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In smaller geographical and local markets, small drug chains, competing with the…”big boys,” continue to thrive... They tend to employ pharmacists who have grown up in the communities they serve…these locally grown pharmacists interact with the public they serve in powerful ways.

Patients' experience of a hospital or health care provider extends beyond the physical walls of your facility: Your organization's online experience is also a key component of patient satisfaction. Personalization is a design approach that allows you to create deeper engagement and a more satisfying online experience for your patients.

FDA is strengthening an existing warning…to indicate that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can increase the chance of a heart attack or stroke,...

Oklahoma’s highest criminal court...set execution dates for three death row inmates who challenged the use of a drug that will be used in their lethal injections.

..public hospital districts in rural Eastern Washington have adopted an innovative technology solution that gives providers real-time data on patients with chronic conditions. The system not only promotes better care coordination, but positions the providers for the shift to value.(video)

High school athletes are often overlooked victims of the prescription drug abuse epidemic,...young people facing pressure to play through sports injuries and then getting hooked on the high that painkillers would bring.

Daniel Kraft, MD, chair of medicine at Singularity University and chair/founder of Exponential Medicine, discusses pharmacogenomics' role in pharmacy practices.(video)

Patients may expect cleaner than clean conditions in a hospital..In one of four hospitals across the country hand washing – the best-known way to prevent hospital infections – is apparently not a priority. "It puts patients, clinicians, and all health care workers at risk when hand washing is not a priority. Hospital-acquired infections kill about 10 percent of those afflicted…”

majority of online drug sellers operate illegally and sell counterfeit medications that can contain toxins such as floor wax and road tar,

Out of more than 2,200 U.S. hospitals, only 338 made it to this year's Most Wired list, demonstrating some of the most advanced health IT use and adoption in the nation. Check out the full list of winners here. (interactive)