Pharmacy Times

JULY 3, 2024

The test can be performed in settings that operate under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments waiver, including community pharmacies.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 20, 2022

On 6 July, in an effort to accelerate access, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed pharmacists to also begin prescribing the drug to eligible individuals with Covid-19. In its announcement, the FDA advised individuals to keep their electronic or printed health records from the past year ready while seeking treatment.

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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.

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Find Your Script

MAY 25, 2022

Most Schools of Pharmacy have you apply for your Intern Pharmacist License with the State Board of Pharmacy within the first month of P1 year starting. You can consider the FDA programs, Veteran Affairs programs, Pharmaceutical Industry programs and more.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

JULY 2, 2024

Mounjaro is a popular brand-name medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to improve blood sugar control in people with Type 2 diabetes, along with diet and exercise. One common side effect of Mounjaro is weight loss, which is why it may sometimes be prescribed off-label (for a non-FDA-approved use) for that purpose.

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 12, 2025

Today, the platform is a trusted partner for healthcare organisations, pharmaceutical companies, and researchers addressing health disparities in communities nationwide. Image Maggie McCullough 12 June, 2025 pharmacy deserts Bookmark this Oncology ImmunityBio’s ANKTIVA & FDA Expanded Access: Transforming bl.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

APRIL 17, 2024

A study published in 2022 found “significant price variation in community pharmacies,” and a Consumer Reports survey showed prices can vary by hundreds of dollars between pharmacies—even ones in the same town. Without help from a health insurance plan, Medicare Part D, or Medicaid, the drug’s list price is $1,069.08

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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.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

AUGUST 8, 2024

A medication shortage occurs when the demand for a drug is greater than the supply, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA tracks drug shortages at the national level by obtaining information from drug manufacturers about their ability to produce medications. Many factors cause medication shortages.

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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.

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BuzzRx

OCTOBER 14, 2022

If your doctor’s office has given you a prescription with instructions to fill it at a compounding pharmacy, you might be wondering what exactly this means. There are 56,000 community pharmacies in the US. Only around 7,500 are compounding pharmacies, of which only 3,000 perform sterile compounding.

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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.

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Digital Pharmacist

AUGUST 31, 2023

Flu Testing Pharmacies frequently employ the “Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Test” (RIDT) for swift influenza detection. While it offers moderate sensitivity, recent FDA regulations mandate higher sensitivity thresholds. Rapid molecular assays provide heightened accuracy within 15-20 minutes, aiding early diagnosis.

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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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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 22, 2025

Pharmacy Times: What aspects of the ADA 2025 Scientific Sessions do you think will be most relevant to patients managing diabetes in a community pharmacy setting? Nichols: I think anything related to CGM access is going to be important and really help pharmacists.

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PharmTech

JUNE 23, 2025

FDA guidance documents illustrate labeling salt drugs and associated active moieties. The secondary label will specify the Drug ZA-ion amount per capsule and the equivalent Drug Z-salt amount consistent with FDA labeling guidance. Additional mole calculations are needed only for drug-name labeling per FDA guidance ( Figure 5b above).

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 23, 2025

But we can't forget that at the pharmacy level, also sometimes that's the last touchpoint in a community pharmacy that somebody sees a patient who's taking those medications. Everywhere along those touchpoints, health care providers can certainly make an intervention there.

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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

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 11, 2025

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 10, 2025

Yet, many graduates will enter our community pharmacies—or, as I refer to them, primary care pharmacy practices. We need to recognize that community-located pharmacists are, indeed, assuming roles as primary care pharmacists. 3,4 Now more than ever, we need additional PharmD graduates in the direct-to-career route.

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Lifewell Rx Pharmacy

JUNE 9, 2021

Properly packed drugs can last longer and maintain their quality and efficacy by following FDA regulations in packing and storing medications. By working with an established community pharmacy in Kentucky , you can maximize the benefits of your prescribed drugs. Effective packaging stretches a drug’s purpose?

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PQA

AUGUST 11, 2023

-- Loren Kirk, PharmD, CPHQ, CAE, IOM, PQA Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships Providing Immunizations in Community Pharmacy Angela Passamonte, from Retail Business Services, joined the PQS Quality Corner Show to discuss the value of providing immunizations at a community pharmacy level.

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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.

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PQA

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The pharmacies in New York employed a social-determinants-of-health-specialist model, in which a staff member was trained to provide screenings and refer patients to an independent practice association that later connected patients to local resources.

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Druggist

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

A common interaction seen in community pharmacy involves statins and some antibiotics , such as erythromycin or clarithromycin. In the US, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) reported serious, statin-caused liver disease as extremely rare (ibid). Can statins cause stroke?

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 11, 2025

The effect of community pharmacy-based interventions on patient health outcomes: a systematic review. Diabetes Ten City Challenge: final economic and clinical results. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2009;49(3):383-391. doi:10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09015 2009.09015 Blalock SJ, Roberts AW, Lauffenburger JC, Thompson T, O'Connor SK.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 20, 2023

Just this year, the FDA approved Jesduvroq tablets (daprodustat) as the first oral treatment for anemia caused by chronic kidney disease, for adults who have been receiving dialysis for at least four months. [58] 58] FDA approves first oral treatment for anemia caused by chronic kidney disease for adults on dialysis. September 2020.

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 12, 2025

He has recently served on the board of directors for the Pharmacy Quality Alliance and the American Pharmacists Association Foundation. He also proudly practiced in community pharmacies across the state of North Carolina for 17 years.

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