From the Desk of the CEO

Methadone overdose has been linked to mistaken use of concentrated oral solution and scanning the wrong barcode.

Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Horsham, PA

The pharmacy profession’s dedication to protecting people from vaccine-preventable diseases is evident in the work of the innovative pharmacists, practices, and community leaders who are recipients of this year’s APhA Immunization Champion Awards.

APhA staff

New guidance requires laboratories performing COVID-19 testing under a CLIA Certificate of Waiver—including pharmacies enrolled as independent clinical laboratories—to report test results and other data to the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) or its designee while the federal public health emergency declaration is in effect.

Rachel Balick

Your patient asks you why she can find every possible variety of cannabidiol (CBD) product on the internet or at her local convenience store, but not in your pharmacy.

Tom Downey, JD and Sean Jennings, JD

Lawsuits brought by patients against pharmacists usually allege harm caused by a drug that was dispensed to the plaintiff by the defendant.

David B. Brushwood, BSPharm, JD