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Bipartisan generic drug reimbursement legislation was signed into law by Governor Asa Hutchinson on April 1, 2015.

Pharmacists can play an important role in counseling pregnant women.

A recipe described in a 1000-year-old book may possess some antimicrobial activity.

The 2015 Fellows will be honored on Tuesday, June 9, 2015.

Shire's self-administered parathyroid hormone (Natpara) is now available in the United States.

One key component of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy that sets it apart from other programs is the amount of training students receive in caring for actual patients.

Changes to the prescribing information for alteplase (Activase) recently flew in under the radar.

Targeted counseling for patients taking zolpidem (Ambien) might be synonymous with saving lives.

JPI's licensed U. commercialization rights to NUCYNTA (tapentadol), NUCYNTA ER (tapentadol) extended-release tablets, and NUCYNTA (tapentadol) oral solution from Grunenthal GmbH were assigned to Depomed.

Exclusive Agreement Supports Patients Requiring Access to a Comprehensive, Balanced IV Nutritional Therapy

Although glyburide is commonly prescribed for gestational diabetes mellitus, the drug's use among pregnant women may put newborns at greater risk for complications.

Students pulling frequent all-nighters, beware. A new book on sleep suggests that sleep loss is associated with amplified emotional responses.

Jade Megyeri, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy student, shares what drew her to pharmacy school.

Children's medications should now be dispensed in metric units, not teaspoons or tablespoons. Here's how pharmacists can help make the change happen.

Advances in treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus have been breaking news in the last few years.

Responding to the growing number of deaths related to prescription opioid overdose, the US Department of Health and Human Services recently announced new opioid abuse countermeasures.

Salix Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company that offers innovative gastroenterology treatments.

Masoudi will be responsible for global legal strategy and will serve on the company's Executive Committee.

The FDA today approved Teva's albuterol sulfate inhalation powder (Proair RespiClick).

Teva, Mylan, and Sandoz announced the US launches of their generic equivalents to Novartis's Exforge.

Annual Meeting inspires pharmacists to work together to improve health care system for patients.

The association discourages pharmacist participation in executions on the basis that such activities are fundamentally contrary to the role of pharmacists as providers of health care.

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In his keynote address at the American Pharmacists Association's general session, Daniel Kraft, MD, chairman of the medicine and neuroscience tracks for Singularity University, posited that it is time to think outside the box and reimagine health and pharmacy.

Marcy Andrews, PharmD, field clinical manager for Rite Aid Clinical Services, talks about why she chose to work for Rite Aid.

Troy Trygstad, PharmD, MBA, PhD, of Community Care of North Carolina, talks about how the Medicare Part C and D 5-star quality rating has driven changes in pharmacy practice.