Allison Gilchrist, Associate Editor

Hot button health care issues dominate many of the presidential contenders' political platforms.

Summer was a busy season for FDA drug warnings.

More children than previously thought have trouble sleeping, and a third of them are given medication for it.

With accountable care organizations now covering more than 23.5 million patients across the United States, it is becoming increasingly important for pharmacists to understand their role in enhancing quality of care through the entire continuum.

Freeze on co-payment increases in place until at least the end of 2016.

The typical home medicine cabinet often contains an assortment of prescription medications, OTC pain relievers, multivitamins, and herbal remedies for each family member.

Veterans who obtain their prescriptions at a VA pharmacy will see their copays remain steady through 2016.

Just one follow-up phone call can keep asymptomatic adolescents with sexually transmitted infections (STI) adherent to treatment.

Initial price hike justified through claims the profits could fund research and development.

FDA received 3 medication error reports related to dosage strength.

Amid public uproar over its steep price increase for pyrimethamine (Daraprim), Turing Pharma announced last night that it would lower the drug's cost.

Confusion over the drug strength displayed for the new antibacterial agent Avycaz could cause medication errors, the FDA is warning pharmacists.

Old drugs with new price hikes add another dimension to the national drug pricing debate.

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has updated the practice standards used by hospital pharmacists worldwide.

Funding cuts could increase Medicaid costs by nearly $60 million.

Draft guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could sharply reduce the role opioids play in primary care-based pain management.

Planned Parenthood funding cuts would save taxpayers $235 million over a decade, but also reduce health care access for nearly 400,000 women and children.

Community pharmacy patients will soon have access to low-priced health screenings and lab tests without a prescription.

Court rules there is legitimate interest in regulating pharmacy benefit managers to preserve the health of its citizens.

The foods we eat can interfere with the medications we take.

Pharmacists have been required to display a poster informing patients of their right to no-cost translations.

The bipartisan Fair Access for Safe and Timely Generics Act has been introduced in Congress.

As an increasing number of popular drugs loses patent protection, the FDA has said it will require additional resources to independently regulate generics.

A federal district court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) against drug pricing transparency legislation in Iowa.

Pharmacists in California could soon be required to provide prescription drug labels in 5 languages besides English under a law unanimously passed by state lawmakers.

Affordable Care Act credited for decrease in the number of patients having problems accessing and paying for care.

A generic equivalent to Pfizer's antifungal agent Vfend has received FDA approval.

Treatments skipped due to cost are at their lowest percentage since 1999.

A ticking sound coming from Auvi-Q may seem scary, but the Institute for Safe Medicine Practices (ISMP) has clarified that it's normal.

Pharmacists can manage medications and long-term toxicities to enhance the spectrum of care.