Pharmacy

Pharmacists across the state are facing tough times, whether it’s more of their patients ordering prescriptions online or lower profits on the drugs they dispense. Independent pharmacists are worried about staying in business.

The Senate Health Policy Committee approved the bill, while the House Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee is slated to take up its version on Tuesday.

States and health providers report they've dispensed less than half their supply from the government, raising fears that the drugs may go to waste while people who could benefit get sicker.

Some retailers are starting to get the first wave of the 400 million free masks being distributed by the federal government. Every person is allowed to receive up to three masks.

The pharmacy says it will bypass health care industry "middlemen" and help consumers avoid high drug prices by charging manufacturers' prices plus a flat 15% markup and pharmacist fee.

The high-quality masks will go to pharmacies and community health centers starting this week in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19.

The Florida Board of Pharmacy agreed to move forward with a new law allowing pharmacists to help treat patients for chronic medical conditions.

Fifteen percent of hospital pharmacists who prepare injectable drugs are going without the protective masks they typically rely on, or are using substitutes for the masks.

His sentencing is the culmination of a months-long criminal trial that resulted in the first successful prosecution of pharmaceutical executives tied to the opioid epidemic.

Patients would get expanded access to prescription drugs under a bill in the Legislature that allows pharmacies to operate medication-dispensing kiosks.

For people at high risk of HIV, taking a daily dose of a prevention drug is essential. But many can't afford it. A new federal program makes the drugs available for free.

Reacting to pleas from desperate patients unable to get pain medications, the Florida Board of Pharmacy on Wednesday approved a rule change aimed at...