As an independent community pharmacist, you’re capable of providing more services than ever to your patients. But because of the restrictions presented by reimbursements and billing, the range of services…
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What’s Trending?: Independent Pharmacy Trends in 2015
Get ready to think differently about your business in 2015. The health care industry is evolving and your independent community pharmacy must, too. If you understand the trends of tomorrow,…
10 Interesting Trends in Pharmacy
New statistics from the 2014 NCPA Digest, conducted by the National Community Pharmacists Association, reveal several emerging trends in pharmacy.
How to Become a Certified HIV Pharmacist
Are you interested in becoming HIV-certified? Ken South from the American Academy of HIV Medicine explains the process.
A Pioneer in HIV Pharmacy
Dale Smith, R.Ph., was specializing in HIV pharmacy before it was a specialty. During the late 1980s and early 1990s he co-owned Home Health Depot, a pharmacy located in Kansas…
Specializing in HIV: A Look at Gateway Apothecary
Recent advances in antiretroviral drug therapy offer enormous hope to millions living with HIV. For patients who take antiretroviral drugs correctly and maintain a low viral load, life expectancy is…
Looking Out for Pharmacy: An Interview with NCPA CEO Douglas Hoey
As an independent community pharmacist, you’ve probably joined the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA). But it’s not always easy to keep up with the details of what that membership actually…
CDTM and the Future of Pharmacy
In a win for pharmacists, health care and patients, Kansas officially became one of 48 states and Washington, D.C. to adopt regulations concerning collaborative drug therapy management on July 1.
Infographic: Star Ratings and What They Mean for Independent Pharmacies
Click to view larger. Since 2006, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have assigned an overall rating of 1 to 5 stars to Medicare Part D plans based…
10 Numbers Your Independent Pharmacy Needs to Know
About 23,000 independent pharmacies are in business today. Despite pressure from mail order, third party reimbursements and brick-and-mortar competition, that number hasn’t changed significantly in recent years. What is changing…
Taking Part in Take-Back Day
In an effort to get unused prescription drugs out of people’s medicine cabinets––and away from those who might abuse them––the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is sponsoring a National Drug Take-Back…
Why You Should Be Pushing for Provider Status
As an independent community pharmacist, you’re capable of providing more services than ever to your patients. But because of the restrictions presented by reimbursements and billing, the range of services…
What’s Trending?: Independent Pharmacy Trends in 2015
Get ready to think differently about your business in 2015. The health care industry is evolving and your independent community pharmacy must, too. If you understand the trends of tomorrow,…
10 Interesting Trends in Pharmacy
New statistics from the 2014 NCPA Digest, conducted by the National Community Pharmacists Association, reveal several emerging trends in pharmacy.
How to Become a Certified HIV Pharmacist
Are you interested in becoming HIV-certified? Ken South from the American Academy of HIV Medicine explains the process.
A Pioneer in HIV Pharmacy
Dale Smith, R.Ph., was specializing in HIV pharmacy before it was a specialty. During the late 1980s and early 1990s he co-owned Home Health Depot, a pharmacy located in Kansas…
Specializing in HIV: A Look at Gateway Apothecary
Recent advances in antiretroviral drug therapy offer enormous hope to millions living with HIV. For patients who take antiretroviral drugs correctly and maintain a low viral load, life expectancy is…
Looking Out for Pharmacy: An Interview with NCPA CEO Douglas Hoey
As an independent community pharmacist, you’ve probably joined the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA). But it’s not always easy to keep up with the details of what that membership actually…
CDTM and the Future of Pharmacy
In a win for pharmacists, health care and patients, Kansas officially became one of 48 states and Washington, D.C. to adopt regulations concerning collaborative drug therapy management on July 1.
Infographic: Star Ratings and What They Mean for Independent Pharmacies
Click to view larger. Since 2006, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have assigned an overall rating of 1 to 5 stars to Medicare Part D plans based…
10 Numbers Your Independent Pharmacy Needs to Know
About 23,000 independent pharmacies are in business today. Despite pressure from mail order, third party reimbursements and brick-and-mortar competition, that number hasn’t changed significantly in recent years. What is changing…
Taking Part in Take-Back Day
In an effort to get unused prescription drugs out of people’s medicine cabinets––and away from those who might abuse them––the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is sponsoring a National Drug Take-Back…