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Why are anticoagulated atrial fibrillation patients at higher risk of developing dementia?

Lisa Kroon, PharmD, CDE, professor and department chairperson of clinical pharmacy at University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, talks about how health benefit design can increase smoking cessation.

Too many community pharmacies are subsidising professional services from their own pockets, according to the International Pharmaceutical Federation.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores yesterday welcomed action by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that could spur advancement of medication therapy management.

A group of members and staff from the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy will meet this week with more than 120 congressional offices to advocate for legislation in two critical areas: managing patients at-risk for abuse of controlled substances and boosting efforts to fight fraud in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program.

Sixteen pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists from nine countries were honoured at the opening ceremony of the 75th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Düsseldorf, Germany today.

AkzoNobel won a major honor at the recent Responsible Business Awards 2015 event.

Publix Super Markets Charities has announced that it would donate $4 million to Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the Southeast.

Neurogenic rosacea is yet another distinct subset of rosacea with a unique management approach.

Opioid-induced androgen deficiency is a common yet underdiagnosed adverse effect of chronic opioid use.

Generic versions of Janssen's Invega atypical antipsychotic are now available from Allergan and Mylan.

Credit cards with "EMV chips" are now being accepted at all of the more than 8,200 Walgreens retail stores nationwide.

CVS Health pharmacists can now provide the opioid overdose antidote naloxone to patients without a prescription in a dozen more states.

Kristen L. Marjama, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, clinical educator with Healthcare Clinic at Walgreens in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, discusses the biggest roadblocks to managing asthma.

Interprofessional education (IPE) is becoming more common among pharmacy students and other health care professionals, according to a report from the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP).

The question of what you get when you cross a hedge fund manager with a pharmaceutical company has no punchline.

In order to be innovative in pharmacy, a systematic process must be followed.

A federal judge has entered a permanent injunction against a dietary supplements manufacturer for failing to meet current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations.

Many community colleges have chosen to meet the increasing demand for highly trained pharmacy technicians by developing training courses.

Sometimes, patients have a hard pill to swallow.

A pharmacist has lost his license to practice after having consensual sex with a patient.

Eli Lilly and Company has entered into a settlement agreement to resolve patent litigation with Sanofi regarding its insulin glargine product, Basaglar.

Bristol-Myers Squibb has introduced of its new Working Together for Patients program with the launch of WorkingTogetherforPatients.com.

The treatment mantra for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is almost-perfect lifelong adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Season 27 of "The Simpsons" opened with Homer separating from Marge and falling in love with his pharmacist.

The FDA is reviewing a novel treatment for patients with open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Independent pharmacies will want to consider updating their credit card processing terminals to accept EMV chip cards this fall.

Lisa Kroon, PharmD, CDE, professor and department chairperson of clinical pharmacy at University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, discusses the advantages of community pharmacy-led smoking cessation programs versus other health providers' programs.

The abbreviations "TPA" and "t-PA" are causing medication mix-ups between alteplase (Activase) and tenecteplase (TNKase).

The typical home medicine cabinet often contains an assortment of prescription medications, OTC pain relievers, multivitamins, and herbal remedies for each family member.