Pharmacy

Science

UW Researchers Investigate Effects Of Drugs On The Brain

Ashley Piccone

University of Wyoming researchers are trying to model the brain when it is exposed to drugs.In a recent publication, Ana Clara Bobadilla, a UW Assistant…

Policies on whether pharmacists can prescribe contraception vary by state.

Health

Growing Number Of Pharmacies Across West Can Prescribe Birth Control

Rae Ellen Bichell

A growing number of pharmacists across the country are now offering birth control directly to patients -- no doctor’s visit required. That includes...

A study found that, between 2009 and 2015, 1 in 8 pharmacies across the country closed.

Health

As Rural Pharmacies Close, Western States Seek A Prescription

Rae Ellen Bichell

Updated Monday, November 18, 2019 to include a visualization of pharmacy closure in the Mountain West. A national study published in the journal JAMA...

Politics & Government

Many Mountain West Lawmakers Still Pulling In Donations From Drug Companies

Madelyn Beck

Pharmaceutical companies are facing scrutiny over the opioid crisis, but that hasn’t stopped them from giving millions of dollars to members of Congress...

The Shopko in Bridger Valley, Wyoming, was home to the community's only pharmacy until it was shuttered in February. The store is set to close in May.

Shopko Bankruptcy Means Some Rural Towns Lose Their Only Pharmacy

Nate Hegyi

On a stretch of empty highway in remote southwest Wyoming, Bryce Habel is driving his delivery route. A spring snowstorm is dumping ice pellets over the...

Health

New Program Will Study Diabetes Management In Wyoming

Caroline Ballard

A new program led by the University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy will study how Type 2 diabetes patients around the state manage their disease.As part of…

Open Spaces

Pharmacists Want To Be Recognized As Health Care Providers

Bob Beck

Pharmacists are currently not recognized as health care providers and despite their obvious knowledge of medications, they are not currently allowed to…