Meghan Ross, Associate Editor

The FDA today approved rifapentine (Priftin) in combination with isoniazid for a new indication for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection.

A man died from multiple organ failure after a pharmacy delivered the wrong prescription to him, according to the Daily Mail.

Pfizer, Inc, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Baxter International's portfolio of marketed vaccines.

A group of Ohio medical students are putting their skills to good use for those less fortunate.

Novartis announced its analysis of fingolimod in primary-progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) resulted in no significant difference from placebo, according to its phase 3 INFORMS study.

CONMED Corporation is voluntarily recalling some of its PadPro and R2 multi-function defibrillation electrodes due to a connector compatibility problem with Philips FR3 and FRx defibrillator units.

Picture a fedora-wearing man walking into a pharmacy and demanding money while brandishing a gun.

Two doses of brodalumab generated better results in moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis compared with ustekinumab (Stelara).

A former Utah pharmacist surrendered his pharmacy license and will be fined $500 for stealing 10,000 muscle relaxers from the medical center where he worked.

A patient with multiple sclerosis who was taking dimethyl fumarate developed a rare and serious brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and died, according to the FDA.

Customed, Inc, has voluntarily recalled its sterile convenience surgical kits due to a packaging defect.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman indicted 3 Brooklyn pharmacies and their employees and owners for allegedly stealing $5 million from the Medicaid program, according to the New York Daily News.

West Chase Compounding Pharmacy argues DEA should not have stopped the pharmacy's business unless there was an imminent danger to the public.

A pharmacist from Northern Ireland has been accused of dispensing hundreds of thousands of pills without prescriptions from his Armagh city chemist, according to the Irish Independent.

A British supermarket is launching an investigation into its pharmacy after a breastfeeding woman said she was advised to buy a potentially unsuitable product.

Janssen Research & Development, LLC, is seeking FDA approval for trabectedin in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma, including those with liposarcoma and leimyosarcoma who have already underwent chemotherapy involving an anthracycline.

On the Tempe campus of Arizona State University, a vending machine fulfills more urgent student needs than Cokes or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

Consumers are advised not to purchase 2 products marketed as weight-loss pills after the FDA found the same hidden drug ingredient in both products.

A drug therapy for epilepsy and shingles pain is being voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer due to complaints of empty capsules.

The FDA approved Valeant Pharmaceutical International's clindamycin phosphate and benzoyl peroxide 1.2%/3.75% today for the once-daily treatment of both non-inflammatory and inflammatory acne in patients 12 and older.

A student pharmacist wrote an open letter to a radio station after a host disparaged the profession with complaints that ranged from the time he had to wait in line for his Z-Pak medication to the placement of contraceptives near the pharmacy counter, according to Buzzfeed.

Citing a risk of spreading unsuspected cancer, the FDA is advising against the use of laparoscopic power morcellators in the removal of the uterus or fibroids in the majority of women.

What do lawyers and social workers have in common? According to a new study published in Neurology, these 2 kinds of workers may perform better on cognitive testing in their later years compared with those working in less stimulating jobs.

Amgen has discontinued its studies on rilotumumab in advanced gastric cancer after an increased number of deaths were reported among patients receiving rilotumumab and chemotherapy, compared with those only undergoing chemotherapy.

A study from Bristol-Myers Squibb shows a combination of abatacept and methotrexate could help slow the disease progression of rheumatoid arthritis.

Two Rite Aid employees in Moultrie, Georgia, have been accused of stealing prescription medications from their own pharmacy, according to the Moultrie Observer.

Baxter International, Inc, is voluntarily recalling 1 lot of its highly concentrated potassium chloride injection due to mislabeling.

Two new analyses of more than 60,000 patients found dabigatran etexilate was linked to fewer major bleeds and strokes than warfarin.

A former pharmacy technician thought the prescription pill records she was finagling were better shred than read.

A Maryland pharmacist has been charged with the theft of more than 7300 tablets of hydrocodone, a painkiller found in Vicodin and Lortab.