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Online commenters have a bigger impact on individuals' opinions on vaccines than credible public service announcements (PSAs), according to researchers from Washington State University (WSU).

Pharmacy Development Services (PDS), the leading provider of business education for independent pharmacy owners, has announced the ten recipients of the 2015 PDS Conference Showcase of Success. For the past nine years, the Showcase of Success segment has been an integral part of the annual business growth conference as a way to demonstrate the opportunities for real results in the industry.

Pharmacy Times today announced a strategic collaboration with the Pharmacy Podcast Show to strengthen dialogue and spur innovation around key topics regarding the pharmacy profession, health care, and pharmacy business. Pharmacy Podcast creator and host Todd S. Eury will work with Pharmacy Times to create future content and episodes of the podcast that will be integrated into the blog section of the Pharmacy Times website.

Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP, editor-in-chief of Pharmacy Times Health-System Edition, talks about how the health-system pharmacist's role is expanding.

Lindsey Crane, University of Oklahoma pharmacy student, talks about the importance of business in pharmacy.

Amidst a number of recent norovirus outbreaks, a study has determined that the disinfecting capabilities of cold atmospheric pressure plasma may prove useful in reducing the spread of the virus.

University of Oklahoma pharmacy student Latosha Zugelder offers advice to pharmacy students interested in business.

Although children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder often experience decreased appetite and sleep disturbances during methylphenidate treatment, a study published in the Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice indicates that those adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are mostly mild and not serious.

By educating nurses, counseling physicians, and providing feedback on inhalation technique, pharmacists can reduce issues related to salbutamol treatment for asthma and bronchitis.

New research published in the British Medical Journal has answered some of the most basic questions about treating hypertension.

Downplaying the gravity of measles is common among those who grew up in a measles-free world due to the success of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. However, a portion of that success relies on continued vaccination.

Lindsey Crane, University of Oklahoma pharmacy student, shares how she got interested in pharmacy.

The current measles outbreak across 14 US states indicates that too few individuals are being vaccinated to prevent infections, according to Jason Gallagher, a clinical pharmacy specialist in infectious diseases at Temple University.

Actavis recently announced that its supplemental New Drug Application to expand the label of its antibacterial drug, ceftaroline-fosamil, has been accepted for filing by the FDA.

The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education is pleased to announce the release of two key documents that provide the profession with guidance and support for continuing pharmacy education and continuing professional development.

Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP, editor-in-chief of Pharmacy Times Health-System Edition, talks about what health-system pharmacist could take away from Midyear.

A Tennessee pharmacy is on a mission to help its local cash-strapped schools.

The FDA today expanded the indication of Roche's ranibizumab (Lucentis), approving the drug for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy in patients with diabetic macular edema.

The American Pharmacists Association is pleased to announce that the association's education team and The Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Certificate Training Program were honored with the 2015 Award for Outstanding Live CE Activity by the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions.

With 144.4 million pairs of eyes glued to television screens for Super Bowl XLIX, the advertisement portraying Bryan Cranston's "Breaking Bad" character as a pharmacist got a lot of exposure.

A healthy diet associated with reduced heart disease risk may also lower the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

A recent study has identified how chronic hepatitis infection can pave the way to liver cancer.

A report released by CVS Health on the 1-year anniversary of its decision to stop tobacco sales suggests that doing the right thing instead of the expedient thing makes good business sense.

The 102 measles infections reported to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since December indicate the consequences of low vaccination rates in certain communities, as well as the public health crisis that could occur if patients continue to decline immunizations.

Chapman University's School of Pharmacy has received precandidate accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education-a national agency for the accreditation of professional degree pharmacy programs.

A former mayor of a West Virginia town wasn't in the news for a ribbon-cutting ceremony or participating in a council meeting. Instead, the ex-mayor and registered pharmacist was sentenced to prison for illegally dispensing thousands of prescription pain pills.

The American Heart Association's Go Red For Women® is asking all Americans to Go Red to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke in women during the 12th annual National Wear Red Day® on Friday, February 6, 2015. The face of heart disease and stroke has changed, and 1 in 3 women will die.

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association and its members applaud the significant progress made by the agency during Commissioner of Food and Drugs Dr. Margaret Hamburg's six years leading the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Throughout her tenure, Dr. Hamburg has been a tireless advocate for patient safety and a leader in efforts to assure that FDA decisions are guided by scientific principles.

Amgen has announced positive results of a phase 3 study evaluating its investigational drug, ABP 501, a biosimilar candidate to AbbVie's fully human anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha monoclonal antibody, adalimumab, in patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP, editor-in-chief of Pharmacy Times Health-System Edition, talks about what he took away from this year's Midyear Meeting.