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High hospital readmission rates plague the health care system.

Pfizer Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with GlaxoSmithKline to acquire its quadrivalent meningitis ACWY vaccines for a total consideration of approximately $130 million.

Ethan Wahl, pharmacy student at Purdue University College of Pharmacy, talks about a rewarding experience he has had while in pharmacy school.

The FDA today approved The Medicines Company's cangrelor (Kengreal), an intravenous antiplatelet medication that can prevent blood clots from forming in the coronary arteries.

William Zellmer, B.S., Pharm.D, M.P.H., President of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy talks about the ways pharmacists can curtail prescription drug abuse.

Melissa Laub, pharmacy student at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy, speaks about a rewarding work experience in Honduras.

William Zellmer, B.S., Pharm.D, M.P.H., President of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy discusses how pharmacists must reconcile personal beliefs with professional responsibility.

Julie Shlensky, pharmacy student at Purdue University College of Pharmacy, talks about what made her interested in pharmacy.

William Zellmer, President of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy talks about potential new problems health-system pharmacists face as they integrate into direct patient care.

William Zellmer, B.S., Pharm.D, M.P.H., President of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy talks about the most common ethical challenges faced by health-system pharmacists today.

With Governor Kate Brown's signature on House Bill (HB) 2028, Oregon is the latest state to recognize pharmacists as health care providers.

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.

New study results suggest idarucizumab is an effective reversal agent for Boehringer Ingelheim's novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC), dabigatran (Pradaxa).

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.