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Season 27 of "The Simpsons" opened with Homer separating from Marge and falling in love with his pharmacist.

The FDA is reviewing a novel treatment for patients with open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Independent pharmacies will want to consider updating their credit card processing terminals to accept EMV chip cards this fall.

Lisa Kroon, PharmD, CDE, professor and department chairperson of clinical pharmacy at University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, discusses the advantages of community pharmacy-led smoking cessation programs versus other health providers' programs.

The abbreviations "TPA" and "t-PA" are causing medication mix-ups between alteplase (Activase) and tenecteplase (TNKase).

The typical home medicine cabinet often contains an assortment of prescription medications, OTC pain relievers, multivitamins, and herbal remedies for each family member.

California pharmacists could soon participate in dispensing lethal medications to terminally ill patients, pending Gov. Jerry Brown's review of the state's End of Life Option Act.

Pharmacies may now use a test that can detect the flu within 20 minutes.

Kristen L. Marjama, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, clinical educator with Healthcare Clinic at Walgreens in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, discusses counseling points for different asthma medication classes.

The FDA today approved insulin degludec injection (Tresiba) and insulin degludec/insulin aspart injection (Ryzodeg) to improve glucose control in adults with diabetes.

University of Kansas (KU) School of Pharmacy students are administering free flu vaccines to those in need at a number of locations in Wichita, Kansas, this weekend.

Teva and Gecko Health Innovations have entered into a definitive agreement in which Teva will acquire Gecko Health Innovations.

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Moffitt Cancer Center have entered into a collaboration agreement as part of Bristol-Myers Squibb's Immuno-Oncology Rare Population Malignancy program.

When a new employee joins your pharmacy team, how do you represent your job or organization?

Veterans who obtain their prescriptions at a VA pharmacy will see their copays remain steady through 2016.

A Facebook page can be a useful tool for cultivating patient loyalty, promoting pharmacy services, and educating patients.

Pharmacist Jamie Mask talks about the upcoming virtual conference Pharm2Table.

A group of Target pharmacy workers have won an initial ballot to form a union.

Rite Aid's new marketing campaign to stop the flu goes right to the heart of where most people actually get sick: at work.

Indiana has recently seen a rash of young suspects attempting pharmacy robberies.

Just one follow-up phone call can keep asymptomatic adolescents with sexually transmitted infections (STI) adherent to treatment.

Bristol-Myers Squibb will take part in Leerink Partners Immuno-Oncology Roundtable on October 1.

Pharmacists everywhere are preparing to celebrate World Pharmacists Day tomorrow.

Scot Hendricks has been promoted to president of Kroger's Delta division, which operates stores in Western Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri.

The FDA is considering a label expansion for Amgen's carfilzomib (Kyprolis) in relapsed multiple myeloma.

Pharmacies in areas affected by wildfires in California can provide prescription medications to evacuees under a waiver granted by the state's pharmacy board.

University of Mississippi pharmacy students recently spent a week in Honduras to provide medical services for those who could not afford health care.

CVS Pharmacy is reinforcing its longstanding commitment in the fight against the nationwide epidemic of prescription drug abuse with a number of efforts launching this month.