Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA

Debilitating and degenerative, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare disease affecting 1.6 per 100,000 Americans annually.

At the recent National Association of Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting and Expo in Washington, DC, Jamie McConaha, PharmD, NCTTB, BCACP, CDE, associate professor of pharmacy practice at Duquesne University Mylan School of Pharmacy, and April Jones, PharmD, CSP, clinical specialty pharmacist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, engaged specialty pharmacists in a concise but thorough presentation on psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Adolescents with atopic dermatitis have unique concerns and adherence issues.

Parabens are commonly used as preservatives in cosmetics, dermatological topical preparations, oral and parenteral medications, and in food products.

Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic, relapsing functional gastrointestinal disorder.

Sixty-seven million at-risk Americans remain unvaccinated for pneumococcal disease

For over 100 years, individuals with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma who needed more than temporary symptomatic treatment have sought out allergy shots.

For 2016, American health care providers will have delivered bad news to an estimated 1.7 million patients. “You have cancer,” they’ll have said. Thirty-five percent of these patients will eventually die from the disease, which actually is an improvement over past decades because of better cancer treatments.

A big change in any area of life—professional or personal—can feel worrisome and unmanageable.

Falls can cause significant mortality and morbidity in the aging population.

To completely understand pneumococcal vaccines and appreciate the progress in this area, pharmacists need to review some history.

The number of testosterone prescriptions has followed an upward trajectory since 1999.

Pharmacists often lead teams and must make difficult decisions.

It's official: pharmacist-immunizers have improved the nation's health!

A few common bad habits can keep employees from reaching their full potential.

These days, pharmacists tend to be general practitioners, handling most problems in community and hospital settings and referring problems beyond their abilities to specialists.

Between 1920 and 1950, an average of 200,000 Americans developed whooping cough each year.

Individuals who maximize their strengths and sublimate their limitations are better at directing their energy into useful activities.

Pharmacists are ideally situated to help patients beat hepatitis C.

An altered sense of taste can cause patients to self-manage in ways that are detrimental to their health.

While pharmacy schools now frequently provide communications training, practicing pharmacists may have already developed bad habits and need a refresher course on effective communication.

Fungal infections are common but tend to resolve completely with treatment.

Few pharmacies create succession plans to fortify their organizations, plans that outline training for qualified staff to assume leadership responsibilities.

Regardless of age or experience, it's possible to find a position that's a good fit for you.

Celiac disease, idiopathic juvenile dermatomyositis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and scleroderma are among the most common autoimmune diseases in children.

Vigilant pharmacists can help patients identify postinfection complications.

Many people dream of a magic pill to prevent or even reverse aging.

Rhinovirus infection tends to aggravate other conditions in the elderly.

Poor sleep quality and cardiovascular disease often go hand in hand.

Today's job seekers are revamping their search strategies and looking beyond traditional routes.