There’s one healthcare professional that serves as the connection between patients, physicians, and prescriptions: Your local pharmacist. Encouraging patients to review medications with a pharmacist ...

One of the most popular New Year resolutions is to quit smoking, and pharmacists can be a number one resource to help achieve that goal. Whether you want to cut down on smoking or quit cold turkey, ...

Pharmacists are there for us when it’s time to refill our prescriptions or when we need a play-by-play on how best to take a new medication (complete with giant side effects pamphlets) — but if these ...

As the nation’s population ages, our medication regimens grow. Government sources cite that 42 percent of American adults take five or more medications – this is up from 14 percent 20 ago. With this ...

These examples aside, pharmacists can still play a vital role in getting vaccines to the more than 200 million Americans who need them if the nation is to achieve “herd immunity.” They’re poised to ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m sure pharmacists are busy, but what do they do? No one likes to wait for a prescription, especially if you’re not feeling well. When you see a pharmacist on the news, you see ...

The nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain is setting up a network of automated, centralized drug-filling centers that could fill a city block. This browser does not support the video element. Rows of ...