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Making birth control available OTC would improve women's access to oral contraceptives while producing dramatic cost savings, a new National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) brief argues.

Laughter is the best medicine that never requires a co-pay.

Patients with uncontrolled hypertension have better blood pressure control when pharmacists are included in their care teams.

Up to 13% of patients considered to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) under current criteria were recently found to be misdiagnosed.

A woman is suing an Oregon pharmacist and technician for $680,000 for allegedly giving her the wrong medication, which has impacted her ability to conceive.

The FDA has granted priority review to Merck's chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment candidate grazoprevir/elbasvir.

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Many new mothers do not receive advice from physicians on how to care for their infants, which opens opportunities for pharmacists to provide patient education.

A new report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finds that prescription drug spending increased 12.6 percent in 2014, the highest growth rate since 2002.

Two New Yorkers have died in a Legionnaires' disease outbreak, and now a college in Pennsylvania is treating its cooling towers after an employee tested positive for the flu-like disease.

The FDA today approved azelaic acid foam 15% (Finacea) to treat inflammatory papules and pustules of mild to moderate rosacea.

Eisai Co., Ltd. and Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. announced that they have signed a clinical collaboration agreement to evaluate Eisai's anticancer agent eribulin mesylate.

Galena Biopharma had introduced ondansetron (Zuplenz) to the US market.

Hannaford is inviting the local community to celebrate the grand opening of the North Berwick Hannaford Supermarket on August 8.

College-aged students should seek quantity over quality in social interactions, but the opposite advice should be taken by 30-year-olds.

Tyler Redelico, pharmacy student at Rutgers University's Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, talks about a misconception surrounding pharmacists.

Simon Lu, pharmacy student at Rutgers University's Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, offers advice to students preparing to head to pharmacy school.

The California State Board of Pharmacy has suspended the license of a pharmacy technician who was revealed to have stolen the protected health information of approximately 100 patients.

The FDA is warning health care professionals and patients about prescribing and dispensing errors related to confusion between the antidepressant Brintellix and the blood thinner Brilinta.

The American Pharmacists Association Foundation announces the honorees of the 2015 Pinnacle Awards.

Do you slack off during rotations, or do you pull more than your own weight?

CVS Health has entered into new clinical affiliations with two leading health care organizations, Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Kansas and Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania.

CVS Health and IBM will use predictive analytics and Watson cognitive computing to transform care management services for patients with chronic disease.

Last year's flu vaccine efficacy was less than desirable, so pharmacists may have to work harder this year to encourage patients to get immunized again.

One contribution that a pharmacy organization can make is to develop standards and guidelines for pharmacist services and professional issues.

Community pharmacists who expand their roles and make home visits to heart failure patients after hospital discharge can improve outcomes.

Digital health technology is a lucrative business with a potentially huge payoff for pharmacy.

The American Pharmacists Association Foundation will be showcasing the Patient Self-Management Solutions at the Society for Human Resource Management Annual Conference and Exposition.

The American Association of Poison Control Centers applauds DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg's announcement of the reinstitution of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days.

Amgen today announced the appointment of Fred Hassan, partner and managing director of Warburg Pincus LLC, to the Amgen Board of Directors.