Medicare has stopped paying hospitals for blood conditions caused by poor inpatient glycemic control. Health-system pharmacists can help prevent these conditions and reduce uncompensated expenses by insisting on proper protocols.

Jim Plagakis reports on what it was like to go through Hurricane Ike in Galveston.

Flat-rate generic drug programs give pharmacy customers greater satisfaction, according to a 2008 national pharmacy study by J.D. Power and Associates.

Regulation of pharmacy techs in Florida goes into effect January 1, 2010.

Physical and personal trainers recommend supplements and OTC products to their clients without considering possible interactions with other supplements or meds. By becoming an information resource to trainers, pharmacists can take the lead in promoting safe use of these products.

The pharmacy school at University of Charleston will become the first college in the nation to house a Wal-Mart chain drug store.

Barr Pharmaceuticals has received final FDA approval for galantamine, its generic version of Ortho McNeil Janssen's Razadyne ER, for the treatment of mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer's type.

In the wake of hurricanes Gustav and Ike, volunteer pharmacists from around the country dispensed medications in the field, kept pharmacies open, and helped reopen others.

Pharmacists speak out about drug kiosks, tobacco sales, fee for service, and e-prescribing.