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Sandoz has launched a generic version of the injectable anticoagulant, bivalirudin (Angiomax), following a completed supply and distribution deal with The Medicines Company.

Simon Lu, pharmacy student at Rutgers University's Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, talks about a big issue in pharmacy.

Paola Acevedo, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy student, talks about a current trend in pharmacy.

Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, Pharmacy Times Health-System Edition editor, talks about the challenges that health-system pharmacists are currently facing.

Mylan is urging health care professionals to check their inventories for certain lots of calcium chloride intravenous infusion prefilled syringes that were withdrawn from the market in April.

Congress, Medicare and industry stakeholders should strike the right balance to cut out fraud in the Medicare Part D drug program while preserving patient access to critical medications.

Interdisciplinary conference hosted by Convenient Care Association and Pharmacy Times brings together nurse practitioners, physician assistants and pharmacists for the first time to share best practices.

The 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for determining statin eligibility more accurately identify increased risk of cardiovascular events.

Joseph Moose, PharmD, and owner of Moose Pharmacy, discusses problems that independent pharmacies face.

Poor medication adherence increases the risk of relapse, hospitalization, and suicide in patients with bipolar disorder.

As patient-centered care plays an increasingly integral role in clinical practice, many health care professionals seek to understand how to improve health outcomes.

The Francis Crick Institute and GSK are to partner on an open innovation collaboration exploring new avenues of medical research and drug discovery across a broad range of diseases.

The American Psychological Association Board of Directors today announced the retirement of Dr. Norman Anderson, who has served as chief executive officer of the organization since 2003.

Pharmacists in hospitals across the U.S. are performing more medication-related patient transition of care interventions, 24/7 medication order review, and patient medication counseling.

Karen J. McConnell, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, describes differences in treatment for dyslipidemia.

A former pharmacist is appealing his case to the US Supreme Court after being sentenced to federal prison for smearing liquid mercury around a medical center.

After 4 short years at the College of Pharmacy at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine in Science, students will be ready to head out into the pharmacy field as practice-ready, proficient, and compassionate providers of patient-centered health care.

The American Pharmacists Association Foundation today announced the appointment ofChristopher Hocevar as a public member of its Board of Directors for the 2015"2018 term.

National Association of Chain Drug Stores President and CEO Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE, issued the following statement today on the occasion of the 2015 White House Conference on Aging.

Jeffrey Yang, pharmacy student at Rutgers' Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, offers a fun fact he learned in pharmacy school.

The $200 million fund created to compensate victims of the 2012 meningitis outbreak tied to tainted drugs is an extreme example of how expensive compounding errors can be.

As part of its continued commitment to supporting future pharmacists, Cardinal Health announced that 10 pharmacy schools across the country will collectively receive more than $1 million in funding through the Cardinal Health Pharmacy Scholarship Program in 2015.

Richard Migliori, MD, UnitedHealth's chief medical officer, returns to the Pharmacy Podcast Show to share his vision of patient-centered technologies, health care policy, and pharmacy's critical role in patient care.

Daniel Kraft, MD, chair of medicine at Singularity University and chair/founder of Exponential Medicine, discusses Mobile Health's impact on pharmacies.

Joseph Moose, PharmD, owner of Moose Pharmacy, talks about what it is like to be the fourth generation to run Moose Pharmacy, and challenges/benefits that come with it.

Ed Cohen, PharmD, FAPhA, and senior clinical director at Walgreens, as a member of the college advisory committee at MWU, gives advice to this year's graduating class.

The approximate 1 in 10 asthma patients who have severe disease do not respond to mainstay corticosteroid treatment, even in high doses.

Recent measles and whooping cough outbreaks could be shifting parents' vaccine views in a positive direction.