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A trial found that in the year after hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome, patients who received personalized attention from a pharmacist had higher levels of medication adherence.

As the New Year approaches, you should set aside some time to make sure you aren't paying more in taxes than you have to and that you have a financial plan in place for 2014.

A program in which patients taking medication for multiple chronic conditions picked up all their medications on the same day of the month and regularly met with a pharmacist led to increased adherence.

The vasopressin-2 receptor antagonist tolvaptan was effective at treating hyponatremia in 10 patients with small cell lung cancer, according to a prospective case series report.

Pharmacists can help their patients access searchable coupons for prescription and OTC products and discount copay programs through Cou-Coâ„¢, a first-of-its-kind mobile-optimized website.

When a profession sets standards for itself, it allows the profession to advance, raises overall quality, and helps to assure greater practice uniformity.

Opioid abusers who prefer oxycodone cited the quality of the high as the primary reason behind their choice, while those who prefer hydrocodone were more likely to cite its accessibility, a new study finds.

Robert Granko, PharmD, MBA, explains how data analytics can help health-system pharmacies help plan their business more strategically.

Pharmacists tied for second in the annual poll of the public's trust in various professions, placing in the top 3 for the 11th year in a row.

The ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting offers an opportunity to take the pulse of the profession and learn about new trends and concerns in health-system pharmacy.

Our review of the year's most popular and important stories in pharmacy-from the push for pharmacist provider status to the ongoing fight against prescription drug abuse.

Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, discusses how the ongoing implementation of the Affordable Care Act will affect health systems generally and health-system pharmacists in particular.

Children hospitalized with severe cases of flu were more likely to survive if they received antivirals within 48 hours of symptom onset than if they received the medications later, a new study finds.

Understanding stroke is the first step in knowing how to prevent it.

Specialty pharmacy presents itself as both a challenging business model and a significant financial opportunity under the right circumstances, especially for health systems.

A new report from the CDC finds that almost 50% of asthma patients received a flu shot in the 2010-2011 season, compared with 36% of asthma patients in the 2005-2006 season.

Jonathan G. Marquess, PharmD, CDE, explains why going out of your way to serve diabetes patients can help grow your pharmacy's business.

Speakers at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting ranging from ASHP President Gerald Meyer, PharmD, to Michael Lee, PharmD, of the Indian Health Service, argued that pharmacists are closer than ever before to achieving their goal of attaining provider status.

A study comparing rates of contagious disease before and after the introduction of vaccines finds that vaccines have prevented more than 100 million disease cases in the United States over the past 90 years.

Quality and performance measurement has become an integral part of the health care system. As pharmacists continue to increase their role and exposure as health care providers, they are well positioned to assist in identifying ways to improve the quality of care delivered and to play an integral role in the development of quality measures, according to Curtis Collins, PharmD, MS, BCPS (AQ-ID), FASHP, who spoke at the ASHP Midyear Meeting.