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Less is more for women receiving osteoporosis drug therapy, as new research suggests that this patient population may be overtreated.

The thought of making an error that causes harm to a patient weighs heavily on my mind every single day.

The American Pharmacists Association today announced the selection of the 2016 Awards and Honors Program recipients. Honorees will be officially recognized at the APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Baltimore, Maryland, March 4-7, 2016.

Health officials in Arizona successfully created a campaign last year that raised HIV awareness and led many more residents to visit the state's resource page for HIV education, testing, and services.

A bill advancing in Indiana would give pharmacists the legal right to stop suspicious customers from buying certain cold medications that are used to cook methamphetamine.

The FDA has accepted Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc's investigational new drug application to begin a clinical trial for Hydrocodone DETERx.

Should everyone have access to any drug they need, regardless of whether or not they can afford it?

If patients come to the pharmacy with ailments like heartburn, stomach pain, and difficulty swallowing, they may have acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Several high-profile, brand-name drugs with various therapeutic applications are slated to lose their patent protection this year.

Ideally, pharmacists document clinical or progress notes where important assessments and findings are assigned specific codes to capture and measure the value of the clinical care they provide.

A former pharmacist at a New Jersey hospital has been arrested for allegedly stealing morphine from vials and replacing the intravenous solution with saline.

Eli Lilly and Company and Incyte Corporation have submitted a new drug application to the FDA for the approval of oral once-daily baricitinib for the treatment of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis.

A Ohio Northern University professor and endowed chair of pharmacy practice, was elected to the International Pharmaceutical Federation's executive committee in the Academic Pharmacy Section.

A joint scientific statement appears to be formulating the building blocks to amend the guidelines for alteplase.

MerckManuals.com will now be made readily available to pharmacists at the more than 8,000 Walgreens pharmacies and to nurse practitioners at the more than 400 Healthcare Clinics across the United States.

While pharmacists don't often see cases of melioidosis, the disease is worth noting because of its high death rate.

The following types of medications can be used for sleep disorders.

Community pharmacists are ideal candidates to provide women with reliable information about their health.

After receiving approval for its abbreviated new drug application from the FDA, Mylan has launched a generic version of Meda Pharms' felbamate tablets.

Some studies have reported an association between marijuana use and individual metabolic syndrome factors, while others have found no relationship.

Drug shortages are the new norm in the pharmacy world.

A new publication from ASHP will help clinicians determine optimal medication doses for obese patients. Demystifying Drug Dosing in Obese Patients is the first text focused on dosing critical and narrow therapeutic index drugs in obese pediatric and adult patients.

Although clinicians are able to identify the causes of neuropathic pain, the mechanism behind its treatment is more difficult to distinguish.

What are your goals as a student pharmacist?

Walgreens has announced a renewed designation that further validates the quality of care delivered to patients with complex conditions through its centralized specialty pharmacy services.

Erin L. Albert, MBA, PharmD, JD, brings listeners an interview with Lodestone Logic CEO Kristin Eilenberg.

For patients still focused on their New Year's resolutions to lose weight and eat better, pharmacists can be helpful advocates for weight-loss counseling and dietary goals.

Ralphs Grocery Company has contributed more than $6 million to local communities and charitable causes in Southern California, as well as 3.4 million pounds of fresh food to its Feeding America partner agencies.

Customers at all 91 Michigan D&W, Family Fare, VG's, ValuLand and Forest Hills Foods stores and Fuel Centers will have the opportunity to make a cash register donation of $2.99 toward a 24-pack case of Spartan brand bottled water.

TherapeuticsMD, Inc., an innovative women's healthcare company and parent company of vitaMedMD, LLC, announced today the launch of vitaMedMD's newest prescription prenatal multivitamin, vitaTrue, adding to its successful prenatal line consisting of vitaPearlâ„¢, vitaMedMD One Rx, vitaMedMD Plus Rx, and vitaMedMD RediChewâ„¢ Rx.