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Although the FDA previously warned health care professionals not to inject Wallcur's Practi-0.9% sodium chloride intravenous solution, given that the non-sterile product was for medical training purposes only, it was mistakenly administered to patients and is now being recalled.

The National Community Pharmacists Association today announced its 2015 line-up of Ownership Workshops and Front-End Profit Building Seminars, educational programming designed for future community pharmacy owners or current owners looking to strengthen their management and merchandising skills.

Amiodarone has been shown to inhibit Ebola virus entry into host cells.

Older diabetics with multiple comorbid conditions often receive aggressive treatment regardless of their health status or blood sugar levels.

Two elderly health care professionals in Houston were recently charged with peddling 1.6 million pain medications over a 3-year period.

Lindsay Bebout, student at University of Oklahoma Tulsa College of Pharmacy, discusses what kind of role business and ownership play in pharmacy.

Provider status would recognize pharmacists as a valued part of the health care team.

Antithrombotic therapy is an essential element of treatment after patients experience acute coronary syndrome. Fortunately, prescribers can draw from a considerably larger selection of antithrombotics than ever before, as prasugrel, ticagrelor, fondaparinux, and bivalirudin have joined warfarin, unfractionated heparin, and the low molecular weight heparins in evidence-based guidelines.

With 17 professional and fraternal student organizations and many community outreach opportunities, students at Chicago State University College of Pharmacy have plenty of room to learn and grow.

If your New Year's resolutions include being healthier and more positive, a new study suggests that you could be killing 2 birds with 1 stone.

Karen Ryle, MS, RPh, associate chief of pharmacy at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses pharmacists can distinguish prescriptions that are being issued for legitimate medical purposes from those that are not.

Depression and other behavior changes may show up in people who will later develop Alzheimer's disease even before they start having memory problems.

Calvin H. Knowlton, BSPharm, MDiv, PhD, of Moorestown, NJ, is the recipient of the 2015 Remington Honor Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the American Pharmacists Association. Knowlton was selected in recognition of the professional achievements, innovations and advancements he has contributed to the pharmacy profession.

AstraZeneca announced today that a study evaluating ticagrelor (Brilinta) for the secondary prevention of atherothrombotic events in patients with a history of heart attacks has met its primary efficacy endpoint.

The National Governors Association is exploring and supporting pharmacists' expanding role in providing direct patient care outside of dispensing medications.

Often called a living fossil, the ginkgo tree is unique in that no living variants exist, and its fan-shaped leaf impression has been identified in fossils dating back 270 million years.

Although metformin is a proven first-line diabetes medication, many patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are discouraged from taking the drug due to inappropriate FDA labeling.

The FDA today approved a device that is intended to help certain obese adults lose weight.

A female hospital pharmacy technician in Georgia has pleaded guilty to stealing and conspiring to distribute more than 48,000 highly addictive prescription painkillers.

Price Chopper Supermarkets is pleased to announce the launch of its new specialty pharmacy program, which expands pharmacy services in an effort to provide more convenient and personalized solutions for patients living with chronic and complex health conditions. This program is part of a partnership with Aureus Health Services, a specialty pharmacy and health management company.

J. Russell May, PharmD, FASHP, clinical professor at Georgia Regents University College of Pharmacy, discusses how health-system pharmacists can foster antimicrobial stewardship during care transitions.

Karen Ryle, MS, RPh, associate chief of pharmacy at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses how the new regulatory requirements for controlled substances are changing pharmacists' daily practice.

J. Russell May, PharmD, FASHP, clinical professor at Georgia Regents University College of Pharmacy, discusses which pipeline antimicrobials are addressing resistant bacteria threats.

Can women who are pregnant be treated safely for acute or chronic severe pain without affecting the unborn child?

This week, the American Pharmacists Association launched the new and improved PharmacistsProvideCare.com, APhA's website dedicated to the "Pharmacists Provide Care" campaign for pharmacists' provider status and the promotion of patient access to and coverage of pharmacists' patient care services.

The California Prescription Opioid Misuse and Overdose Prevention Workgroup is providing information to health care providers on new prescribing guidelines for controlled substances for treating pain, indicates a press release from the California Department of Public Health.

The Illinois Department of Health has posted emergency rules regulating pediatric use of medical cannabis as part of the state's new medical marijuana program.

Consumers who buy prescription drugs from illegal online drug sellers that advertise via spam or other disreputable methods are gambling with their lives, according to a new article published in Politico.

Evidence suggesting that this year's flu vaccine missed the mark has caused the CDC to turn to other treatment strategies.