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Community pharmacy, also known as retail pharmacy, is the most common type of pharmacy that allows the public access to their medications and advice about their health. Traditionally known as a chemist, it is the healthcare facility that is responsible for the provision of pharmaceutical service to a specific community group or region.

Thomson Reuters releases CareFocus 2.0 clinical surveillance solution

Thomson Reuters today announced the newest release of Clinical Xpert(TM) CareFocus, a leading clinical surveillance solution that enables hospitals to identify at-risk patients in real-time and respond immediately to improve clinical quality and reduce total cost of treatment.

9 Nov 2009

Researchers develop tools to visualize how different cell populations of cells communicate

Using imaging mass spectrometry, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed tools that will enable scientists to visualize how different cell populations of cells communicate. Their study shows how bacteria talk to one another - an understanding that may lead to new therapeutic discoveries for diseases ranging from cancer to diabetes and allergies.

9 Nov 2009

HUYA Bioscience International and School of Medicine and Pharmacy enter into partnership agreement

HUYA Bioscience International, a leader in globalizing China's biopharmaceutical innovation, today announced a strategic partnership with the School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China.

9 Nov 2009

American Academy of Nursing inducts seven editors of LWW as Academy Fellows

The American Academy of Nursing today inducted seven editors and editorial board members of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) nursing publications as Academy Fellows. LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy.

7 Nov 2009

Men's Wellness Center launched at AHF Blair Underwood Healthcare Center’

On Thursday, November 5th, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, which provides medical care and/or services to more than 120,000 individuals in 22 countries worldwide, opened a Men's Wellness Center at the new ‘AHF Blair Underwood Healthcare Center’ located in Washington D.C.

7 Nov 2009

CVS investigated by FTC over business practices

"CVS Caremark Corp (CVS.N) has been the subject of a U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigation over some of its business practices since August, the company said on Thursday," Reuters reports. "Various groups have asked the government to look into CVS Caremark's practices since drugstore chain CVS bought pharmacy benefits management business Caremark Rx Inc in March 2007. They claim that changes to services in the pharmacy benefits business since the acquisition have led to higher prices, compromised quality of care and pushed patients to choose CVS drugstores over other pharmacies."

6 Nov 2009

New book available online addresses health care disparities

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is proud to announce publication of LGBTQ Cultures: What Health Care Professionals Need to Know About Sexual and Gender Diversity, written by Michele J. Eliason, PhD, Suzanne L Dibble, DNSc, RN, Jeanne DeJoseph, CNM, PhD, and Peggy Chinn, RN, PhD.

6 Nov 2009

Journal of Public Health Management presents new ideas for building better public health workforce

A recent special supplement to the Journal of Public Health Management calls attention to the country's pressing need for a larger and fully capable public health workforce. The supplement, written by the leading academic voices in public health and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), also sheds light on the challenges the U.S. faces in adequately meeting public health needs.

6 Nov 2009

San Francisco and Berkeley miss opportunity to help smokers quit

San Francisco and Berkeley missed an opportunity to help smokers quit when the cities moved all tobacco sales out of pharmacies, according to a new Bay Area health initiative. Instead of having smokers buy cigarettes in convenience stores and at other retailers, smokers should buy cigarettes only at pharmacy counters, says Stuart Skorman, founder of Elephant Pharmacy.

6 Nov 2009

Pharmacists are necessary to the medical care model

Roger Merrill, MD, chief medical officer of Perdue Foods Inc. of Salisbury, Md., told students at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy yesterday that they should be concerned about future health care costs.

6 Nov 2009

Wedgewood Pharmacy announces compounding of thyroid tablets in response to physician demand

Wedgewood Pharmacy announced today that it is compounding thyroid tablets in response to physician demand during the long-term backorder of Forest Laboratories’ Armour® Thyroid tablets. Compounded using Thyroid USP powder, a naturally occurring thyroid, Wedgewood Pharmacy’s scored tablets are available by prescription in 15mg, 30mg, 60mg and 120mg, with prices ranging from $21 to $25 per 100-count bottle.

6 Nov 2009

Eclipsys’ Sunrise Enterprise integrated suite of solutions selected by NMMC

Eclipsys Corporation®, The Outcomes Company®, today announced that North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC), a 650-bed regional referral center located in Tupelo, MS, has selected the Eclipsys’ Sunrise Enterprise™ integrated suite of solutions.

6 Nov 2009

Medtipster announces new promotion to help Michigan residents save on their prescription costs

Medtipster, the company behind the new online healthcare search engine and price comparator Medtipster.com, is pleased to announce a new promotion to help Michigan residents save on their prescription costs.

6 Nov 2009

DOJ investigates alleged fraud by drugmakers; sanctions on wellcare lifted

"A $112 million settlement involving alleged drug kickbacks that the Justice Dept. announced with the nation's largest nursing home pharmacy and a generic drug manufacturer on Nov. 3 is part of a wide-ranging investigation of suspected Medicaid fraud by the pharmaceutical industry," Business Week reports. "Critics say the continuing probe, which involves Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and other major drugmakers, highlights what they describe as an industry practice of paying money to outfits that provide drugs to consumers, in return for preferential treatment."

6 Nov 2009

CVS Caremark announces third quarter revenues, operating profit and net income

CVS Caremark Corporation today announced record third quarter revenues, operating profit, and net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

5 Nov 2009

CIGNA reports consolidated revenues of $4.5 billion for the third quarter of 2009

CIGNA Corporation today reported shareholders’ net income of $329 million, or $1.19 per share, for the third quarter of 2009 compared with shareholders’ net income of $171 million, or $0.62 per share, for the same period last year. Shareholders’ net income for the third quarter 2009 included income related to the variable annuity products within our Run-off Reinsurance segment of $16 million after-tax, or $0.06 per share, primarily related to favorable performance in the equity markets.

5 Nov 2009

Educational video induces girls diagnosed with PID to ensure partner treatment

A study at Johns Hopkins Children's Center found that girls diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) who watched a short educational video were three times more likely to discuss their condition with their partners and to ensure partner treatment than girls diagnosed and treated without seeing the film.

5 Nov 2009

Automated temperature monitoring module for health care facilities

Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSLR), today announced the availability of its most advanced automated temperature monitoring module.

4 Nov 2009

Veterans Administration leads in e-health exchange, too

The Veterans Health Administration was at the avant-garde of electronic medical records in the 1980s, and more recently, it's blazed the trail for exchanging health information between providers, the Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World reports in the third of a 3-part series on EMRs.

4 Nov 2009

Medicare patients face problems accessing medical equipment and supplies in certain areas of Montana

In an email sent to Montana home equipment suppliers on October 30th, a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) official admitted there are "areas within Montana, a Medicare beneficiary may experience supplier access issues in obtaining certain" durable medical equipment and supplies.

4 Nov 2009