From the Desk of the CEO

If you’re confused about Rutledge v Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA, the association that represents PBMs)—the upcoming Supreme Court case about an Arkansas state law regulating PBMs’ pharmacy reimbursement rates—you’re not alone.

Rachel Balick

It is important that the pharmacy profession protect the public from pharmacists whose impairment may threaten the public health.

David B. Brushwood, BSPharm, JD

Even a pharmacy that feels prepared can get spooked by the sudden sight of a state board of pharmacy (BOP) inspector.

Rachel Balick

In a recent study published in Circulation, researchers found that one in eight patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in the United States did not adhere to their medications because of cost.

Aina Abell

The expectations for patients and pharmacists are a little different at the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain, CT. Most patients are not expecting to have a pharmacist visit them,” said Kevin Awugah, PharmD, a clinical pharmacist covering the medical rehabilitation unit and neurobehavioral units. Patients certainly don’t think a pharmacist will come read to them, either—but that happens on occasion when pharmacists and other hospital staff volunteer to read books to pediatric patients on weekends.

Loren Bonner and Aina Abell