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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced, and endorsed today by the National Community Pharmacists Association , would help prevent community pharmacists from being collateral damage as some generic drug prices spike dramatically but federal health plan reimbursements fail to keep pace.

Data published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on Jan. 8 shows that some contraceptives for women may increase the risk of contracting HIV. This information comes from researchers from the University of California Berkeley, who analyzed 12 studies.

Children with favorable psychosocial experiences may have better cardiovascular health in adulthood.

Spurred by adrenaline, an Irish pharmacist protected his pharmacy from an attempted break-in.

Results of a peer-reviewed clinical study support the use of pharmacy-based PharmaSmart kiosks in assessing hypertension, as the routine blood pressure testing on the kiosks was deemed comparable to daytime ambulatory blood pressure measurement.

J. Russell May, PharmD, FASHP, clinical professor at Georgia Regents University College of Pharmacy, discusses the advantages of having pharmacists on the antimicrobial stewardship team.

A new study posits that physicians are taking more costly and less effective measures to treat patients with headaches.

The 7 main adverse outcomes associated with 2 common childhood immunizations are highly unlikely to occur following vaccine administration.

J. Russell May, PharmD, FASHP, clinical professor at Georgia Regents University College of Pharmacy, discusses new antimicrobials he finds most interesting.

J. Russell May, PharmD, FASHP, clinical professor at Georgia Regents University College of Pharmacy, describes the level of antimicrobial stewardship activities in current practice.

Respiratory syncytial virus infection increases the risk of pneumonia in young children.

Eric Tichy, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, senior clinical pharmacy specialist at Yale New-Haven Hospital, explains how generic immunosuppressive medications change the pharmacist's role.

J. Russell May, PharmD, FASHP, clinical professor at Georgia Regents University College of Pharmacy, discusses how new antimicrobial options could change existing care and affect stewardship programs.

Eric Tichy, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, senior clinical pharmacy specialist at Yale New-Haven Hospital, explains how the transplant pharmacist's role is evolving.

A West Virginia pharmacist is expected to plead guilty to alleged health care and prescription drug crimes.

Eric Tichy, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, senior clinical pharmacy specialist at Yale New-Haven Hospital, explains how generic immunosuppressive medications benefit patients and payers.

J. Russell May, PharmD, FASHP, clinical professor at Georgia Regents University College of Pharmacy, discusses how antimicrobial stewardship activities can improve.

Eric Tichy, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, senior clinical pharmacy specialist at Yale New-Haven Hospital, explains how hepatitis C therapies are changing patient treatment.

Little do patients know that OTC decongestant nasal sprays can lead to dependence.

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While some researchers have associated human papillomavirus vaccination with an increased risk for multiple sclerosis, a new study found no such link between the vaccine and the development of demyelinating disease.

Civilian women with posttraumatic stress disorder have a considerably increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with counterparts unexposed to trauma.

Flu activity continued to worsen throughout the United States in the final week of 2014.

A New York pharmacist is spending time in jail on charges of stealing roughly 7000 hydrocodone pills.

The FDA has approved Daiichi Sankyo's anti-clotting drug, edoxaban (Savaysa), as a once-daily treatment to reduce the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

My running career resumed on January 5, 2015, when I put on my GPS watch and competition running shoes and took off for a 45-minute run.

Low vitamin D levels may prolong the duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill surgical patients.

The FDA has acknowledged receipt of Actavis's resubmitted New Drug Application for its investigational atypical antipsychotic, cariprazine, which is indicated for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia and manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder.

A "mystery shopper" survey conducted in New York City showed that 20% of men might not be able to buy emergency contraception (EC) at their local pharmacies.