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While flu activity remains low or moderate across most of the United States, Walgreens Flu Index data suggests a gradual increase in incidence of flu in a growing number of markets.

Health-system pharmacists will inevitably face growing ethical challenges as their roles in patient care continue to evolve.

CVS Health has announced that $1.3 million dollars will be donated from the 2015 CVS Health Charity Classic tournament to support dozens of charities across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.

Whether it is complacency, inconvenience, or lack of confidence, some patients just need an extra push to get their annual flu shot.

Pharmacists and other health care providers use the Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults as a guideline for prescribing medications for older adults.

Patients who receive an overdose of chemotherapy drugs will now have access to an emergency treatment called uridine triacetate.

Marshall University School of Pharmacy students showed their holiday spirit through a recent Toys for Tots Foundation fundraising drive.

As a pharmacy student, I learned about the value of acronyms and mnemonics.

Teresa Rubio, PharmD of the FDA Office on Health and Constituents Affairs describes the types of adverse drug events that pharmacists should report to MedWatch.

On rare occasions, patients may present with a documented lidocaine allergy.

Natasha Nicol, PharmD, FASHP, director of Global Patient Safety Affairs at Cardinal Health, talks about how a pharmacist can be proactive in reducing the chance of errors.

CVS Health has completed the acquisition of Target's 1,672 pharmacies across 47 states, and will operate them through a store-within-a-store format.

Natasha Nicol, PharmD, FASHP, director of Global Patient Safety Affairs at Cardinal Health, provides prevention strategies to reduce medication errors.

On-demand PrEP before and after sexual activity could reduce the incidence of HIV-1 in men who have sex with men.

Matthew C. Grissinger, RPh, FISMP, FASCP, director, of error reporting programs at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, discusses medication use risk outside the pharmacy.

With flu season well under way, many pharmacy technicians have found themselves directing a myriad of flu-related questions to pharmacists.

The FDA is eliminating the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy for type 2 diabetes medications containing rosiglitazone.

James Hoffman, PharmD, MS, FASHP, describes negative trends affecting the pharmacy workforce.

There is one biological factor that may impact the development of a birth control pill for men.

The FDA recently approved the first and only drug available in the United States to reverse the effects of chemotherapy drug overdose.

In my previous column about Scott Weiland's death, I made the point that for every celebrity who gets media coverage for going to rehab, there are thousands of common folk who overdose in silence.

In time for the quit smoking New Year resolutions that are anticipated at the end of this month, the International Pharmaceutical Federation has outlined the wide variety of different ways in which pharmacists can reduce the use of tobacco through a new publication.

Alexander Kantorovich, PharmD, BCPS, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Chicago State University College of Pharmacy, discusses how a patient's renal function affects appropriate dosing of new oral anticoagulants.

James Hoffman, PharmD, MS, FASHP, explains how pharmacy practice settings may change going forward.

Walgreens stores will be open until midnight or later through December 24 to help shoppers cut down on the holiday hassle.

Charges of exercising poor professional judgment have been dropped against a pharmacist who refused to dispense an EpiPen to a family without a prescription.

The FDA has accepted for review Ocular Therapeutix's new drug application for sustained release dexamethasone to relieve ocular pain in patients post-ophthalmic surgery.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals has announced new fulfillment agreements with Walgreens that will reduce the prices of its branded prescription-based dermatological and ophthalmological products by 10%.

Ralphs Grocery Company is making the medicine used to reverse the effects of a drug overdose available without a prescription in its in-store pharmacies across Southern California.