Content about Clinical pharmacy

June 15, 2010
Kerr pharmacy care innovator tapped to lead N.C. board of pharmacy

Rebecca Chater -- who, as Kerr Health EVP, is one of the architects of many...

June 6, 2010
Journal stresses pharmacist role in adherence

Not long ago, one could become a pharmacist with a bachelor’s degree. Today, going into...

June 4, 2010
Pennsylvania boosts pharmacists’ role; NACDS hails bid for collaboration

In a gesture hailed by retail pharmacy advocates, the Keystone State is moving to expand...

May 16, 2010
Unleash drug therapy management, pharmacy leader urges

The newly installed president of the nation’s oldest national pharmacy organization is urging pharmacists to...

May 6, 2010
Pharmacy owns medication adherence issue

Of all the cells in the big organism known as health care, pharmacy is the...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Of all the cells in the big organism known as health care, pharmacy is the right one to own the issue of medication adherence, as National Association of Chain Drug Stores president and CEO Steve Anderson pledged it would when commenting on a study published in the journal Health Affairs.

(THE NEWS: NACDS hails journal article's emphasis on pharmacy's role in medication adherence. For the full story, click here)

March 14, 2010
CVS proves pharmacists impact diabetes outcomes

Serving as yet one more indicator of the vital role that pharmacists play in the...

March 14, 2010
CVS proves pharmacists impact diabetes outcomes.

Serving as yet one more indicator of the vital role that pharmacists play in the...

February 18, 2010
Pharmacist as 'physician extender' proves successful

CVS Caremark's partnership with Polk County, Fla., and the implementation of a program to educate...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT CVS Caremark's partnership with Polk County, Fla., and the implementation of a program to educate and motivate members to engage in their health care is clearly important on several different levels, including the fact that it scores the value of pharmacists' intervention in disease management.

February 4, 2010
Kerr Health launches new Web site

Kerr Health, a subsidiary of Carolina regional pharmacy powerhouse Kerr Drug, has launched a new...

February 2, 2010
NACDS Foundation launches patient care database

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has developed a fully searchable resource dedicated...

March 26, 2009
Grassroots policy effort gaining support from patients allied with pharmacy owners

The fact that the online grassroots campaign by independent pharmacy operators has enlisted more than...

The fact that the online grassroots campaign by independent pharmacy operators has enlisted more than 12,000 patients in just six weeks since its launch is important because it clearly demonstrates that people believe in the value of pharmacy. It is a powerful statement as government and payers wrestle with health reform, and the future role of pharmacy hangs in the balance.

 

This effort by pharmacy leaders to enlist patients in their ongoing drive for recognition and respect is a key part of the effort to influence policy.