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Officials with the New Jersey Attorney General’s office are calling on veterinarians to help combat the opioid epidemic, announcing stricter guidelines aimed at preventing individuals from abusing prescription medications meant for their pets.

Two pharmacists were recently sentenced for their roles in schemes involving smuggling misbranded prescription drugs and diverting opioid medications.

Several members of Congress recently sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that urged the elimination of direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees.

It is halfway to graduation. Have you started studying for the NAPLEX?

Pharmacists may get more patient questions about medication safety, after a video on this subject aired on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) YouTube page.

Draft recommendations are available for comment until November.

During a presentation at the 2017 American Academy of Family Physicians FMX annual meeting, held this year in San Antonio, Texas, Dan Merenstein, MD, presented the evidence surrounding probiotic use.

Clinical pharmacists have proven talents when it comes to managing patients who have diabetes.

Rivaroxaban with or without aspirin was evaluated for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular outcomes

Last year, 14 out of 100 graduating pharmacy students reported not taking any loans. How?

Your professional viability and professional growth are important. Be proactive, prepared, and stay ahead of the curve.

In October, we celebrate American Pharmacists Month.

Have you ever considered pursuing a PGY-2 pharmacy residency in psychiatry?

A 3-step process to compare pharmacy schools' prerequisites and set an application timeline.

Imagine you are blind. How do you tell one prescription bottle from the next?

It is currently the first and only extended-release, intra-articular injection available for OA.

The study found patients who were prescribed antibiotics for dental procedures tended to be older and more likely to receive clindamycin, an antibiotic that is associated with C diff infection.

FDA officials have approved an 80-mg capsule strength of Neurocrine Biosciences’ valbenazine (Ingrezza) for the treatment of adults with tardive dyskinesia (TD), the company announced in a press release

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FDA officials have approved the first test for screening Zika virus in blood donations.

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) shared with Congress eight recommendations for leveraging independent community pharmacists' knowledge and proximity to patients to help address the opioid crisis.

A fixed-dose combination of bictegravir and emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF) was non-inferior to boosted protease inhibitor (bPI)-based regimens in virologically suppressed adults with HIV, according to a recently-published phase 3 study.

Oral vitamin D supplementation, in addition to asthma medications, could reduce the risk of asthma attacks requiring hospital attendance by 50%, according to a recently-published study in The Lancet of Respiratory Medicine.

Achieving National HIV/AIDs target goal could prevent an estimated 200,000 deaths over 20 years, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Vaccination offers protection from harmful diseases, such as hepatitis B, measles and pertussis, and pharmacists can counsel parents.

Social media has become a crucial tool for organizations and businesses to interact with their customers and discuss the services they offer. Many Americans look to social media for recommendations and to build stronger relationships with the brands they use.