Meghan Ross, Associate Editor

Taking an antidepressant used in smoking cessation for an extended period of time prior to quitting may help smokers achieve their goal.

Beyond working in traditional retail, community, and health-system settings, pharmacy students have a lot of options. Two Roosevelt University pharmacy students are proof of that.

Health-system pharmacists may see an increasing threat of active shooter situations in their hospitals.

Adderall, Concerta, morphine, and Ritalin were some of the prescription medications tossed into a robber's Hello Kitty bag at a pharmacy in Shelby, Ohio.

Pharmacy is in bloom at the University of Delaware's (UD) exhibit at this year's Philadelphia Flower Show.

Ferris State University's College of Pharmacy announced it would receive a $5 million gift-the largest outright donation to the school in its history-from Phil and Jocelyn Hagerman and the Hagerman Foundation on February 23, 2015.

Antibiotic prescribing rates tend to rise when retail clinics and physician offices compete for patients in affluent areas with abundant access to health care professionals.

Samford University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Wilkes University, Presbyterian College, and the University of Puerto Rico lauded for participation.

Fed up with alleged unpaid overtime and missed rest periods, a Walmart pharmacist is fighting back against the retail giant with a class action suit.

What do Missy Elliot and Sia Furler have in common? Graves' disease.

Five pharmacy schools received kudos from the CEO of the American Pharmacists Association for earning the highest rates of participation in the Pharmacists Provide Care Campaign.

The FDA today approved ceftazidime-avibactam, an antibacterial drug for patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections, in combination with metronidazole, and complicated urinary tract infections.

Simple physical activity such as moving around the house can have a substantial effect on seniors' cardiovascular health.

Walgreens' firing of a pharmacist who refused to administer flu vaccines on moral grounds was within the pharmacy giant's rights, according to a federal judge.

A bacterial precursor to meningitis has been blamed for the death of a University of Oregon (UO) student, and now a University of California, Davis, (UC Davis) student is recuperating in the hospital from the same type of infection.

Breast-fed babies are typically exposed to less arsenic than babies who are fed formula.

An early introduction to peanuts may help prevent nut allergies among children, according to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Given the growing number of women taking a custom-compounded hormone therapy, a new study highlighted a greater need for patient education on the formulations.

Prevalance of genetics increasing in undergraduate courses.

While statins can effectively reduce cholesterol levels, a new study has found that the medications leave much to be desired in terms of substantially improving cardiovascular symptoms.

Police in Escondido, California, are investigating a robbery in which a Rite Aid pharmacist was stabbed in the shoulder on February 21, 2015.

"Bingo!" isn't a common expression at a pharmacy, but the owner of Norwood Pharmacy in Harlem, New York, provides more than just medications and advice to patients; he also offers free game nights and art therapy classes.

When a robber revealed a gun at a pharmacy counter in Pinch, West Virginia, the pharmacist reacted by pulling out his own gun and shooting and killing the man.

Ohio's Lake Erie College (LEC) and the University of Findlay (UF) have partnered to give LEC students a special transfer opportunity to UF for their Doctor of Pharmacy degrees.

Recent superbug exposure reported at a hospital in Los Angeles has shed light on the importance of antimicrobial stewardship.

Compared with other health care professionals, pharmacists have the lowest probability of getting divorced, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal.

Students at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy can get by with a little help from a friend when they have to miss class.

Police are investigating how a burglar managed to steal several bottles of prescription medicine from a pharmacy in Enid, Oklahoma, on February 12, 2015.

For some women, frequent menopausal vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats could last for more than 7 years.

A new drug candidate developed by scientists from more than a dozen research institutions may function as an effective HIV-1 vaccine.