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A supplemental new drug application for the use of Vertex Pharmaceuticals' ivacaftor in cystic fibrosis patients aged 6 years and older who have the R117H mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene has been approved by the FDA.

Manufacturing practice requirements leave pharmaceutical manufacturers vulnerable.

Jason Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, a clinical pharmacy specialist of infectious diseases at Temple University, discusses how drug-resistant pathogen prevalence varies by region.

Joseph Saseen, PharmD, from the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, discusses which characteristics of first-line therapies pertinent for newly diagnosed hypertension patients.

Jason Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, a clinical pharmacy specialist of infectious diseases at Temple University, discusses measures pharmacists can take to reduce and prevent antimicrobial resistant infections.

Those of you who have been reading my column for a while know that I've been pitching a running comeback with a subsequent return to physical fitness for the past few years.

This month, the Government Accountability Office will begin monitoring how well pharmacies are applying best practices for the development of prescription labels for the visually impaired.

The FDA today approved Medtronic Inc's IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon for the treatment of peripheral artery disease in the upper leg.

Lynn Marmer, The Kroger Co. group vice president of corporate affairs, today was named to The List of People Shaping Retail's Future by the National Retail Federation.

Police prevented a pharmacy from being burglarized on New Year's Eve by catching a man on the roof of a Medicine Chest in Bryan, Texas, according to The Eagle.

Pharmacy graduates from around the world desiring to practice pharmacy in Canada may now use Pharmacists' Gateway Canada to find important information about the steps to be licensed as a pharmacist in Canada.

Joseph Saseen, PharmD, from the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, discusses key points in the new guidelines for high cholesterol management.

Pharmacists were ranked as the second most trusted profession in 2014.

Women who take bisphosphonates, which are commonly used to treat osteoporosis and other bone conditions, have about half the risk of developing endometrial cancer as women who do not use the drugs. This study supports other research showing that bisphosphonates may have an anticancer effect.

If you want to succeed in school, then you better work on your personality.

The FDA has alerted health care professionals not to inject human or animal patients with Wallcur, LLC, IV products, which are for training purposes only.

More needs to be done to decrease the number of distractions in the pharmacy.

No matter how well-intentioned they may seem, a loved one's critiques about weight often cause women to gain pounds instead of shedding them.

Pharmacies across the country are seeing a shortage in a product many patients use as a defense against the flu.

Joseph Saseen, PharmD, from the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, discusses which points in the new hypertension guidelines are particularly different from the previous guidelines.

Pharmacists find monitoring medication adherence difficult due to time constraints and other barriers.

Joseph Saseen, PharmD, from the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, discusses key points for determining blood pressure goals in patients with hypertension.

Tiotropium, a once-daily inhaled long-acting anticholinergic bronchodilator, provides airflow improvement for at least 24 hours in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Its use has been linked to fewer exacerbations, less dyspnea, and improved quality of life.

Jason Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, a clinical pharmacy specialist of infectious diseases at Temple University, discusses how pharmacists can use their knowledge and training to address pathogen resistance.

Joseph Saseen, PharmD, from the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, discusses which points in the new hypertension guidelines are particularly different from the previous guidelines.