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Further clinical trials are required to confirm Aliqopa’s clinical benefit, and the sponsor is conducting these studies.

New biosimilars could play an important role in helping spur competition that can lower health care costs and increase access to important therapies.

Annually, the Journal of Pharmacy Practice publishes a list of the most significant publications covering infectious disease pharmacotherapy from the previous year.

Respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), affect more than 30 million American adults.

Learn about the new products and expanded indications approved by the FDA in August 2017.

Almost all persons infected with Campylobacter recover without any treatment, but some patients may require antimicrobial therapy.

Lower respiratory tract infections were associated with worse outcomes.

Pharmacists are in a prime position to help patients manage acute and chronic pain.

What tools should pharmacists use to help older people maintain adherence and understand their medications?

In this video from PainWeek 2017, Hal Blatman, MD, medical director of Blatman Health and Wellness Center, discusses the most common misconceptions that patients have about pain.

The candidate vaccine is a nonlive, recombinant subunit vaccine to help prevent herpes zoster and its complications, such as postherpetic neuralgia, in adults 50 and older.

In this video from PainWeek 2017, Hal Blatman, MD, medical director of Blatman Health and Wellness Center, discusses whether the FDA should reduce the availability of high-dose opioids in response to the growing opioid abuse epidemic.

In Florida, many health care professionals learned how to prepare to serve in the face of calamity.

Children with asthma were approximately 1.6 times more likely to be prescribed antibiotics, compared to children who do not have asthma.

In this video from PainWeek 2017, Hal Blatman, MD, medical director of Blatman Health and Wellness Center, discusses how compounding pharmacists can help patients with chronic pain.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Walgreens has committed to a $200,000 donation to American Red Cross Hurricane Irma relief efforts and also is donating supplies of water and food to relief efforts in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

CVS Pharmacy and ProMedica announced today that CVS Pharmacy will acquire six of ProMedica’s outpatient pharmacy locations in Ohio.

In this video from PainWeek 2017, Hal Blatman, MD, medical director of Blatman Health and Wellness Center, discusses the relationship between chronic pain and stress.

The researchers noted that although the study does not prove that asthma caused the reduced fertility, they said the correlation may suggest better asthma control may facilitate efforts to become pregnant.

Lifestyle management plans for lowering blood pressure are also highlighted in the guidelines and include suggestions on weight loss, nutrition, and increased physical activity.

CVS Health and the CVS Health Foundation today announced a $125,000 donation in cash and in-kind product donations to organizations helping with relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Irma.

In this video from PainWeek 2017, Jeremy Adler, MS, PA-C, co-owner of Pacific Pain Medicine, discusses why opioid abuse has become an increasingly urgent issue.

In this video from PainWeek 2017, Jeremy Adler, MS, PA-C, co-owner of Pacific Pain Medicine, discusses the pharmacist's role in combating the opioid abuse epidemic.

Flu season is approaching soon, and it is a great time for pharmacists to educate patients on the importance of the annual influenza vaccine.

In this video from PainWeek 2017, Jeremy Adler, MS, PA-C, co-owner of Pacific Pain Medicine, discusses the challenges facing abuse-deterrent opioids as their manufacturers attempt to bring them to market.

In this video from PainWeek 2017, Jeremy Adler, MS, PA-C, co-owner of Pacific Pain Medicine, discusses the mechanisms by which abuse-deterrent opioids prevent misuse.

In this video from PainWeek 2017, Jeremy Adler, MS, PA-C, co-owner of Pacific Pain Medicine, discusses the benefits of abuse-deterrent opioids.

In 2015, American poison centers responded to more than 10,000 tricyclic antidepressant exposures. With this level of prevalence, pharmacists should be prepared to respond to questions regarding TCA toxicity.