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The FDA is amending regulations for infant formula to add the selenium to the list of required nutrients.

The former director of pharmacy services at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly a quarter million oxycodone pills from the hospital.

Clinical pharmacists included in team-based interventions can reduce the proportion of potentially inappropriate medications dispensed to elderly patients in the emergency department.

A unique pharmacist has caught the attention of The New Yorker, PBS, and now 2 well-known TV producers.

Astellas today announced that Julie Monzo has been appointed to the newly created role of senior manager, Global Medical and Development communications.

Being a pharmacy tech can be tough.

The FDA today expanded the indication for perampanel hydrate (Fycompa) as an adjunctive treatment of primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures for patients aged 12 years or older with epilepsy.

Sandoz has begun shipping glatiramer acetate (Glatopa), the first FDA-approved generic competitor to Teva's Copaxone multiple sclerosis (MS) drug.

Pharmacists included in primary care teams improve antihypertensive medication management for patients with type 2 diabetes.

Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy students recently began working in a new sterile compounding laboratory constructed partly in response to the fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012.

Opioids and barbiturates are commonly prescribed as first-line migraine treatments, even though clinical guidelines recommend them only as a last resort.

Stepping on a scale daily and recording the results may help patients not only lose weight, but also keep it off.

Bausch + Lomb has expanded the power range of its Trulign Toric intraocular lens (IOL), providing eye care providers more options for cataract patients.

How can pharmacists better inform senior citizens about depression and available treatments?

A Virginia town is hoping to rebuild the pharmacy where Dr. Pepper allegedly invented the popular soda.

Jillian Dann, pharmacy student at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy, talks about the pressure of studying for the sake of patients' wellbeing.

Michael Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD, DPS, FASHP, President of the Institute for Safe Medicine Practices (ISMP), outlines the biggest medication safety issues reported to ISMP last year.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores urged the Senate Committee on Finance Chronic Care Working Group to look to pharmacy in providing accessible, cost-effective preventive health services.

Respiratory diseases afflict a large portion of the global population and result in significant disease burden.

Pharmacy Podcast Show host Todd Eury speak to Jason Poquette, RPh, creator of The Honest Apothecary.

This weekly video program highlights the latest in pharmacy news, product news, and more.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. today announced that it has completed the purchase of 4.61 percent of all outstanding shares of Mylan N.V.

The FDA has extended its review of Richter and Allergan's atypical antipsychotic, cariprazine, for the treatment of schizophrenia and manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar disorder.

Michael Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD, DPS, FASHP, President of the Institute of Safe Medicine (ISMP) talks about some of the "hot topics" in pharmacy with respect to dosing error.

The FDA has approved an artificial heart valve designed to minimize leakage.

A story out of the University of California, San Francisco demonstrates the perseverance of a newly graduated pharmacy student whose education first began in northern Ethiopia.

Nearly 250 individuals, including pharmacy owners and physicians, have been charged for allegedly participating in various Medicare fraud schemes following a nationwide sweep.

Young adults reported having trouble navigating HealthCare.gov for a health insurance plan during the first Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment period.