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pharmacy
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How Trump’s new drug proposal may impact older adults
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Director Seems Verma are crisscrossing the…
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Journalists learn about intricacies of prescription drug pricing
Many Americans think they pay too much for their prescription drugs, especially those who need life-saving medications for cancer and…
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Pharmacy access story gains stronger local angle from inventive use of study’s own data
Local pharmacies have limited hours? Turns out that this is way more than an inconvenience. It may also be a…
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Reopening of CVS store highlights health access issues in Baltimore
When Baltimore erupted last spring in the wake of the death of a young black man in police custody, the…
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Program uses pharmacists to help manage complex health needs
As the Department of Health and Human Services continues its shift towards an outcomes-based payment model, one small health system is…
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More patients aren’t filling brand-name prescriptions
It hasn’t had quite as much impact as some earlier health-related recession trend stories, but the rise in prescription abandonment…
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Who monitors pharmacies’ systems to curb pseudoephedrine sales?
CVS Pharmacy has been in the news recently after it agreed to pay $75 million in penalties and forfeit $2.6…
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Network to warn pharmacists of drug errors
The Wall Street Journal‘s Laura Landro spotlighted a new national network designed to send e-mail alerts to as many as…
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TV report leads to $2.25 million HIPAA settlement
A report by Bob Segall of WTHR-Indianapolis prompted the federal investigation that led to CVS Pharmacy’s agreement to pay $2.25…