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Due to manufacturing delays, Pfizer is shipping only 30% of its normal monthly supply of penicillin G benzathine injectable suspension (Bicillin L-A) until July 2016.

Since the introduction of the Cockcroft-Gault equation to calculate creatinine clearance, there has been debate about which weight to use in the equation.

The CDC keeps tabs on the most common causes of death for educational and research purposes.

Pharmacy residencies can be very demanding, but they can also help you stand out in this competitive pharmacy job market.

The FDA has issued new guidance for the use of the first-line diabetes drug metformin in patients with renal impairment.

Pediatric patients may now use ceftaroline fosamil (Teflaro) as a treatment for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia.

The FDA issued a warning today alerting providers and patients about the potential risk of serious burns and scarring associated with the use of a migraine patch.

Nominations are now being accepted for the American Pharmacists Association annual awards and honors program.

For the first time in 20 years, prescriptions for opioids are steadily declining.

Here are the top trending pharmacy stories you may have missed in May:

The FDA has approved linagliptin and metformin hydrochloride extended-release (Jentadueto XR) tablets for adults with type 2 diabetes.

The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy chapter of the National Community Pharmacists Association received the Dennis Ludwig Memorial Scholarship in Government Affairs for having the highest student attendance at the annual Congressional Pharmacy Summit.

Are you an HIV expert or amateur?

The American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and Heart Failure Society of America recently updated guidelines for pharmacological heart failure treatment, focusing specifically on 2 new agents.

Meijer has opened a new 192,000-square-foot supercenter in Sturgis, Michigan, bringing Southern Michigan shoppers better access to a full-service pharmacy that makes family health care a priority.

This is the second part of a 2-part series on how to retire after 25 years of working as a pharmacist.

A pharmacy technician is pleading not guilty to larceny of drugs from her Massachusetts pharmacy.

The FDA has approved fluciclovine F 18 (Axumin), which is a radioactive diagnostic agent for injection that can be used to detect recurring prostate cancer.

Learn the business of pharmacy as The Pharmacy Podcast Show releases a new show format and digital health content marketing services.

With the release of the 300th episode of the Pharmacy Podcast Show, we offer several new #DigitalHealth content marketing support services for our pharmaceutical industry sponsors, announce the new Pharmacy Podcast Network, and interview Emilie Ray, President with McKesson Pharmacy Technology and Services division in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

After some deliberation, a student with cerebral palsy will be able to attend North Dakota State University School of Pharmacy if she can meet certain requirements.

Because diabetes can affect many parts of the body, there's a lot to remember for self-management.

This article highlights several key therapeutics areas for PCSK9 inhibitors that every pharmacist should know.

Rite Aid Corporation has announced the grand opening of its first new distribution center in 16 years.

A recent network meta-analysis compared the various P2Y12 receptor antagonists availabe for treating patients with STEMI who undergo primary PCI

I've never taken Adderall, but I know others who've taken it for the sole purpose of performing better in pharmacy school.

As the name suggests, human immunodeficiency virus is all about lowered immunity.

Created in 1992 as part of the Veterans Health Care Act, the 340B drug pricing program requires drug companies to provide discounts sometimes as much as 50% to covered entities, hospitals, and clinics that treat low-income and uninsured patients.

The American Pharmacists Association today announced the results of elections for the Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management and the Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science.

Supplementation could play a role in treating traumatic brain injury.