Pharmacy

In the past decade, we’ve heard a lot about the healthcare reform and plans to curb rising costs in the industry. Among the myriad of healthcare costs that exist today, prescription drugs [...]

Medical costs are rising and so are prescription costs. Statistics show that 50% of Americans do not pick up their medication, and of the 50% that do pick up their meds, do not refill their [...]

The world of medicine is constantly changing. Today, technology plays a major role in medicine, as doctors regularly look for better ways to treat people. Technology has brought numerous advances [...]

The use of e-prescribing can improve patients’ adherence to prescription medications. It also facilitates better communications between patients, physicians and pharmacists. An industry study [...]

Research reported this week in HealthDay, U.S. News and World Report’s e-Newsletter, states that how long a patient takes opioid painkillers after surgery is a much stronger risk factor for [...]

Cost may be the biggest barrier to medication adherence, according to pharmacists. Numerous studies have found as many as three of four Americans don’t take medications as prescribed.  A recent [...]

In a move that is widely supported by both political parties, President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency.  Doing so will allow for additional resources to be used toward [...]

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), in a lengthy study aimed at discovering and developing ways for patients to live longer, healthier and more productive lives, [...]