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CVS Health has announced it will expand access to the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone in 7 additional states this summer, contributing to a total of 30 states where the life-saving medication will be more accessible to CVS Pharmacy patients.

Some of us have contemplated returning to school, but what do those who've done it say about the experience?

Health care providers continue to prescribe ketoconazole (Nizoral) tablets off-label for skin and nail fungal infections, despite the fact that these unapproved uses carry potentially deadly risks.

The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the Heart Failure Society of America have updated heart failure guidelines to recommend the use of 2 medications: sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto) and ivabradine (Corlanor).

With co-pays and deductibles always increasing, pharmacies have an opportunity to work with patients and providers to help reduce medication costs.

Over a year ago, the city of Flint, Michigan declared a health emergency after discovering elevated concentrations of lead in their water source.

A promising new treatment that uses the polio virus to attack a virulent brain cancer called glioblastoma was recently granted breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA.

The 21st Century Cures Act will have a huge impact on the pharmaceutical industry both nationally and globally.

Women who get a flu shot while they're pregnant help protect their baby from contracting the flu in the first 6 months of life, according to a new study.

Like many pharmacists who travel abroad, getting a glimpse of the local pharmacy scene is always on my itinerary.

The term women's health" shouldn't be limited to reproductive matters.

Patients with urothelial carcinoma, the most common type of bladder cancer, now have a new treatment option.

Findings of the National Survey of Student Chapter Preparation for the AMCP Foundation Annual P&T Competition."

ASHP recently released the latest offering from its Professional Certificate line, the Sterile Product Preparation Training and Certificate Program.

Tweets about asthma could provide clues to asthma-related emergency room visits.

Today, the Generic Pharmaceutical Association announced Michael Raya, Chief Executive Officer, West-Ward Pharmaceuticals, will join its Board of Directors.

Once you've decided that you want to participate in research, start early and enter with a goal in mind.

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.