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Safety concerns loom as the FDA considers making prescription drugs available OTC for conditions including hyperlipidemia, hypertension, migraine, and asthma.

Although largely overlooked, the hallucinogen LSD is highly effective at preventing relapse by alcoholics, according to new study.

A new Texas law reducing Medicaid prescription reimbursement levels has been blamed for threatening the livelihood of hundreds of independent pharmacies.

Patients need education about the potential pitfalls of taking herbal supplements.

As of the end of 2011, the only OTC asthma inhaler was removed from shelves due to its damaging effect on the environment.

The pharmaceutical giant's McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit issued yet another recall, this time due to malfunctioning bottles.

Analysis of data from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic reaffirms the link between pandemic flu and increased pneumococcal pneumonia rates.

An implanted chip delivered daily doses of teriparatide, which is usually injected, holding out the promise of implants that can help solve adherence problems.

The magazine put pharmacist third on its list, after registered nurse and software developer, citing predictions of solid job growth and good pay.

A report on the rosy future of pharmacy as a profession provides fodder for the PCMA and clashes with the experience of some on the ground.

Vemurafenib, which targets a mutated gene in cancer cells, significantly increased survival for metastatic melanoma patients in a phase 2 trial.

A study of electronic medical records suggests that sleeping pill use may be associated with up to 500,000 additional deaths per year.

The Washington State rule unconstitutionally targeted pharmacists' religious objections to providing emergency contraception, the judge ruled.

A federal judge ruled that a Cardinal Health facility must stop distributing controlled substances based on massive shipments of oxycodone to 4 pharmacies.

The new nationwide network of more than 20,000 pharmacies aims to expand the role of pharmacists to reduce medication misuse.

An innovative program involves pharmacists in the patient's transition from a rehabilitation hospital to the home.

The cholesterol-fighting drugs will have new warnings regarding the risk of diabetes and memory problems, but without recommendations for routine liver testing.

New triple-therapy regimens for hepatitis C are expensive, but they can be cost-effective for many patients.

Pharmacists in part of Canada will soon be paid to refill certain prescriptions, a move that should be considered in the United States as well.

The first installment of a trip to Europe opens up a culinary wonderland.