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May 2, 2010

Expanding its business education offerings for independent pharmacy owners, the National Community Pharmacists Association will...

April 22, 2010

This is a fine example of how pharmacists can be both convenient and accessible and...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT This is a fine example of how pharmacists can be both convenient and accessible and ready to answer questions about disease states and medicines, and all at the click of a mouse, or smartphone touch pad, as the case may be.

(THE NEWS: Rite Aid enters partnership with American Well. For the full story, click here)

April 7, 2010

Alliance Health Networks has moved Diabetic Connect onto its new advanced social networking platform where...

SALT LAKE CITY Alliance Health Networks has moved Diabetic Connect onto its new advanced social networking platform where Alliance Health’s newer properties, including Sleep Connect, Health Exchange, Arthritis Connect and several other health-focused social networking sites, now operate.

March 30, 2010

A university's pharmacy program is hosting its annual symposium on specialty pharmacy....

March 25, 2010

Independent pharmacy’s toughest champion will soon be unlacing his gloves. Bruce Roberts, who has led...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Independent pharmacy’s toughest champion will soon be unlacing his gloves. Bruce Roberts, who has led the National Community Pharmacists Association with boundless energy and passion for nearly nine years, will step aside June 25. His exit will mark the closing of a remarkable chapter in the inspiring, hard-fought saga of independent drug store retailing.

(THE NEWS: Head of NCPA to step down. For the full story, click here)

March 25, 2010

CVS/pharmacy announced plans to collect expired or unused medications from the public at two collection...

March 23, 2010

The Food and Drug Administration has given orphan drug designation to a vaccine for Type...

March 23, 2010

Bruce Roberts will step down as EVP and CEO of the National Community Pharmacists Association...

March 18, 2010

The Food and Drug Administration raised a number of concerns that it said precluded the...

March 16, 2010

Matrixx Initiatives recently introduced a new line of Zicam products — Cold Remedy Plus, a...

PHOENIX Matrixx Initiatives recently introduced a new line of Zicam products — Cold Remedy Plus, a multi-ingredient formulation that both reduces the duration of the common cold and helps relieve the symptoms of someone who already has a cold.

The Cold Remedy Plus products, cherry-flavored Liqui-Loz and cherry-flavored Zavors, retail for a suggested $11.59. Two mint flavors — including a rapid melt and oral mist — will launch in the fall.

March 15, 2010

The Food and Drug Administration did not approve an application from MannKind Corp. for a...

March 14, 2010

Most independent drug store owners will tell you there is strength in numbers, and see...

March 14, 2010

Kinney Drugs plans to give its newest store a big opening, the regional retail pharmacy...

March 14, 2010

Like small but seaworthy vessels caught in a storm alongside much bigger oceangoing ships, the...

March 10, 2010

The Food and Drug Administration has accepted an approval application for a new drug to...

March 9, 2010

Abbott will acquire Facet Biotech for $450 million, the drug maker announced Wednesday....

March 7, 2010

The only pro-life pharmacy in the metropolitan area of the nation’s capital is closing, according...

March 4, 2010

A retailer based in Southern California said its offering of free 14-day supplies of selected...

March 4, 2010

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ campaign to raise awareness of pharmacy’s role in...

March 2, 2010

The Apothecary Shops hopes to double sales at a pharmacy it bought in Los Angeles...

March 2, 2010

Walgreens has completed its acquisition of prescription files from Cardinal Health subsidiary SpecialtyScripts, based in...

March 1, 2010

The National Community Pharmacists Association is teaming up with Sharps Compliance to emphasize the proper...

February 28, 2010

The Food and Drug Administration has accepted a regulatory approval application for a drug to...

February 28, 2010

Winn-Dixie Stores in early February celebrated the completion of its new store, the first ground-up...

February 24, 2010

Thousands of patient interventions by Kerr Drug pharmacists have earned the chain recognition from a...