Community/Retail

Inovio Pharmaceuticals and GeneOne Life Science Inc have received approval to begin a phase 1 human trial for a Zika vaccine.

Here are the practices and tools I consider to be most effective for local pharmacy associations.

For the first time in 20 years, the FDA has made changes to the requirements for nutrition facts labels.

New data from the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial showed the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor empagliflozin (Jardiance) significantly reduced the incidence of worsening kidney disease in type 2 diabetes patients.

Pharmacists were among the 301 individuals charged in the largest health care fraud takedown in history, both in terms of the number of those charged and the amount of money lost.

I've come to the sad realization that my running career is over.

MinuteClinic, the retail medical clinic of CVS Health, has opened six new locations inside Target stores in South Florida.

Representatives Todd Yong and Ron Kind issued statements this week to the United States House of Representatives' Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health in support of pharmacists having a larger role in health care as part of a hearing on legislation to improve and sustain the Medicare program.

The National Community Pharmacists Association today announced a new educational program to empower community pharmacy owners to re-engineer their practices to participate in clinical service opportunities.

Representatives with the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give have deemed the third annual tournament a success with an $850,000 donation to the retailer's Simply Give program, which restocks the shelves of its food pantry partners across the Midwest.

The nasal spray flu vaccine sold as FluMist Quadravalent shouldn't be used in any setting during the 2016-2017 flu season, according to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

The FDA has approved Espero Pharmaceuticals Inc's nitroglycerin sublingual powder (GoNitro) for acute relief of an attack or prophylaxis of angina pectoris due to coronary artery disease.

HIV-positive patients carry a heavy burden.

Is what you're doing as a pharmacy owner really making a difference for your patients, or are you just doing what every other pharmacy does?

A recent experience made me realize that pain management is changing.

Opioid abuse is a growing problem in the United States.

This article summarizes recent literature evaluting the risks and benfits of resuming anticoaguation in atrial fibrillation patients who experience gastrointestinal bleeding.

Although it was discovered in the early 1900s, unfractionated heparin remains one of the most commonly used anticoagulants in clinical practice today.

The FDA strengthened its existing warnings about the risk of acute kidney injury while taking canagliflozin (Invokana, Invokamet) and dapagliflozin (Farxiga, Xigduo XR).

Juliana Zschoche, PharmD, emergency medicine clinical pharmacy specialist at Johns Hopkins Hospital, discusses some of the obstacles pharmacists face in providing naloxone.

Community pharmacy is at an interesting crossroads with respect to its core business model.

Dry eye disease affects visual function, activities of daily living, workplace productivity, and health-related quality of life.

The largest health-system pharmacy association in the United States is calling on Congress to ban direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising.

A mother is claiming that a pharmacy's dosing error led to the death of her 8-year-old son.

With busy lives and longer commutes, podcasts provide an excellent opportunity to start conversations in the classroom about the pharmacy profession.

Is your organization prepared to handle a cyber attack?

If you're planning to attend a pharmacy conference this year, don't miss your chance to explore some of the best cities along the East Coast.

If you scroll through enough message boards online, you'll see convincing arguments for and against pharmacy technician training programs.

Meijer has opened new 192,000-square-foot supercenters in Flossmoor and Round Lake Beach, bringing shoppers more convenient access to a full-service pharmacy that makes family health care a priority.

The Kroger Co. has announced the retirement of Ralphs division President Donna Giordano, and the promotion of Valerie Jabbar to succeed her.