Allison Gilchrist, Associate Editor

Pharmacists are conspicuously absent from treatment teams for cancer survivors.

Sandoz has launched a generic version of Novartis' Exelon Patch for Alzheimer's dementia.

Because current health care practice focuses on diagnosing and prescribing, the need to taper, reduce, or discontinue inappropriate medication therapy receives relatively little attention.

One major concern with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) is their potential for drug interactions that prompt insufficient or excessive anticoagulation.

Use of statins among elderly patients without vascular disease continues to rise despite a lack of evidence demonstrating benefit in this population.

Patients must meet six specific conditions to be eligible for drug discounts.

The prices of generic drugs have come under scrutiny and become a major point of contention in US health care policy conversations.

Legislation has been introduced in Congress to rein in skyrocketing generic drug prices.

The 340B Program "mega-guidance" recently released by the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) sets stricter standards for contract pharmacy use.

The 340B Program "mega-guidance" just released by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) clarifies how patients can receive deeply discounted drugs.

Pharmacies will be penalized for noncompliance with Drug Supply Chain Security Act product tracing obligations beginning November 1, 2015.

Pharmacists must prepare for full enforcement of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) in order to avoid significant penalties associated with noncompliance.

Drug manufacturers spent $3.4 billion on advertising the top 10 brand-name prescription drugs last year.

In light of last year's severe flu season, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges pharmacists to recognize their key role in promoting influenza immunizations.

The role of the health-system pharmacist in providing transitions-of-care services is expanding rapidly.

Nearly half of Americans miscomprehend fundamental facts about heart failure.

Bystanders who initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation improve survival and neurological outcomes for patients experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Preventive care services include breast, cervical, and colon cancer checks.

Massachusetts seeks to create strong presence in the pharmacy community.

Patients with any type of health insurance receive preventive care for chronic diseases at rates up to 3 times higher than their uninsured counterparts, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found.

The 10 best-selling brand-name drugs have generated $48.5 billion in sales this year through June 2015, IMS Health data revealed.

The vast majority of patients wants continued access to OTC medications containing pseudoephedrine and opposes making the drugs prescription-only.

An alarming 50% of teens aren't properly educated on OTC medications, potentially leading to dangerous misuse of these drugs.

Kim Kardashian can't keep up with pharmaceutical advertising.

Cost of premiums, deductibles, and copays listed as important factors in choosing health plans.

One in 3 public health insurance exchange (HIX) enrollees have had trouble paying for out-of-pocket health care expenses, and just 16% feel financially prepared to handle future health care costs.

A recent report from Project Catalyst at AARP found that seniors are more amenable to wearable health and fitness devices than previously thought.

Corporations are directly contracting with health-systems to provide higher-quality care to their employees at a lower cost.

Just ahead of CVS Caremark, Express Scripts finalized its 2016 formulary with some noteworthy inclusions and exclusions.

CVS Caremark recently released its 2016 formulary with several notable exclusions.