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More than a third of reproductive-aged women enrolled in Medicaid, and more than a quarter of those with private insurance, filled a prescription for an opioid pain medication each year during 2008-2012, suggesting that many women may unknowingly expose their unborn children to these medicines.

The Corrective Action Plan that federal Medicare officials have requested of Aetna is an important first step and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should go one further by issuing new guidance to all Medicare Part D prescription drug plan sponsors to prevent a 2016 repeat of the Aetna problems experienced in early 2015.

As the role of the pharmacist continues to expand to meet the health care needs of patients nationwide, Parata Systems and Pharmacy Times are gearing up for the sixth annual program recognizing outstanding pharmacists, technicians, student pharmacists and industry advocates. The NextGeneration Pharmacistâ„¢, the industry's leading national awards program, begins accepting nominations today for these prestigious awards.

When considering methods for treating mental illness via mobile devices, texting may be preferable over the use of apps, according to Clemson University researchers.

The FDA today granted accelerated approval to a drug that treats breast cancer in postmenopausal women by attacking molecules that promote cancer cell growth.

Amgen and its subsidiary, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, have submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the FDA for their proteasome inhibitor, carfilzomib (Kyprolis), in the hopes of expanding the drug's indication to include patients with relapsed multiple myeloma who have received at least 1 prior therapy.

Today, nearly 80% of children diagnosed with cancer survive, which is defined as living cancer-free for at least 5 years after diagnosis. However, the long-term complications of physical inactivity, chronic inflammation, nutritional challenges, and exposure to corticosteroids, antineoplastic agents, and radiation can persist.

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) is pleased that President Obama has included $5 million in his proposed fiscal year 2016 budget to help create electronic standards that will allow providers to send secure patient data between different information technology (IT) systems.

Maintaing drug inventory while providing appropriate patient care remains a daily challenge for pharmacists in light of national drug shortages.

Latosha Zugelder, pharmacy student at the University of Oklahoma, discusses the importance of business in pharmacy.

Despite efforts to fortify table salt with iodine, a new study posits that pregnant women are still seeing significant iodine deficiencies that can negatively impact their unborn children's brains.

A former New Jersey pharmacist will be heading to prison after "attempting to weaponize" ricin and abrin and possessing equipment for making illegal narcotics.

More than 6000 HIV cases in the United States annually can be traced to Craigslist's personals ad sections.

One in three people say they would risk living a shorter life instead of taking a daily pill to prevent cardiovascular disease, according to new research inCirculation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences offers the best of both worlds for students looking to be a big fish in a small pond, and vice versa.

The 6th annual Next-Generation PharmacistTM awards program, presented by Pharmacy Times in collaboration with Parata Systems, is now open for nominations.

Phase 3 registrational studies of TD-4208 are anticipated to begin in 2015

As the measles outbreak linked to Disneyland continues to spread, pediatricians are deeply concerned about the children who have been infected, and those who are at risk because they have not been vaccinated. The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly urges parents to make sure their children have received the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.

The FDA has approved a new formulation of Zogenix's extended-release hydrocodone bitartrate (Zohydro ER) with technology that provides the drug abuse-deterrent properties without changing the release properties of hydrocodone.

Based on current US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tallies, the number of measles infections in 2015 has increased from 84 cases reported late last Friday to 102 cases reported today.

A leading voice in the convergence of technology and medicine, John Nosta helps define, dissect, and deliberate global trends in digital health.

Hospira is voluntarily recalling 1 lot of its 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP 250 mL at the user level following a confirmed report of particulate, identified by the manufacturer as human hair, in a single unit.

The recent California measles outbreak appears to have galvanized the public's attention in a way earlier outbreaks have not, putting the anti-vaccine movement on the defensive.

There is no doubt in anyone's mind that we should only pay for quality health care, but how do you measure it?

New research shows a pattern of underreporting of on-campus sexual assaults by universities and colleges across the nation, and some schools have continued to underreport even after being fined for violations of federal law.

The value of collaboration through the National Association of Chain Drug Stores was on display today, as the NACDS Regional Chain Conference explored business-to-business partnerships and a public policy agenda that benefits patients and consumers.

ASHP has released the fifth edition of its Competence Assessment Tools for Health-System Pharmacists, a publication designed to help pharmacy directors and their staff provide more informed patient care and meet Joint Commission accreditation standards.

As the most widely accepted national certification program for pharmacy technicians, the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board has granted more than 550,000 certifications since its founding in 1995.

Pharmacy "sorta" played a part in the NFL Super Bowl XLIX experience.

Limiting added sugars could be among the most effective strategies for reducing the prevalence of type 2 diabetes.