Each year, there are a range of medications that lose patent protection, and this year is no exception. In fact, this year there are some notable medications, such as Viagra...

Here is a list of some of the most prescribed drugs in 2017, based on a sample of claims reported by pharmacists from around the country. The drugs are listed...

When it comes to the mail order drug business, economies of scale matter. The larger the supplier, the more leverage they have in determining the prices. That is why, more...

Working as a pharmacy technician can be challenging, especially when dealing with the instructions that come with prescriptions. It can look like an alphabet soup with all of the abbreviations...

The best way to educate parents is through dialogue; acknowledging their questions and concerns. Listen To have a dialogue, you must listen. You need to find out what the parents’...

Flu season is approaching once again. Pharmacists play a vital role in prevention by helping to educate their patients about the flu, which can cause serious illness, and even death...

When should you begin to taper doses of opioids being used to treat chronic pain? The Center for Disease Control has a plan of action for such a situation. The...

Generally, over-the-counter pain medications are safe when taken as recommended. But people often get themselves into trouble when they begin to mix these drugs with other over-the-counter drugs or prescription...

Polypharmacy is a term used to describe a situation where a person is taking a number of different drugs simultaneously, usually more than are medically necessary. It is more common...

As anyone who follows the news knows, the price of the EpiPen, an epinephrine autoinjector used for the treatment of anaphylaxis, has soared, increasing from $100 to $600. However, there...