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August 14th 2025
Pharmacists explore kratom's potential benefits and risks, emphasizing the need for education on its effects, safety, and patient guidance.
A collaborative care model enhances education and management for patients with chronic kidney disease, improving outcomes and understanding.
Stiff Person Syndrome has unique complexities, necessitating the role of pharmacists in managing its symptoms and treatment options.
Vitamins D and K work together to enhance bone strength and cardiovascular health, ensuring optimal calcium regulation for overall wellness.
The Mystery of Medicare Spending: Payment for Pharmacist Services
Medicare will now pay for lung cancer screening for current and former smokers, but it still will not pay pharmacists for patient care services.
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Has Saturation in Pharmacy Affected Your Career Options?
Is the pharmacy job market on the incline or decline with the saturation of pharmacists?
Top 5 Pharmacy Drive-Thru Debacles
Working at the pharmacy drive-thru is a retail rite of passage.
Valeant To Acquire Salix Pharmaceuticals For $158.00 Per Share In Cash
Valeant will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Salix for $158.00 per share in cash, or a total enterprise value of approximately $14.5 billion.
Shire Calls for Improved Rare Disease Diagnosis on Rare Disease Day 2015
Under a new educational initiative, "Diagnosis Doesn't Have to be Rare," Shire is launching a series of educational materials for Rare Disease Day.
NGM and Merck Announce Broad Strategic Collaboration to Discover, Develop and Commercialize Novel Biologic Therapeutics
Partnership combines NGM's unique biology-focused research platform with Merck's late-stage clinical and commercialization strengths to discover medicines for serious diseases.
Rigel and Bristol-Myers Squibb Announce Research and Development Collaboration for TGF Beta Receptor Kinase Inhibitors for Use in Immuno-Oncology Related Indications
The collaboration agreement is for the discovery, development, and commercialization of cancer immunotherapies based on Rigel's extensive portfolio of small molecule TGF beta receptor kinase inhibitors.
Exciting, Advantageous mHealth Technologies
Timothy Aungst, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at MCPHS University, shares some exciting and advantageous mHealth technologies.
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Pharmacist Skills Important for Delivering Bedside Care
Nicolette Mathey, PharmD, creative solutions specialist for Pharmacy Development Services, talks about skills that would be helpful for pharmacists to have when delivering bedside care.
Bone Loss Scores May Signal Gum Disease
A postmenopausal woman's score on a fracture risk scale can tip off her clinicians to gum disease.
Psychiatric Pharmacists Provide Comprehensive MTM
There is greater need for comprehensive medication management (CMM) delivered by board-certified psychiatric pharmacists on the health care team.
Generic Injectable Drugs Launched by Teva
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries recently launched generic versions of Sanofi's enoxaparin sodium injection (Lovenox) and Pfizer's linezolid injection (Zyvox).
How mHealth's Role in Pharmacy is Growing
Timothy Aungst, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at MCPHS University, talks about how mHealth's role in pharmacy is growing.
Meth Binge Puts Brain Chemistry at Stake
Availability of a raw methamphetamine ingredient in popular OTC products prompted national regulations to move products that contain pseudoephedrine behind the pharmacy counter.
Pharmacy Expert: Play the Compounding Game
Adding compounding services to a pharmacy relies on understanding the rules of the game.
Pharmacist Shoots, Kills Attempted Robber
When a robber revealed a gun at a pharmacy counter in Pinch, West Virginia, the pharmacist reacted by pulling out his own gun and shooting and killing the man.
Ohio Schools Partner on Pharmacy Degree
Ohio's Lake Erie College (LEC) and the University of Findlay (UF) have partnered to give LEC students a special transfer opportunity to UF for their Doctor of Pharmacy degrees.
Key Areas of mHealth
Timothy Aungst, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at MCPHS University, talks about some key areas of mHealth.
Superbug Reports Spotlight Antimicrobial Stewardship
Recent superbug exposure reported at a hospital in Los Angeles has shed light on the importance of antimicrobial stewardship.
FDA Approves Varicose Vein Closure System
The FDA today approved Sapheon's VenaSeal closure system, the first device developed to permanently treat varicose veins of the legs by using an adhesive agent to seal the affected superficial veins.
GLP-1 Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Mid-Stage Trial
Novo Nordisk has positive results from a completed phase 2 trial on the oral formulation of its investigational, long-acting human glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue.
How Value-Based Care Will Change Independent Pharmacists' Business Goals
Dan Benamoz, RPh, president and CEO of Pharmacy Development Services, talks about how value-based care will change independent pharmacists' business goals.
Pharmacogenomics and New Opportunities for Pharmacists
Experts explain the concept of pharmacogenomics and describe advances in scientific knowledge and technology, which have led to innovations in personalized medicine.
NCPA Commends Medicare for First Steps to Address Pharmacy Access
Beyond urban access issues, need for "any willing pharmacy' policy is clear.
Atypical Antipsychotics Preferred in Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder
Rapid cycling bipolar disorder occurs in up to 20% of bipolar patients, but it is difficult to treat.
Pharmacists Less Likely to Divorce Than Doctors
Compared with other health care professionals, pharmacists have the lowest probability of getting divorced, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal.
Robot Helps Students Learn at Pharmacy School
Students at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy can get by with a little help from a friend when they have to miss class.
Sanofi Appoints Olivier Brandicourt as Chief Executive Officer
The Board of Directors unanimously appointed Olivier Brandicourt as Chief Executive Officer of Sanofi.
Senate Bill to Curb Prescription Drug Diversion, Abuse Supported by NACDS
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores lends its support to S. 483, the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2015.
Avella Selected by Bayer HealthCare to Distribute Nexavar and Stivarga
Avella Specialty Pharmacy has been selected by Bayer HealthCare as one of the limited group of specialty pharmacies authorized to distribute 2 of the manufacturer's oral oncology drugs.