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, ...

Lest anyone think that pharmacists do little more than dispense prescriptions, a new study from Columbia University dispels the notion, and then some. Pharmacists will figure more centrally in ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, response efforts in the US continue to put pressure on health care organizations and resources. Direct patient care by pharmacists has been shown to potentially ...

As the pharmacist’s role has evolved in the last decade, they’ve become an important part of reducing costs and better managing patients, explained Scott Soefje, PharmD, MBA, BCOP, FCCP, FHOPA, ...

Community pharmacies represent one of the most accessible healthcare infrastructures in Europe. More than 500,000 pharmacists ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When people needed critical COVID-19 testing and, later, vaccinations, many visited their local pharmacy to secure those services. As the healthcare industry continues to grapple with labor shortages ...

In 1997, a joint declaration between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) describing "The Role of the Pharmacist Against HIV/AIDS Pandemic" was ...

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 ...