The pharmacist is a critical member of the care team to help manage patients on treatment and contain costs of cancer care, said Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, FACCC, director of pharmacy, ...

Medication therapy management is a key component of ensuring good outcomes in diabetes care. The clinical pharmacist can play a key role in ensuring good transitions of care, avoiding problems of ...

Amid a worsening healthcare provider shortage, many people trust pharmacists to play a larger role in their care management, according to research findings released Jan. 11. Researchers from Columbia ...

As hospitals look for ways to stem the opioid crisis, a survey of health-system pharmacy directors released today found that most large health systems have active stewardship programs to prevent the ...

When COVID-19 forced the shutdown of doctors’ offices across the country last spring, community pharmacies remained open — and pharmacists stepped up, taking on more patient counseling, immunizations ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Japsen writes about healthcare business and policy. Walgreens is working with state regulators to expand the role of the ...

For years, pharmacists have been evolving their role beyond dispensing medications. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, pharmacists demonstrated the immense value they bring to patients and the entire ...

Despite this turbulence and amid the rise of AI, online competition and sustained margin pressure, one reality has not ...

Are people relying too much on the traditional doctor/patient interaction? By Aaron E. Carroll “Older adults are taking an awful lot of pills these days," says a professor of medicine and pharmacy.

Moncrief Army Health Clinic processes more than 1,500 prescriptions during a normal day at the Fort Jackson, South Carolina-based facility. For many, that would seem like an exceptional number, but ...

Thank you for your enlightening article, “New laws bringing change at pharmacy” [Aug. 27, Page 1]. The underappreciated pharmacist is very smart, must have a PhD and is an expert on medications. As ...

According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the U.S. is staring down the barrel of a primary care physician (PCP) shortage to the tune of 21,000 to 55,000 primary care providers ...