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One particular adage is paramount to all businesses, especially independent pharmacies: marketing is the only element that creates significant results; everything else is just a cost.

CVS Pharmacy has announced that the company will launch digital receipts as a new option for all members of its ExtraCare Rewards program.

Avella Specialty Pharmacy has announced the results from its 2015 patient satisfaction survey, revealing an all-time high of 97% satisfaction overall.

Pharmacists have likely heard parents' flawed fears that vaccines cause autism, sudden infant death syndrome, febrile seizures, and Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Recent advances in the delivery of health care through technology may be getting thwarted by state licensure of health care professionals.

Pharmacy schools may want to consider placing a greater focus on HIV education, since a new study suggests there's still HIV stigma among some pharmacy students.

This article highlights the latest evidence from both the AHA/ACC and ESC guidelines, which were both published this past weekend.

Patient satisfaction is based on more than just time spent with a single health care provider.

The FDA has approved Bristol-Myers Squibb's nivolumab (Opdivo) for the treatment of patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma who have relapsed or progressed after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and post-transplantation brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) treatment.

One of the passengers on EgyptAir flight MS804 that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea may have been a pharmacist.

This weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings and more.

Pharmacy technicians who put in extra hours each week without additional compensation may soon be eligible for overtime pay under a new Department of Labor rule finalized on May 18, 2016.

The transition from an acute hospitalization back into the community introduces ample opportunities for medication errors, and HIV patients who need dosage adjustments and intense monitoring are particularly liable to them.

A pharmacy assistant sought help from the police after she noticed she felt sick at work and the beverages she drank there tended to have a strange, bitter taste.

What does your typical newly diagnosed HIV patient look like?

The FDA has approved Eisai's lenvatinib (Lenvima) for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma in combination with everolimus after prior antiangiogenic therapy.

Some recent changes at the state level have led to me wonder whether prescribing could become a daily duty for pharmacists in the future.

A number of trial results presented at ACC.16 could impact recommendations made by pharmacists working in inpatient and ambulatory care settings.

Pharmacists are in a unique position to assess patients' risks and then qualify them for specific opioids.

Pharmacists are well aware of the risks associated with acetaminophen overuse.

As consumers take on more financial responsibility for their health care, their need grows for more engagement with their pharmacists.

An antiplatelet agent wasn't significantly superior to aspirin in preventing a composite of stroke, myocardial infarction, or death in patients with acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack in the SOCRATES trial.

A great deal of learning experience obtained during residency has to do with patient care.

CVS Pharmacy has announced the grand opening of its New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward location, becoming the first major retailer to build in the neighborhood since Hurricane Katrina.

Naloxone (Narcan) is indicated for the treatment of an opioid-related emergency such as an overdose or potential overdose associated with signs of breathing problems, severe sleepiness, or unresponsiveness.

Health care providers are much more likely to select a generic drug when their electronic health record system displays generics by default.

Pharmacists can help evaluate and address adherence barriers among patients taking medications for cardiovascular disease.

SOS Telecom Inc is voluntarily recalling dietary supplements that contain sildenafil.

The Cedarville University School of Pharmacy is collaborating with Ohio Governor John Kasich to develop educational materials on substance abuse to distribute at churches across the state.

You probably already know that chocolate can be dangerous for canines, but you may not know that sugarless gum and other products that contain the sugar alcohol xylitol can also be harmful for dogs, and even deadly in some cases.