National R.Ph. licensure nears, predicts NABP head
Despite an over-my-dead-body opposition in some states, the day is rapidly approaching when pharmacists will be able to obtain a national license valid in multiple states, predicted Carmen Catizone,...
View ArticleFacing 'do or die,' R.Ph.s enlist grassroots help
Pharmacists who want to get involved at the grassroots level can contact the resources listed below.
View ArticlePharmacists set licensure transfer record ... again
For the seventh consecutive year, pharmacists requested a record number of licensure transfers last year, according to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
View ArticleSeven states team up to showcase MTM services
The pharmacy associations and pharmacy schools in seven rural states have signed up for a two-phase demonstration project to showcase the ability of pharmacists to deliver medication therapy management...
View ArticleElectronic prescribing may not be so voluntary
The Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) does not require pharmacies to participate in the electronic prescribing that is mandatory for Part D drug plans. But that doesn't mean plans can't make...
View ArticleSoftware boosts pharmacy purchasing efficiency
Emerlyn Technology has released SureCost, real-time purchasing software that helps pharmacies optimize drug product selection and analysis of vendor offers, according to the North Conway, N.H., firm...
View ArticleNew Jersey pharmacists create think tank
Tired of watching the profession react instead of act? A group of New Jersey pharmacists has created a think tank to generate ideas about how to move toward payment for medication therapy management...
View ArticleBoard for compounding accreditation debuts
Compounding pharmacists who would like to put their practices to the test can now apply to earn the seal of approval offered by the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB).
View ArticleThese three R.Ph.s say Walgreens adds insult to injury
A letter from Walgreens' head of acquisitions asking whether Part D has them ready to sell out has outraged some independent pharmacy owners. They believe the chain's own pharmacy benefit manager is...
View ArticlePerfect Storm: Pharmacy seeks shelter from Medicaid disaster
Still reeling from the economic havoc churned up by Medicare Part D's slower and lower reimbursements, pharmacy is bracing for the destruction swirling its way in the form of reimbursement cuts spawned...
View ArticleNCPDP helps pharmacies get identifiers
In less than a year all pharmacies that submit electronic claims subject to Uncle Sam's rules must have a new National Provider Identifier (NPI). To help the profession get a jump on the mandate, the...
View ArticleTechnology update: July 10, 2006
Beginning next year, technicians won't need #2 pencils when they sit for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) exam. Instead, they will be taking the exam in a computer-based format. The...
View ArticleManuel the robot earns his long-term care keep
Figuring Medicare Part D was going to boost his retail script count, Wayne Miller installed a dispensing robot in his pharmacy last December. A month later, he realized that the unit nicknamed Manuel...
View ArticleHealth Mart: Not your father's franchise
McKesson has unveiled a radically different pharmacy franchise model designed to strengthen its independent customers by giving them the clout of a mega-chain in the dog-eat-dog world of managed care.
View ArticleStaff R.Ph. pay nears six figures, survey finds
Reflecting the economic consequences of a manpower shortage, the median total compensation of staff pharmacists is pushing six figures, according to the latest survey from Mercer Human Resource...
View ArticleMost states now allow collaborative practice
When the Governor signed the legislation in May, New Hampshire became, by at least one count, the 41st state to permit pharmacists to enter collaborative practice agreements with physicians. But no one...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court affirms R.Ph.s' duty to warn
The Florida Supreme Court recently added another brick to the increasingly solid legal wall of opinion that pharmacists have a duty to warn. The high court decision sent a lawsuit involving a drug...
View ArticleNew bar-code scanner simplifies drug ordering
Emerlyn Technology has introduced OneScan, a handheld universal bar-code scanner that simplifies drug product ordering for pharmacists. Used with Emerlyn's SureCost global pharmacy e-procurement...
View ArticleThe Pharm.D. system—A reality check
Pharmacists are still divided over whether the mandate to drop the B.S. degree was a bad call
View ArticleWashington State nixes cursive scripts
Washington State pharmacists are wondering if they are expected to be the penmanship police since a new law decrees that prescriptions in cursive handwriting are no longer considered to be legible.
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