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Nimesh Jhaveri, President of Health Mart, discusses how local pharmacies can grow their patient base.

Avatrombopag was previously approved by the agency for treatment of thrombocytopenia in adult patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) who are scheduled to undergo a procedure.

Tera Moore, PharmD, discusses key strategies for successfully integrating psychiatric pharmacist providers in mental healthcare teams.

Chris Cella, VP of RxOwnership, on how Trumm Drug’s change in ownership was a good model to follow.

CRSwNP often occurs with severe asthma and requires systemic steroids or nasal surgery, the current standard of care.

Bruce Kneeland, community pharmacy consultant, discusses point-of-care testing as a form of cash-paid services, in an interview with Pharmacy Times.

The drug is earned the designation for reducing the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in people with chronic heart failure.

Trumm Drug, a pharmacy serving Alexandria, Minnesota, has been named the Health Mart Pharmacy of the Year by McKesson Pharmaceutical.

Tom Kraus, of ASHP, says pharmacists should play an active role in advocating for policy changes and legislative actions.

Due to physician shortages, pharmacists represent a new avenue to increase accessibility to antivirals.

Dennis Killian, PharmD, PhD, Director of Pharmacy Services, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, MD, discusses how the hospital utilizes IV robotics.

Announced by both companies today, the new combined company will consist of franchises across immunology, hematologic oncology, medical aesthetics, neuroscience, women’s health, eye care, and virology.

The approved product is therapeutically equivalent to Genentech’s Tamiflu I Capsules, 30 mg, 45 mg, and 75 mg.

Tera Moore, National Program Manager with the VA Pharmacy Benefits Management Clinical Pharmacy Practice Office, discusses the role that psychiatric pharmacist providers play in their patients' mental health management.

Based on this analysis, a standardized TOC pharmacy education program for COPD was implemented at Rhode Island Hospital in late 2018.

In an effort to combat the opioid epidemic, Walgreens has introduced its recently announced an addition to its drug disposal program in the form of DisposeRx packets.

Why did the doctor lower this patient's gabapentin dose?

Rotavirus is a contagious viral infection causing gastroenteritis that generally affects infants and young children.

The effectiveness and safety of bremelanotide were studied in a pair of 24-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials in 1247 premenopausal women with acquired, generalized HSDD.

This approval expands tezacaftor/ivacaftor’s indication to include patients ages 6 and older with cystic fibrosis who have certain genetic mutations.

Introduced by U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), the bill requires all insurance plans to cover HIV prevention medications and services without out-of-pocket costs. The bill also facilitates access to PrEP for uninsured individuals.

Parabens are commonly used as preservatives in cosmetics, dermatological topical preparations, oral and parenteral medications, and in food products.

As the McKesson IdeaShare 2019 conference opens next week, Pharmacy Times will be on location delivering coverage.

Bausch + Lomb has announced the US launch of their ULTRA Multifocal for Astigmatism contact lenses, the only multifocal toric lens available as a standard offering in the company’s fit set.

This weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings, and more. Our Week in Review is a can't miss for the busy pharmacy professional.

The goal, according to agency officials, is to ensure product approval and removal decisions are science-based and that the agency’s benefit-risk framework considers not only the outcomes of prescription opioids when used as prescribed, but also the public health effects of inappropriate use.

According to the CDC, approximately 1 of 3 patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) has CKD. What do we need to know about patients with DM and CKD?

Bruce Kneeland, community pharmacy consultant, discusses patient education surrounding vaccinations, in an interview with Pharmacy Times.