Drug Topics

JUNE 18, 2025

Pharmacy technicians play a vital role in the success of community pharmacies. Most pharmacists recognize that technicians are the backbone of daily operations, handling essential tasks and often dealing with difficult patient interactions. I think, especially in the community setting, 99.9% References 1.

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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? So knowing those things will really go a long way in treating your patient and taking care of them. Subscribe Now!

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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. Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips? Subscribe Now!

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Drug Topics

JUNE 9, 2025

Each episode will discuss a key topic in the women’s and maternal health spaces, giving pharmacists actionable advice that can improve patient outcomes. However, personalizing care for patients involves understanding a variety of patient-specific factors and how those factors impact medication use decisions.

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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.

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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. Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter. REFERENCES 1.

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Drug Topics

JULY 10, 2025

Editor’s Note: Connect with Foster & Thrive at McKesson ideaShare 2025 At Foster & Thrive, we’re committed to supporting our customers as strategic partners to deliver reliable care and achieve business success. Newsletter Pharmacy practice is always changing. Subscribe Now!

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Drug Topics

JUNE 5, 2025

Over the past decade, pharmacies have shifted from simply dispensing prescriptions to offering comprehensive clinical services. This change is driven by a growing recognition that pharmacies can play a crucial role in closing patient care gaps and improving health outcomes.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 14, 2025

Dave’s Pharmacy in Nebraska was recognized for its innovative patient care, winning Pharmacy of the Year. The conference highlighted expanding pharmacists' roles, diversifying services, and addressing health care access gaps.

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Drug Topics

JULY 17, 2025

The term ‘pharmacist-led care’ or ‘pharmacist-led interventions’ refers to health care services where pharmacists play a leading or central role in patient care,” they continued. 1 “These concepts cover a wide range of activities involving pharmacists directly in clinical patient care across various settings.”

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 22, 2025

Pharmacy deserts, with limited pharmacy access, negatively impact patient care, especially for chronic conditions, and community health. Innovative solutions like mobile units, telepharmacy, and mail-order services are crucial to address the challenges posed by pharmacy deserts.

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Drug Topics

JUNE 8, 2025

In a pilot study, the implementation of a pharmacist previsit chart review and providing recommendations for adult patients with chronic pain who were prescribed more than 50 morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs) was associated with a 14% decrease in daily MMEs without impacting pain scores. Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter.

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Drug Topics

JULY 1, 2025

1 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. REFERENCES 1. Persaud N, Workentin A, Rizvi A, et al.

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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 We Are Iowa.

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Drug Topics

JULY 18, 2025

The Community RX Innovation Lab, a partnership with Good Neighbor Pharmacy, invites teams to develop sustainable solutions for community pharmacies amid industry shifts and closures. Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips?

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 10, 2025

All graduates should be ready for this, as our present Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Standards explicitly states: "Ensure that graduating students are ‘practice-ready’ and ‘team-ready,’ that is, prepared to directly contribute to patient care working in collaboration with other health care providers."

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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? Anything that talks about helping pharmacists be better about interacting with the CGM trends and helping educate patients about that.

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Drug Topics

JULY 10, 2025

According to a study published in the journal Pharmacy , community pharmacists are well-positioned to increase the availability of mindfulness-based interventions because of their higher accessibility compared to primary care providers, particularly in rural areas. Pharmacy (Basel). References 1. BMC Womens Health.

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Drug Topics

JUNE 30, 2025

Nicole Cieri-Hutcherson, PharmD, BCPS, MSCP, FCCP : There's a lot of steps in the process that pharmacists can provide patient with information about. Pharmacists not only in community pharmacy settings where this is allowed can provide this education, but also in other settings, such as a hospital or an emergency department.

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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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