Drug Topics

JUNE 5, 2025

Q&A: Support, Reimbursement Key For Expanded Pharmacy Services | PQA 2025 Killian Meara ; Michael Hegener, PharmD, BCACP May 29th 2025 Article Michael Hegener, PharmD, BCACP, discusses how workforce development can best address the evolving knowledge, skills, and abilities needed in community pharmacy practice.

Health and Personal Care Stores

Drug Topics

AUGUST 13, 2025

With his background in law, he provided a unique perspective, offering real-world evidence of the successes, challenges, and opportunities often presented to community pharmacies. This is a chance to redefine our role of community pharmacies in care delivery, especially in underserved areas.

Mail-Order Pharmacies

Drug Topics

JUNE 11, 2025

Q&A: Support, Reimbursement Key For Expanded Pharmacy Services | PQA 2025 Killian Meara ; Michael Hegener, PharmD, BCACP May 29th 2025 Article Michael Hegener, PharmD, BCACP, discusses how workforce development can best address the evolving knowledge, skills, and abilities needed in community pharmacy practice.

Health and Personal Care Stores

Drug Topics

JUNE 20, 2025

Drug Topics : What are the primary contributors to stress or frustration among pharmacy technicians today? I think one of the biggest resources that we think of in pharmacy specifically is, yes, manpower, yes people, but also time. I would say some of those are some of the biggest.

Community Pharmacies

Drug Topics

AUGUST 12, 2025

Understanding patient motivators for receiving vaccines in a community pharmacy setting, a common site for vaccinations, is essential for designing effective intervention strategies and marketing campaigns to increase vaccine acceptance.” References 1. Stetzer S, Layson-Wolf C, Seung H, et al. JAPhA Practice Innovations. 2025.100036 2.

Vaccines

Drug Topics

AUGUST 11, 2025

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Specialty Pharmacies

Drug Topics

JUNE 18, 2025

Pharmacy technicians play a vital role in the success of community pharmacies. Watterson was an author on a recent study published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association , which investigated the well-being of community pharmacy technicians. “I I think, especially in the community setting, 99.9%

Independent Pharmacies

Drug Topics

AUGUST 4, 2025

Recent Videos Related Content Q&A: Community Pharmacies Help Increase Immunization Convenience, Uptake Brian Nowosielski ; Hashim Zaibak, PharmD August 4th 2025 Article Hashim Zaibak, PharmD, CEO of Hayat Pharmacy, discussed how immunization services at his pharmacy locations have evolved since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Specialty Pharmacies

Drug Topics

AUGUST 11, 2025

Assessing the accessibility and accuracy of pharmacist counseling for continuous glucose monitoring: A secret shopper study of community pharmacies. 2025.102493 Newsletter Pharmacy practice is always changing. References 1. Stewart MP, Loera LJ, Onwukwe, et al. J Am Pharm Assoc. DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2025.102493

Specialty Pharmacies

Drug Topics

JUNE 9, 2025

Many pharmacists are familiar with medication therapy management (MTM) services that tend to routinely focus on disease states commonly seen in the community pharmacy setting, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and cholesterol management.

Community Pharmacies

Drug Topics

JULY 25, 2025

I think the other aspect or factor that continues to come up is just the overall corporatization of pharmacy. This is especially prevalent in the community setting. We saw a huge shift from independent community pharmacies. The flexibility, the involvement in decision making, there's just less hierarchy.

Specialty Pharmacies

Drug Topics

JULY 17, 2025

The event also features a Community RX Innovation Lab in partnership with Good Neighbor Pharmacy to explore strategies for sustaining community pharmacies.

Specialty Pharmacies

Drug Topics

JULY 17, 2025

Image Credit: StratfordProductions - stock.adobe.com Drug Topics®: From a practical standpoint, what are the most effective recommended practices for improving inventory turns in a community pharmacy? Thomas Sherrer, PharmD: Let's go back to team for sure, having the team be a part of it.

Health and Personal Care Stores

Drug Topics

JUNE 18, 2025

3 “The future of smart pharmacy, to me, fundamentally looks different.” Community pharmacies, which are very accessible to the public, are well positioned to address social determinants of health (SDOH), including food insecurity.

Communication

Pharmacy Times

JULY 16, 2025

ACIP's recommendations are increasingly significant for pharmacies, influencing vaccination planning, billing, and patient care activities. Community pharmacies, as trusted vaccination providers, must stay informed about ACIP proceedings and public discussions to address emerging patient inquiries effectively.

Vaccines

Drug Topics

JULY 10, 2025

Join McKesson at ideaShare 2025 to explore how we’re helping community pharmacies unlock new growth through front-end innovation.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

JULY 23, 2025

For some, well-developed compounding services provide patient-specific doses within hours. These differences often stem from the influence of pharmacists, regulatory policies and compounding structures. 2 The first guideline on manipulation of drugs required in children was published over a decade ago. Acta Paediatrica 2025 Jul 2;apa.70199.

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Blog: Ask a Student Pharmacist

AUGUST 13, 2025

Our Vision Transforming the health of our community – exceptional care without exception. He has been practicing within community pharmacy since 2006 and Medication Therapy Management since 2010 in the Infectious Disease Clinic. Perform non-sterile compounding under pharmacist supervision.

Patient Care

Drug Topics

JUNE 17, 2025

A narrative literature review: Community pharmacy technician well-being and its implications. References 1. Fick G, Osei J, Kim S, et al. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2025 May 9:102419. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2025.102419. 2025.102419. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40349976.

Community Pharmacies

Pharmacy Times

JULY 14, 2025

McKesson ideaShare 2025 brought thousands of independent pharmacists, pharmacy owners, technicians, and industry leaders together in Nashville, Tennessee, shining a spotlight on innovation and advocacy in community pharmacy.

Independent Pharmacies

Drug Topics

JUNE 23, 2025

Experts Debate Diabetes Care in Community Pharmacy vs Health Systems Despite evidence of improved diabetes outcomes, all pharmacy settings are capable of having a significant impact on diabetes care, according to a presentation at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Community Pharmacies

Drug Topics

JUNE 5, 2025

Q&A: Support, Reimbursement Key For Expanded Pharmacy Services | PQA 2025 Killian Meara ; Michael Hegener, PharmD, BCACP May 29th 2025 Article Michael Hegener, PharmD, BCACP, discusses how workforce development can best address the evolving knowledge, skills, and abilities needed in community pharmacy practice.

Community Pharmacies

Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 11, 2025

Study findings published in the Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy found that “pharmacist involvement in transitions of care improves patient outcomes and reduces readmission rates.” She earned her PharmD from Temple University and her MHSA from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Hospitals

Pharmacy Times

JULY 22, 2025

SHOW MORE Pharmacy deserts can have far-reaching consequences, especially in rural and low-income communities. Pharmacy accessibility means that all individuals receive equitable pharmacy services, regardless of background, abilities, or circumstances. Overexpansion and staffing issues also play a role.

Mail-Order Pharmacies

Drug Topics

JUNE 8, 2025

Similar interventions in the community pharmacy setting also demonstrated significant value, with pharmacists identifying unaddressed issues with mood in nearly two-thirds of patients and increasing the uptake of naloxone. Implementation and assessment of a pilot, community pharmacy-based, opioid pain medication management program.

Independent Pharmacies

pharmaphorum

JUNE 12, 2025

Nearly one in seven Americans already live in a pharmacy desert, and that number continues to climb, particularly in rural and low-income communities. These closures, compounded by the decline of independent pharmacies, create a critical gap in care. Improving Global Access to Life-Changing Therapeutics.

Health and Personal Care Stores

Drug Topics

JULY 17, 2025

" Finally, pharmacist-led interventions were all conducted in community pharmacies, outpatient clinics, or hospital settings. Interventions had to be pharmacist-led and could include any form of pharmaceutical care or counseling,” the authors wrote.

Specialty Pharmacies

Pharmacy Times

JULY 24, 2025

SCAN) pilot program in community pharmacies in West Virginia. with 90 participants at underserved Appalachian community pharmacies. Image Credit: kosmos111 | stock.adobe.com MTM and Sun Safety One study evaluated the Skin Cancer Awareness Now! 3 The study was performed through pre- and postintervention surveys of SCAN!

Compounding Pharmacies

Pharmacy Times

JULY 12, 2025

1 With continued innovation, collaboration, and advocacy, pharmacy leaders are well-positioned to redefine their role in health care delivery—and to do so sustainably. Beyond the Counter: Innovative Clinical Services in Community Pharmacy Practice. REFERENCES 1. Kinsey JD, Meredith A, Novak N, Howard M. News release.

Independent Pharmacies

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 18, 2025

Implementation and evaluation of social determinants of health practice models within community pharmacy. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2019;76(4):251-253. doi:10.1093/ajhp/zxy040 13. Foster AA, Daly CJ, Logan T, et al. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2022;62(4):1407-1416.doi:10.1016/j.japh.2022.02.005 doi:10.1016/j.japh.2022.02.005

Immunization

PharmTech

JUNE 23, 2025

Pharmacist weighing chemical | Image Credit: © Kzenon - stock.adobe.com Performing calculations for the formulation of pharmaceutical dosage forms and related preparations is a key activity in compounding. Calculating the active moiety amount for compounding follows. Pluta Nishant B. The medication order identifies the active moiety.

Compounding

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 25, 2025

Practice settings included supermarket chain pharmacies, independent pharmacies, travel health clinics, and community pharmacies. 1 About the Author Jennifer Gershman, PharmD, CPh, PACS, is a drug information pharmacist and Pharmacy Times contributor who resides in South Florida.

Vaccines

Drug Topics

JULY 1, 2025

Assertive Self-Expression Crucial in Community Pharmacist Deprescribing. Drug Topics. April 7, 2025. July 1, 2025.

Long-Term Care Facilities

Drug Topics

AUGUST 3, 2025

In a world where patients were primarily going to physicians for immunization needs previously, community pharmacies have since become the ideal destinations for receiving vaccination. Community pharmacies are open on weekends, late in the evening,” said Hashim Zaibak, PharmD, CEO of Hayat Pharmacy. “It's

Community Pharmacies

Drug Topics

JULY 7, 2025

On June 11, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law Senate File 383, a bill significantly pulling back on pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices, limiting their ability to exclude community pharmacies, impose strict contracts, and force the use of mail-order pharmacies, among other practices. “We're

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JULY 10, 2025

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Specialty Pharmacies

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 17, 2025

Pharmacists in community pharmacies, in particular, have a long history of giving counseling and cognitive services away for free using retail economics, wherein the pharmacy buys low and sells higher, and the service cost to the pharmacy is absorbed in that retailing buy-sell gross profit margin. Why Not for OTCs?

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