Suicide rates in the United States are increasing among males and females, yet community pharmacists who regularly see and provide medications to those suffering with mental health conditions remain an untapped resource for risk reduction efforts, according to a commentary published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine in November 2019.

Charnicia Huggins, PharmD

CBD & cannabis: The basics

Rachel Balick, Loren Bonner, and Leah Sera, PharmD, MA, BCPS

It’s been a stop-and-go journey toward the elimination of the retroactive direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees that are causing intense turmoil in the pharmacy community, particularly in the independent pharmacy space.

Rachel Balick

A controlled substance prescription must be issued for a legitimate medical purpose and in the usual course of professional practice.

David B. Brushwood, BSPharm, JD

Pharmacist interventions can increase the percentage of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) who are on appro-priate statin therapy and improve an organization’s quality metrics when conducted as part of a novel population health initiative, show new data by Haby and colleagues published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association.

Maria G. Tanzi, PharmD