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A new meta-analysis finds that patients with ADHD are significantly less likely to smoke if they take stimulant medications-and that the effect is even stronger with consistent adherence.

The 2014 Kantar Media Pharmacy Readership Survey finds Pharmacy Times is the top choice among pharmacists, and the publication rated first in several key demographics.

Children who received antibiotics in their first year of life were significantly more likely to develop transient wheezing and persistent asthma, and the risk increased with each course of antibiotics.

A study finds that patients co-infected with hepatitis C and HIV who are receiving antiretroviral therapy are 80% more likely to have serious liver disease than those with hepatitis C alone.

Comprehensive ophthalmologists underestimated the likelihood that optic discs had signs of glaucoma almost one-fourth of the time compared with judgments by glaucoma specialists, according to the results of a new study.

The results of a secondary analysis of the FLEX trial do not support regular bone density monitoring within the first few years of discontinuing alendronate therapy.

COPD patients who engaged in any amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity after hospitalization had significantly reduced rates of readmission, according to the results of a new study.

When nonwhite heart attack patients were able to obtain cardiovascular medications without a copayment, their readmission rates for a major vascular event or coronary revascularization dropped significantly.

The portion of pregnant Medicaid beneficiaries who received a prescription for an opioid painkiller increased from 18.5% in 2000 to 22.8% in 2007, according to the results of a new study.

Left untreated, psoriasis can lead to serious medical complications.

Current and recent users of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were significantly more likely to develop atrial fibrillation, according to the results of a new study.

The possible closure of a small, rural hospital in North Carolina illustrates the changes occurring in our health care system.

Trial finds that spironolactone significantly reduced hospitalization for heart failure in heart failure patients with a preserved ejection fraction but failed to decrease the incidence of the trial's primary composite outcome.

A report found wide variations in use of medications to treat emotional and behavioral problems by gender, age, race and ethnicity, household income, and insurance type.

The results of a new study suggest that statin patients may have a false sense of security, leading them to believe the medication can offset the effects of a poor diet and lack of exercise.

The APhA, NACDS, NCPA, and others argue that rescheduling hydrocodone combination products will impede access to the medications by legitimate pain patients while failing to stem abuse.

An analysis of 2 randomized trials of statin therapy for patients enrolled after an acute coronary syndrome finds that high-dose statins do not increase the risk of kidney injury.