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Walgreens and the American Pharmacists Association have announced a collaboration that expands Walgreens efforts to fight prescription drug abuse.

Just in time for Star Wars Day comes the news of a Kylo Ren charlatan and his partner-in-crime getting arrested for robbing a pharmacy.

The FDA is warning that uncontrollable urges to gamble, binge eat, shop, and have sex are associated with the use of the antipsychotic aripiprazole (Abilify, Abilify Maintena, Aristada).

A group of 8 University of Louisiana Monroe pharmacy students and 3 faculty members spent their spring break volunteering their health care skills to the community of Guaymitas, Honduras.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed suit against a pharmacy that was allegedly transferring prescriptions without permission from patients, forcing them to pay higher prices than necessary.

Concerns about Zika virus outbreaks have been centered on the Aedes aegypti mosquito, but now researchers have detected a new mosquito species carrying the virus, which could put more US states at risk for disease transmission.

About 30% of all outpatient oral antibiotic prescriptions written in the United States are inappropriate, a new CDC study suggests.

Many Americans neglect a powerful way to prevent influenza infection and reduce its $87 billion related cost to the United States: flu shots.

In honor of National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week, pharmacists should take the time to ensure patients with anxiety are aware of the basic facts about their condition.

The FDA has approved AstraZeneca's glycopyrrolate and formoterol fumarate (Bevespi Aerosphere) inhalation aerosol for long-term maintenance treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

How long an individual can endure pain may provide a clue into the size of his or her social contacts.

Tickets to the 2016 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give are now available at each of the retailer's 110 Michigan stores.

Alumni and faculty from Ohio Northern University's Raabe College of Pharmacy received 4 awards and several appointments during the 138th Ohio Pharmacists Association Annual Conference and Trade Show.

The brand name of the antidepressant Brintellix has been changed to Trintellix in order to avoid prescribing and dispensing errors related to the drug's confusion with the blood thinner Brilinta.

The National Community Pharmacists Association today announced it will hold its 2016 Congressional Pharmacy Summit May 24-25, when hundreds of community pharmacists will visit our nation's capital to advocate for community pharmacy and their patients.

The FDA's definition of breakthrough" isn't the same as Merriam-Webster's.

How complementary and alternative medicine contributes to polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use in older cancer patients is unclear.

Digital health philosopher John Nosta returns to talk about the impact of digital health technologies on pharmacy, drug development, and modern medicine.

Pharmacist-led collaborative care management programs for type 2 diabetes are associated with better glycemic control and lower health care costs compared with primary care settings that lack these programs.

Pharmacy students can better retain information if they take notes using pen and paper instead of a laptop.

The FDA has approved Exelixis' cabozantinib (Cabometryx) as a treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma patients who have received antiangiogenic therapy.

Here are the top trending pharmacy stories you might have missed in April.

The FDA has issued 3 draft guidance documents that clarify how it intends to enforce the prescription requirement for drugs compounded by health-system pharmacies.

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Did you know that Kiehl's traces its roots back to pharmacy?

Diabetes isn't the only therapeutic class that has seen substantial drug price hikes over the past decade.

Pharmacists should recommend a multivitamin to women trying to conceive and also suggest that both partners skip caffeinated drinks.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will lead the 11th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this weekend.

Tight glucose control tempers insidious progress of diabetes. Nevertheless, lifestyle modifications and metformin monotherapy eventually fail to control blood glucose sufficiently in most patients.

The unlawful actions of a former University of Connecticut pharmacy supervisor allegedly cost the university nearly $38,000.