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Patients with chronic conditions who receive care from pharmacists may be more likely to reach their blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol goals.

Data by itself may simply be a tool; yet, when applied in the right way, it can be a powerful ally.

Diabetes costs the United States more than $300 billion annually, so concerted efforts are needed to manage this disease.

As STD Awareness Month wraps up, pharmacists should encourage patients to do the same.

Walgreens has agreed to pay $500,000 in penalties, fees, and costs related to misleading advertising practices that led to New York customers being overcharged for products.

The FDA has rejected Chiasma Inc's octreotide (Mycapssa) capsules for the maintenance treatment of adults with acromegaly.

Florida Gulf Coast University is considering opening a pharmacy school, which may be good news for students interested in pharmacy in the Sunshine State.

Ron Lanton, government affairs strategist and president of True North Political Solutions, provides the latest pharmacy industry health care policy update.

Diabetes has the dubious distinction of being the 7th leading cause of death and the leading cause of kidney failure, non-traumatic lower-limb amputations, and blindness in the United States.

Anticholinergic agents commonly used for colds and allergies have been linked with brain atrophy and dysfunction.

Hy-Vee has announced that it is once again partnering with the Pinky Swear Foundation to host six kids triathlon fundraising events across the Midwest this summer.

A pair of FDA final guidance documents may help drug manufacturers reduce the risk of deadly medication errors.

MinuteClinic, the retail medical clinic of CVS Health, has opened its first locations inside Target stores in the Chicago area

Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals Inc is voluntarily recalling all lots of its sterile compounded products due to sterility and quality concerns.

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The Generic Pharmaceutical Association applauds the House Appropriations Committee for approving the FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations funding bill with provisions that would stop the Food and Drug Administration from using federal funds to finalize or implement its Proposed Rule to update generic drug labeling requirements as written.

To date, APhA has raised close to $42,000 for the organization.

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A prescription price comparison app called OneRx can help patients figure out what co-pay to expect before they arrive at the pharmacy.

The FDA is expanding The Real Cost" campaign to focus on educating rural male teens about the dangers of smokeless tobacco.

Patients taking drugs from certain classes should be educated about an alarming side effect.

The Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board, Attentus Medical Sales Inc, and VGM and Associates will host a series of free webinars to discuss the implications of the recently released hazardous drug safety standards by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention USP .

Music icon Prince made 4 trips to a pharmacy in the week before his death on April 21, 2016.

The Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce that Mylan CEO Heather Bresch will be the first-ever CEO to participate in the Pittsburgh Pride Equality March on Sunday, June 12.

Earth Day serves as an important reminder of our responsibility to our planet, but the occasion also presents health care providers with the opportunity to better understand how environmental issues can impact patient health.

CVS Health has announced that the first CVS Pharmacy locations in Target stores are now open in Utah.

Baxter International Inc has launched a ready-to-use version of Vancomycin injection.

Opioid abuse has been garnering more attention as the public and private sectors take steps to address the increasing number of opioid-related overdose deaths.

Spending on maternal health and childhood care has seen greater growth than spending on HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria since 2010, marking a reversal in spending trends from 2000 to 2010.

Despite the fact that the risk of perinatal HIV transmission can be reduced to less than 1% with appropriate care, around 75% of HIV-positive children were infected perinatally in 2010.