In this Issue

With telepharmacy, pharmacy techs with additional training dispense drugs in remote locations under the auspices of a pharmacist located elsewhere.

Key developments, including the creation of an infrastructure for statewide protocols in 2016 and a provider status bill, have expanded pharmacists’ scope of practice.

The Evergreen State was the first to let pharmacists prescribe oral contraceptives and other narcotic and non-narcotic drugs under collaborative drug therapy, or CDTA, physician agreements in 1979.

For many services, pharmacists in the state can bill as a healthcare provider just like physicians.

COVID-19 pushed Florida’s system to the brink, forcing state legislators to acknowledge pharmacists’ capabilities.

Amazon is a force, but a tried-and-true strategy of differentiation could help retail pharmacy compete.

Uncle Bud’s Hemp & CBD has formed a health-and-wellness partnership with the U.S.-based boxing promoter Golden Boy.

Pharmacists prove themselves during the pandemic, eye additional authorities.