Jennifer Barrett, Assistant Editor

Smokers who receive telephone-based smoking cessation counseling shortly after undergoing lung cancer screening may be more likely to quit smoking, a new Georgetown Lombardi-led study finds.

China has issued scheduling controls against synthetic opioid fentanyl-class substances, DEA officials announced.

Harm reduction may be more effective than use reduction in minimizing fentanyl’s deadly contribution to increasing overdoses, a new report argues.

The FDA has expanded the indication of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals’ Spiriva Respimat (tiotropium bromide).

Women with abnormal vaginal microbiota showed no difference in efficacy of daily oral PrEP compared to women with normal vaginal microbiota, according to data presented at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle.

The FDA has approved Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ Siliq (brodalumab) injection for subcutaneous use in adults with psoriasis.

Evidence-based recommendations urge physicians and patients to skip drug therapy as a first-line treatment for nonradicular lower back pain.

Unreliable data found in reports that did not support the professor’s hypothesis in cancer research.

Unsafe fungal and bacterial contaminants have been detected in some sources of medical marijuana, according to a report from UC Davis.

An experimental drug is improving survival rates in a common and aggressive canine cancer, and may also have implications for cancer treatments in human patients.

The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released updated clinical practice guidelines regarding the treatment of lower back pain in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Four suspects are being held in connection to several pharmacy robberies that took place throughout Maryland.

Scientists have discovered a potential new drug therapy by using a zebrafish model of epilepsy.

A Maryland university-led investigation resulted in the retraction of several research articles written by a pharmacology professor, and further barred him from conducting research at the university, The Baltimore Sun reported.

The key to keeping blood sugar levels safely maintained may be found within intracellular changes to some brain cells.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) confirms epinephrine as a first-line medication for first-aid treatment of anaphylaxis and offers up-to-date information on effective epinephrine use and emergency response plans in 2 reports published in Pediatrics.

FDA officials announced that Exela Pharma Sciences has voluntarily issued a nationwide recall of its ibuprofen lysine injection 20 mg/2 mL (10 mg/mL) vials.

FDA officials today announced the approval of Emflaza (deflazacort) tablets and oral suspension for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

Three Veterans Affairs pharmacy employees are facing charges related to a conspiracy to steal and distribute prescription pills.

Regeneca Worldwide, a California dietary supplement distributor, has been ordered to stop selling their products, FDA officials announced today.

An Illinois House bill is looking to reduce prescription drug errors in pharmacies by introducing legislation that eases some of the pressures of working in a pharmacy.

The FDA has greenlighted Amgen’s Parsabiv (etelcalcetide) as the first therapy in 12 years approved to treat secondary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) in adult patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on hemodialysis.

Eli Lilly’s type 2 diabetes drug, Trulicity (dulaglutide), has updated its label, discussing use in combination with basal insulin for adults with type 2 diabetes to achieve greater blood sugar control.

A recently-published study in JAMA suggests that Clostridium difficile may be more effectively treated with vancomycin than its more commonly used counterpart metronidazole.

The CDC has released its final 2017 updated adult vaccination recommendations approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Alcoholism causes cravings that often cause individuals to relapse.

A Dallas pharmacist pleaded guilty last week for her involvement in a pill mill operation that partially ran out of her pharmacy.

Although previous reports have cited certain health benefits of cannabinoids, widespread legalization of the substance still faces scrutiny due to a lack of research.

February 7 marks National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which promotes awareness of HIV and AIDS and the disparity in care between African Americans in the United States compared to individuals of different races.

The FDA has accepted AbbVie’s New Drug Application (NDA) for and granted priority review to its investigational, pan-genotype regimen of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (G/P).