During the National Legislative Conference of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), which concluded on Wednesday, independent pharmacists from across the country voiced support to increasing patient access to independent pharmacies. NCPA CEO B. Douglas Hoey said it is often independent pharmacies that serve areas deemed to be underserved, and that substantial obstacles exist for small health care providers. Read More »

Minnesota is considering becoming the 35th state to enact an Any Willing Provider (AWP) policy, which would force insurers to contract with any pharmacy that meets certain terms and conditions. Read More »

Community pharmacy and small business representatives will gather May 12-13 at the Hilton Crystal City at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., for the National Community Pharmacists Association's (NCPA) 2015 Annual Legislative Conference. Read More »

RxEOB today announced the authorization of the white paper, “Targeted Messaging Emerges as an Essential Service in Post-Reform Health Care," that emphasizes the need for health care professionals to stay ahead of the technology curve by using effective messaging strategies on patients’ mobile devices, which is the quickest, most secure and most effective communication mode available. Read More »

Kmart and Shop Your Way on Monday announced the new Shop Your Way Pharmacy Rewards Program. Read More »

Surescripts announced today that it will implement its national record locator service with electronic health record vendors eClinicalWorks, Epic and Greenway Health. Read More »

Encountering record use of its online pharmacy tool platform, ChainDrugStore.net announced an ongoing expansion of its offerings from its Springfield, Virginia, headquarters on Thursday. Read More »

The Pharmacy Workforce Center’s (PWC) 2014 National Pharmacist Workforce Survey indicates that pharmacists are becoming more involved in patient care activities, spending less time in the traditional role of dispensing medications and working in an industry that has become more female-dominated over the past decade. Read More »

Company's clients will now have access to latest PQA metrics used for Medicare, Medicaid Read More »

National Community Pharmacists Association CEO B. Douglas Hoey issued a statement on Thursday, congratulating Arkansas on strengthening its generic drug payment legislation. Read More »

More than 359 pharmacy advocates from 44 different states met with members of Congress last week during the seventh annual NACDS RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill. Read More »

Group joins president in launching initiative to improve health care and reduce costs. Read More »

Survey respondents say pain medication comes at higher cost, including stigmatization. Read More »

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores on Monday announced the expansion and acquisition of a certificate program designed to offer training for pharmacists to administer point-of-care testing and other health assessments in pharmacies.HeadlineNACDS announces certificate programBody “While patients continue to look to their pharmacist as a steward of medication safety and effectiveness, more and more patients are looking to their pharmacists to provide innovative services that fur Read More »

The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) made an announcement Thursday that discussed the appointment of Jayson S. Slotnik as a health policy advisor and Virginia Sweeter to consultant for their meetings and education program. Read More »

The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) said on Tuesday that it has moved its headquarters to the Washington, D.C., area. The NASP headquarters are now located at 1765 Duke St, Alexandria Va. 22314, effective immediately. Read More »

The large retail pharmacy company Walgreens has purchased Lovelace Retail Pharmacy, according to an announcement March 9. Read More »

Custom-compounded therapies unregulated by FDA. Read More »

Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) formed a formal research partnership on Wednesday with AllazoHealth to study and improve industrywide standards for medication adherence metrics. Read More »

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores urged recognition of pharmacist as health care providers Read More »