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Using a tube of sealant as a fake gun, a man robbed a pharmacy in Piedmont, Oklahoma, but was caught by police in less than 5 minutes.

Patricia Kienle, MPA, FASHP, director of accreditation and medical safety at Cardinal Health, talks about which regulatory and accreditation standards pharmacy directors should pay attention to with regard to radiopharmaceuticals.

Pharmacists play an important role in ensuring optimal patient outcomes within accountable care organizations.

Feeling #angry, #stressed, or #tired? Such negative tweets within a given region can indicate increased heart disease risk, according to University of Pennsylvania Medical School researchers.

University of Oklahoma pharmacy student Latosha Zugelder discusses how she got interested in pharmacy school.

Patricia Kienle, MPA, FASHP, director of accreditation and medical safety at Cardinal Health, talks about what medication management aspects are associated with radiopharmacy.

Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP, editor-in-chief of Pharmacy Times Health-System Edition, talks about why the ASHP Midyear meeting is important for pharmacists.

Only about half of girls immunized against human papillomavirus received the vaccine at the age recommended by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

UCB recently announced that the FDA has accepted for review its New Drug Application for brivaracetam, an investigational treatment for partial-onset seizures in patients aged >16 years with epilepsy.

If you find yourself wondering whether you'll get more value from buying or renting your pharmacy school textbooks, then a new online tool may be a helpful resource.

Nadia Awad, PharmD, BCPS, clinical assistant professor at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, talks about how pharmacists are using social media.

Patricia Kienle, MPA, FASHP, director of accreditation and medical safety at Cardinal Health, talks about how pharmacists can become familiar with their hospital's most commonly used radiopharmaceuticals.

The FDA announced today that it will permit the marketing of a mobile medical app that will help patients with diabetes share data from a continuous glucose monitor with other individuals.

The FDA today approved Bexsero, a vaccine to prevent invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in patients aged 10 to 25 years.

The rate of deaths from opiate medications in the United States has increased 4-fold over the past decade.

The Center for Pharmacy Practice Accreditation today announced the launch of a new accreditation program for specialty pharmacy practices. The application for accreditation and the newly approved specialty pharmacy accreditation standards are available at http://pharmacypracticeaccredit.org/.

Leading health care organizations have endorsed new bipartisan legislation intended to help reduce prescription drug abuse.

New research findings on the pathogen behind the flu could increase the effectiveness of influenza immunization programs.

The FDA has approved Akorn's phenylephrine hydrochloride (HCl) ophthalmic solution, an alpha-1 adrenergic receptor agonist indicated to dilate the pupil.

I don't know whether to be pleased or disappointed with the results of Drug Topics' 2015 Salary Survey.

Patricia Kienle, MPA, FASHP, director of accreditation and medical safety at Cardinal Health, talks about what responsibility the pharmacy director undertakes regarding medication management and nuclear medicine.

A young boy threatened to kill everyone at a CVS pharmacy in Indianapolis, Indiana, before leaving with a brown paper bag full of stolen pills on January 19, 2015, according to The Associated Press (AP).

Mandated folic acid fortification has dramatically reduced the number of babies born with serious birth defects each year.

Medicine has come a long way since my first memory of interacting with a physician about 40 years ago.

Hospitalization for pneumonia increases a patient's risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a paper published in the January 20, 2015 edition of JAMA.

Nadia Awad, PharmD, BCPS, clinical assistant professor at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, talks about how pharmacists are using social media.

Leaders of Senate and House committees with health care jurisdiction should hold oversight hearings to examine the issues that plagued approximately 50,000 beneficiaries who are covered by Aetna Medicare Part D drug plans.

Pharmacists can greatly improve patient outcomes and help reduce costs when participating in interdisciplinary health care teams.

Maura Healey, Massachusetts' new attorney general, plans to strengthen the state's prescription monitoring program (PMP) as part of her larger goal of combating heroin use and prescription drug abuse.

Bi-Lo Holdings, parent company of BI-LO, Harveys and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, today announced that Ian McLeod has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, effective March 2, 2015.