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Holding a college degree is not only associated with a better chance at landing a job. Graduates also benefit more from exercise to prevent and manage diabetes than other populations, new research suggests.

The prevalence of hypertension increases with age, so much so that patients 65 and older frequently receive this diagnosis.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. today announced the addition of D. Robert Hale, Partner of ValueAct Capital, to its board of directors and the resignation of Jeffrey W. Ubben, CEO and CIO of ValueAct Capital.

Did you know that about 73% of antibiotics are inappropriately prescribed every year?

Every house has that half-used bottle of antibiotics sitting in the back of the medicine cabinet.

There are immense oppurtunities to transform the inhaler into a tool that tracks patients' use of asthma and COPD medications.

The first thing one pharmacist did when a patient came in with a serious allergic reaction to a bee sting was administer epinephrine. The second action, which likely saved the woman's life, was to convince her that she needed to go to a hospital.

Kristen L. Marjama, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, clinical educator with Healthcare Clinic at Walgreens in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, discusses what pharmacists need to know about asthma.

This Pharmacy Podcast Show episode features Joseph Friedman, founding member principal and chief operations officer at PDI Medical.

The FDA has accepted Allergan's resubmission to approve the use of onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) for lower limb spasticity in adults.

Rupal Mansukhani, PharmD, clinical assistant professor at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, discusses what she learned from the last flu season.

Kristene Diggins, FAANP, CNE, NEA-BC, DNP, DCC, MBA, manager of professional practice at MinuteClinic, discusses what pharmacists should know about clinical inertia, and its effects on diabetes.

The role of the health-system pharmacist in providing transitions-of-care services is expanding rapidly.

Student leaders from Touro College of Pharmacy walked away with numerous top awards and scholarships at the conclusion of the 2015 Student National Pharmaceutical Association national conference.

Prescription revenues provide insight on the power of top retail pharmacy businesses.

Approximately 1 in 4 individuals will develop atrial fibrillation. Most disconcerting is their potential for hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, as this risk increases up to 5-fold in AF patients.

Seven lucky high school students interested in a health care career recently won college scholarships through AmerisourceBergen's Good Neighbor Pharmacy (GNP) 2015 scholarship program.

Kimberly Henderson, MD, JD, medical director for the Health Systems Alliance at CVS Health and regional medical director for MinuteClinic, discusses what pharmacists need to know about managing COPD.

Mary Jo Goolsby, EdD, MSN, NP-C, FAANP, FAAN, owner of the Institute for NP Excellence, discusses how pharmacists and DOC Medical Examiners can work together.

AstraZeneca today announced the appointment of Sean Bohen MD, PhD, as Executive Vice President of Global Medicines Development and Chief Medical Officer. He will join the company on 15 September.

GlaxoSmithKline plc today announced an agreement with Novartis Pharma AG, a subsidiary of Novartis AG, to divest its rights in ofatumumab for auto-immune indications, including multiple sclerosis.

Pfizer Inc. today announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission terminated the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, with respect to Pfizer's pending acquisition of Hospira.

The FDA has fast-tracked Cempra's solithromycin to treat community acquired bacterial pneumonia.

Walgreens will pay a $500,000 settlement concerning a civil complaint that the retail pharmacy giant was not compliant with California regulations related to pharmacist consultations.

A pharmacist's perspective of OxyContin's approval for use in patients ages 11 to 16.

Ron Lanton, of True North Political Solutions, interviews Rinku Patel, founder of KloudScript.

Monoclonal antibodies are a relatively new class of biologic agents.

Each year, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists provides a tremendous service to pharmacists by publishing a list of significant articles on infectious diseases pharmacotherapy from the previous year.

The North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) offers a view of the strongest pharmacy programs based on students' scores.

NACDS today bestowed pharmacy's highest honor " the Harold W. Pratt Award " to industry leader Robert Thompson during today's business program at the 2015 NACDS Total Store Expo.