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The FDA has announced that it is updating the labels of several type 2 diabetes medications to warn patients and providers of an increased heart failure risk associated with the drugs' use.

The National Community Pharmacists Association was recently invited to provide testimony to the Regulatory Framework Task Force of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners at their national convention in New Orleans, La.

The American Pharmacists Association Foundation today announced its new officers of the Board of Directors for the 2016-2017 year, and welcomed three newly-elected Directors for the 2016-2019 term. Leonard Edloe, M.Div, PharmD, was elected to serve as President, following a term as Vice President.

Advertising can be a very successful investment for an independent pharmacy.

Pharmacists should be aware of the mechanism of action of mifepristone and misoprostol for terminating a pregnancy, among other indications.

A Precision Medicine Conference and certificate training program was recently hosted for pharmacists in Orlando, Florida.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni recently signed a law that will force parents who fail to vaccinate their children to spend 6 months in jail.

When the administrator for the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy Controlled Substance Monitoring Program scanned the state's prescription database in 2014, he uncovered a sobering number of suspected doctor shoppers."

By the end of March, influenza activity had decreased slightly but was still elevated across the country, according to the US Centers for Disease and Prevention.

CVS Health has announced that the company's specialty pharmacy has been awarded Specialty Pharmacy accreditation from URAC.

Everything possible should be done for those with autism.

Drug therapy must balance the potential to improve quality of life with the risk of adverse effects. In the context of ever-increasing treatment complexity, striking this balance is getting complicated.

The FDA approved defibrotide sodium (Defitelio) for the treatment of hepatic veno-occlusive disease in adults and children who have additional kidney or lung abnormalities following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Walgreens' community pharmacist intervention program boosts medication adherence rates and lowers related costs for patients with a wide range of chronic diseases, a recent study demonstrated.

Ohio Northern University student Taylor Lewis has been appointed to the National Community Pharmacists Association Student Leadership Council for a 2-year term.

The phone interview may not win you the job, but it can often lose you the job.

The main lessons to learn from rejection are to understand that it happens, know not to take it personally, and use it to grow professionally.

Drug abuse has been in the news in a big way lately.

The University of Connecticut Student Societies of Health-System Pharmacy is striving to get more individuals to donate blood and bone marrow through an organization called Delete Blood Cancer DKMS.

After total knee replacement surgery, patients younger than 45 years and those aged 75 years or older seem to report more pain and less activity than their peers.

A pharmacy in Michigan was recently robbed by a thief wielding a sledgehammer.

Bayer is expanding its involvement with refugees in Germany with two additional initiatives at the company's Berlin site.

Walgreens pharmacy patients offered a multi-faceted medication adherence program demonstrated 3% greater medication adherence and significantly lower healthcare spending, according to a new study.

Three studies published last year provide useful information on risk factors for colds, which affect adults 2 to 3 times a year.

Michael Cawley, BS, PharmD, RRT, CPFT, FCCM, professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of the Sciences, discusses why it is important that patients know which medication they should use in a particular situation.

John Fanikos, RPh, MBA, director of pharmacy at Brigham and Women's Hospital, discusses some ways pharmacists can improve patient adherence to novel oral anticoagulants.

It turns out Reliable Drug Pharmacy's products may not be so reliable after all.

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association and its Biosimilars Council are pleased that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its draft guidance on biosimilar labeling.

John Fanikos, RPh, MBA, director of pharmacy at Brigham and Women's Hospital, discusses counseling points for both anticoagulant classes.

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