed June 23, 2025. However, they stated that further analyses are needed to determine the impact of the ONBOARD interventions beyond just CGM usage alone to treat T1D.

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Pneumococcal Vaccine Rates Low Despite Updated Recommendations

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JULY 11, 2025

READ MORE: Pneumococcal Resource Center Are you ready to elevate your pharmacy practice? Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter and get the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips, straight to your inbox. References 1. Kobayashi M, Farrar JL, Gierke R, et al. Subscribe Now!

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Empowering Pharmacists with Responsible AI

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JUNE 10, 2025

Dispensing Leadership: Be Easy to Do Business With Killian Meara ; Shawn Bjorndal, PharmD, RPh ; Jesse McCullough, PharmD June 5th 2025 Podcast In this episode of the podcast, Shawn and Jesse discuss the benefits of being easy to do business with.

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Q&A: Pharmacists Play Essential Role in Insulin Therapy Success

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JULY 15, 2025

READ MORE: Insulin Management Resource Center Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips? Newsletter Pharmacy practice is always changing. Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter. Subscribe Now!

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Once Monthly Oral PrEP Medication Will Advance to Phase 3 Study

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JULY 16, 2025

In the EXPrESSIVE-11 trial, investigators will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the investigational drug with greater likelihood of HIV exposure in 16 countries, which will start enrolling in August 2025. July 14, 2025. Accessed July 16, 2025. Updated June 29, 2025. Accessed July 16, 2025. REFERENCES 1.

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Independent Pharmacists’ Unique Role During Disaster Management Efforts

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JUNE 11, 2025

One of the most recent natural disasters was the late-2024 and early-2025 Los Angeles wildfires. April 8, 2025. Accessed April 8, 2025. Wildfire evacuation requires patient preparedness. January 9, 2025. Accessed April 8, 2025. Accessed April 8, 2025. Accessed April 10, 2025. Biscaldi L.

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Q&A: Pharmacist's Voices Help Propel Industry Changes | McKesson ideaShare

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JULY 18, 2025

In this interview at McKesson ideaShare, held from July 10 to 13, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee, Brooklyn Morgan, PharmD, director of state policy at the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, discusses the transformation of pharmacy practice from a rigid regulatory model to a more flexible standard-of-care approach.

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FDA Approves Insulin Aspart-Xjhz as First Interchangeable Biosimilar to NovoLog

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JULY 21, 2025

" READ MORE: Insulin Management Resource Center Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips? July 15, 2025. Accessed July 21, 2025. Accessed July 21, 2025. doi:10.2147/DMSO.S342936 Newsletter Pharmacy practice is always changing.

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Dispensing Leadership: Be Easy to Do Business With

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JUNE 5, 2025

Recent Videos Related Content Register Today: June 2025 Total Pharmacy Solutions Summit Brian Nowosielski June 2nd 2025 Article The event will focus on revenue stream diversification, providing independent pharmacies with seeds of innovation and practical tools to cultivate new avenues for growth in pharmacy.

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Q&A: Expert Highlights Importance of Trusted Sources for Vaccine Information

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JULY 6, 2025

READ MORE: Immunization Resource Center Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips? Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter.

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Q&A: Current Advancements in Insulin Delivery for Patients with Diabetes

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JULY 11, 2025

Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter and get the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips, straight to your inbox. Newsletter Pharmacy practice is always changing. Subscribe Now!

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How the Pharmacist Views Expansion of Clinical Role

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AUGUST 11, 2025

Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter and get the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips, straight to your inbox. Newsletter Pharmacy practice is always changing. Subscribe Now!

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Expert: Leaders Build Comprehensive Pharmacy Strategies | McKesson ideaShare

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JULY 25, 2025

In the rapidly evolving landscape of health care, pharmacists are increasingly called upon to do more than simply dispense medications. In the rapidly evolving landscape of health care, pharmacists are increasingly called upon to do more than simply dispense medications. However, leadership extends beyond these technical skills.

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Expert Discusses McKesson's Approach to Supporting Community Pharmacies | McKesson ideaShare

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JULY 12, 2025

The community pharmacy sector is facing unprecedented challenges, with shrinking margins and evolving health care dynamics putting increasing pressure on independent pharmacies. Stay ahead of the curve with the Drug Topics newsletter and get the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips.

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Pharmacists Face Time, Training Hurdles in CGM Counseling

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AUGUST 11, 2025

Community pharmacists are often among the first health care professionals to interact with patients starting continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). 2025.102493 Newsletter Pharmacy practice is always changing. J Am Pharm Assoc. DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2025.102493 Subscribe Now!

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Pharmacist, Provider Partnership Can Help Increase RSV Vaccine Uptake

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AUGUST 12, 2025

Partnerships between community pharmacists and local primary care providers can help increase the uptake of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines, according to recent data published in the journal JAPhA Practice Innovations. 2025 Jan 10;13:25151355241310601. Newsletter Pharmacy practice is always changing. References 1.

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FDA Approves Nitisinone for Treatment of Alkaptonuria

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JUNE 19, 2025

The FDA approved nitisinone (Harliku) for the reduction of urine homogentisic acid (HGA) in patients with alkaptonuria (AKU). The medication is expected to launch in July 2025. 3 READ MORE: FDA Updates Resource Center Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips?

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Passport to Protection: Best Practices for Travel Vaccines in the Pharmacy Setting

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JUNE 6, 2025

Garofoli, PharmD, BCACP, CTTS, FAPhA Publication Article Drug Topics Journal Drug Topics May/June 2025 Volume 169 Issue 03 Pharmacy team members can help patients prepare for upcoming travels, ensuring they are up to date with the recommended vaccines for their locations. Updated April 23, 2025. Accessed May 16, 2025.

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Pharmacists Advance Health Equity at NPhA, SNPhA Annual Convention

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JULY 17, 2025

Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips? Newsletter Pharmacy practice is always changing. Stay ahead of the curve with the Drug Topics newsletter and get the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips.

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Community Pharmacy Shows Potential in Detecting Cognitive Decline

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AUGUST 1, 2025

However, the tests did demonstrate strong external validity, emphasizing community pharmacy’s potential in identifying patients. 1 READ MORE: Neurology Resource Center Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips? Published 2025 Jul 14.

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Dual GLP-1/GIP Receptor Agonist Shows Decreases in Hemoglobin A1c

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AUGUST 7, 2025

In a phase 2 ( NCT05110846 ) study, CT-868, a dual glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptor agonist, showed clinically meaningful decreases in hemoglobin A 1c for patients with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes, despite modest weight loss. Published online August 5, 2025.

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Independent Pharmacy Wants to Be a “One-Stop Shop for Our Patients”

How the Rise in US Pharmacy Deserts Impacts Patients’ Health

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Collaborative, Pharmacist-Led Approach Crucial in Polypharmacy

GLP-1s Effective as Adjunctive Therapy in Patients with T1D, Obesity | ADA 2025

A Team Effort Is Needed for Inventory Management | McKesson ideaShare

Is Your Pharmacy Showing Up Where Today’s Patients Are Searching?

Oral GLP-1 Orforglipron Shows Meaningful Weight Loss in Phase 3 Trial

Smart Insulin Pen Cap System Shows Sustained Glycemic Improvement Over 12 Months | ADA 2025

Gaps Remain in MOUD Access Across Opioid Treatment Programs

Dispensing Leadership: Adding Value Through Meaningful Connections

Pharmacy Law Lowdown: Getting to Know the Hosts, Mid-Year Updates

State-Level PBM Reform Vital for Community Pharmacies, Patient Access

Pharmacy Leaders Enhance Culture with Continuous Learning | McKesson ideaShare

Q&A: Pharmacy Teams Leverage Technology and Collaboration to Optimize Inventory | McKesson ideaShare

Pharmacists Demonstrate Professional Identity Through Provider, Patient-Focused Roles

Digital Connections Help Attract, Retain Patients in Competitive Pharmacy Landscape | McKesson ideaShare

Elevating Pharmacy Technicians in Community Practice

Preparing Students for the Technology of Tomorrow

Q&A: Pharmacist Highlights Challenges in Vaccine Information Navigation Amid Changing Recommendations

Q&A: How Technician Fatigue Threatens Patient Safety, Care

Q&A: Factors Influencing Perception of Pharmacy as a Career

Eli Lilly Adds Highest Doses of Zepbound to Online Pharmacy Platform

Pharmacy Schools Should Prepare Students for Workforce Challenges

CGM Usage Improves Glycemic, Psychosocial Outcomes for Type 1 Diabetes | ADA 2025

Pneumococcal Vaccine Rates Low Despite Updated Recommendations

Empowering Pharmacists with Responsible AI

Q&A: Pharmacists Play Essential Role in Insulin Therapy Success

Once Monthly Oral PrEP Medication Will Advance to Phase 3 Study

Independent Pharmacists’ Unique Role During Disaster Management Efforts

Q&A: Pharmacist's Voices Help Propel Industry Changes | McKesson ideaShare

FDA Approves Insulin Aspart-Xjhz as First Interchangeable Biosimilar to NovoLog

Dispensing Leadership: Be Easy to Do Business With

Q&A: Expert Highlights Importance of Trusted Sources for Vaccine Information

Q&A: Current Advancements in Insulin Delivery for Patients with Diabetes

How the Pharmacist Views Expansion of Clinical Role

Expert: Leaders Build Comprehensive Pharmacy Strategies | McKesson ideaShare

Expert Discusses McKesson's Approach to Supporting Community Pharmacies | McKesson ideaShare

Pharmacists Face Time, Training Hurdles in CGM Counseling

Pharmacist, Provider Partnership Can Help Increase RSV Vaccine Uptake

FDA Approves Nitisinone for Treatment of Alkaptonuria

Passport to Protection: Best Practices for Travel Vaccines in the Pharmacy Setting

Pharmacists Advance Health Equity at NPhA, SNPhA Annual Convention

Community Pharmacy Shows Potential in Detecting Cognitive Decline

Dual GLP-1/GIP Receptor Agonist Shows Decreases in Hemoglobin A1c

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