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During pharmacy school you are required to complete several advanced pharmacy practice experience rotations.

The provision of quality transitions of care has been a focus of Medicare.

Despite the NECC's claims that regulations were followed, prosecutors in a Boston court allege the pharmacy's tainted products led to 750 meningitis infections nationwide and 64 deaths and they are putting Barry Cadden, co-founder and former head pharmacist of the NECC, on trial in connection with the outbreak.

Although historically underused, metformin is now being reaffirmed as first-line therapy recommendation for type 2 diabetes. The American College of Physicians (ACP) released the updated clinical practice guidelines in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

The FDA has approved 3 abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) from Teligent.

Celiac disease is a disorder that renders sufferers intolerant to gluten.

Hepatitis A infection rates have decreased in the United States and are the lowest they have been in 40 years.

The first feature is Baxter’s Infusion Analytics application, a software solution that provides advanced infusion data analysis and graphical reporting to help identify potential pump programming errors. The second is a suite of Remote Professional Services that offers 24/7 service.

The FDA has created a new proposed rule that adds 6 bulk drug substances to an existing list of substances that can be used in compounding. It has also proposed the removal of 4 other bulk drug substances from the list.

Despite universal recommendations for clinicians to routinely immunize 11-to-12 year olds against human papillomavirus (HPV), Healthy People 2020 reports that only 28% of girls and 7% of boys complete the series.

2016 is coming to a close, so we thought we'd take a look back at some of our top-read contributor columns of the year.

CVS Health Corporation recently announced that Larry Merlo, the company's president and chief executive officer, will be speaking to investors.

Homeopathy is based on the Principle of Similars which means “likes cure likes."

Scedosporium is a fungal pathogen that is resistant against most antifungals.

In this clip, Dr. Peter Salgo, a professor of medicine and anesthesiology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; and an associate director of Surgical Intensive Care at New York-Presbyterian Hospital discusses heart failure.

The FDA has issued a final rule on postmarketing safety reporting requirements as they pertain to combination products.

Officials with the FDA have rejected new drug applications for Cempra's community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) antibiotic, according to a press release from Cempra.

Mylan launched 2 generic pharmaceutical products at the end of December for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the prevention of pregnancy.

Many organizations use quality indicators to determine how well their clinicians work individually and together to ensure patients receive evidence-based care.

The advancements of digital technology in the health care landscape are familiar, but officials with CVS are taking it a step further with a digital strategy that can help broaden community outreach in the event of a natural disaster.

Experts agree that integrated antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-positive partners and time-limited pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for negative partners almost eliminates HIV transmission.

The Walgreens Flu Index is a weekly report developed to provide state- and market-specific information regarding flu activity, and ranking of those experiencing the highest incidences of influenza across the country.

An experimental DNA vaccine in the works may help treat peanut allergies.

Whether it is due to anxiety or forgetting all the mnemonics, many students struggle with taking tests.

A patient dropped off a prescription for sucralfate at my community pharmacy and commented that she would not have needed this medication if she had been counseled on properly taking certain medications.

Rather than have success in life and relish in it, we reject it and turn to procrastination because of our fear of winning.

In the video, Daniel Budnitz, MD, MPH, discusses these causes and also how the common causes of trips to the emergency department vary by age.

A New Jersey pharmacist pleaded guilty for his role in an illegal drug distribution scheme involving large quantities of oxycodone and other controlled substances.

The FDA has extended the Prescription Drug User Fee Act date for the Biologics License Application review of Roche’s Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) to March 28, 2017.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its global 2015–2016 influenza season summary.