Jennifer Barrett, Assistant Editor

A New York pharmacist was convicted of narcotics and health care fraud charges on Thursday, November 10.

According to the CDC, 4175 cases of Zika virus infections have been reported in the United States. So far, no vaccine exists to prevent the virus, but vaccine candidates are in the works.

The FDA has approved the supplemental biologics license application for the expanded use of Enbrel (etanercept).

Two individuals were charged in a $31-million health care fraud scheme that ran throughout Florida.

Children and adolescents are becoming increasingly more likely to be hospitalized for prescription opioid poisoning, a study published in JAMA Pediatrics finds.

Rosuvastatin is the generic version of Crestor tablets from AstraZeneca.

Is electronic prescribing the key to higher medication adherence?

Camber has announced the launch of Rosuvastatin, the generic version of Crestor tables from AstraZeneca, in 5-, 10-, 20-, and 40-mg tablets.

Is electronic prescribing the key to higher medication adherence?

AUVI-Q is a prescription medication indicated for treatment in people who are at risk, or have a history, of life-threatening allergic reactions.

Specially compounded formulations aid patients who require medications that aren’t commercially available.

Pharmacists endure heavy workloads and long hours, but does all this time and effort actually do more harm than good?

The FDA has approved the first generic versions of 4 drugs―Benicar tablets, Benicar HCT tabets, Azor tablets, and Tribenzor tablets―that contain the widely used blood pressure-lowering medication olmesartan medoxomil.

The everyday compounding pharmacist is there to meet the needs of patients both human and animal.

FDA approves labeling changes for prescription testosterone products regarding risks of abuse and dependence associated with testosterone and other anabolic androgenic steroids.

Tennessee pharmacist admits to falsifying prior authorizations, medical lab reports, and drug test results for at least 51 hepatitis C patients prescribed Sovaldi, Harvoni, Viekira Pak, and Daklinza.

A former Clinical Pharmacy Manager at a Walgreens specialty pharmacy pleaded guilty to health care fraud crimes committed between October 2014 and April 2016.

The FDA has approved class-wide labeling changes for prescription testosterone products regarding risks of abuse and dependence associated with testosterone and other anabolic androgenic steroids (AASs).

CDC now recommends a 2-dose series of the HPV vaccination in children 11 to 12 years of age.

A series of peculiar pharmacy burglaries piqued the attention of DEA Task Force agents when video surveillance captured suspects busting through a pharmacy wall using a sledgehammer.

The CDC is now recommending a 2-dose series of the HPV vaccination, rather than the previously recommended 3 doses, in children 11 to 12 years of age.

Ten defendants were charged in a 35-count superseding indictment in connection with their involvement in a $100-million health care fraud conspiracy against TRICARE.

Cromolyn sodium associated with reduced liver fibrosis.

Anti-inflammatory cromolyn sodium shows potential to reduce liver fibrosis

Anti-inflammatory cromolyn sodium is commonly used to prevent allergies and asthma, but recent findings have uncovered a new potential use for the drug.

Quadrivalent formulation of Protein Sciences’ Flublok influenza vaccine protects against 4 strains of influenza.

Pharmacist allegedly dispensed different medications instead of Abilify for schizophrenia.

The FDA has approved its quadrivalent formulation of Protein Sciences' Flublok influenza vaccine for protection against 4 strains of influenza-3 of the same strains found in its trivalent version, along with an additional B strain. It is the first high-antigen-content quadrivalent flu vaccine approved by the FDA.

A Tennessee pharmacist was arrested and charged with TennCare fraud for false billing of expensive medications and selling fraudulent prescriptions.

An attempted armed robbery turned deadly at a Medicap Pharmacy on Thursday, October 6, when a pharmacist was injured in a shooting.