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The FDA has approved Tesaro’s Zejula (niraparib) for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.

“From research to health care: Your pharmacist is at your service” is the theme of this year’s World Pharmacists Day on 25 September, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) announced today.

In this clip taken at APhA 2017, Evan Sisson, PharmD, of VCU School of Pharmacy discusses the role of the pharmacist in counseling patients about cardiovascular medication and nutraceutical use.

Adults who receive vaccination reimbursement through an employer-sponsored pharmacy insurance benefit may be more likely to receive vaccinations, according to data revealed in a poster presentation at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) 2017 Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Francisco.

A recent study has examined the accuracy of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) recommendations for identifying African American individuals who would benefit from statins.

Advocacy, patient feedback encouraged during APhA keynote address.

Public perceptions on naloxone may differ by community.

At the American Pharmacists Association 2017 meeting, an inspiring and practical session titled “Leading by Example” showed how pharmacists can leverage their value to establish health care team partnerships (eg, with health systems and physician practices) and implement programs to win pharmacy “champions,” improve patient outcomes, and reduce health care costs.

Pharmacists play an important role in helping to deal with clinical inertia.

Continuing education remains an important part of a pharmacist's life, particularly those dealing with an ever-increasing population of patients with diabetes.

There are several new treatments in the pipeline that hold promise for patients with type 2 diabetes.

Sessions focuses on new diabetes treatment options.

Two new fixed-dose basal/GLP-1 receptor-agonist agents, Soliqua 100/33 (Sanofi) and Xultophy 100/3.6 (Novo Nordisk), were approved by the FDA in November 2016.

In this clip, Jeffrey Fudin, PharmD, who spoke at APHA 2017 on opioid tapering, discusses options pharmacists should consider when tapering patients.

Failing to secure sufficient support for their proposed Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement, Republicans leaders have pulled the American Health Care Act (AHCA) from the House floor, cancelling a scheduled vote on the health care legislation

In this clip, Jeffrey Fudin, PharmD, discusses available options in abuse-deterrent formulations of opioids.

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The FDA granted accelerated approval to the first treatment for metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC).

New research indicates that high consumption of certain dairy products may either increase or decrease the risk of developing breast cancer, depending on the food.

Everybody seems to use social media, and pharmacists are no exception. However, it's been unclear how pharmacists employ social media in their daily professional practice.

The SpartanNash Foundation recently presented a $5,000 grant to Ruth Meiers Hospitality House of Bismarck, helping them to provide access to daily meals, laundry facilities, showers, computers, and case management services to the homeless and those at risk of homelessness in the community.

CVS Health, the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, and the Pittsburgh Public Schools have announced a unique public-private partnership that will bring CVS Health's prescription drug abuse prevention program to students in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with the PRS Pharmacy Services (PRS).

APhA is about to kick off and we'll be there all weekend covering it live!

The meningitis outbreak trial involving the New England Compounding Center (NECC) pharmacist Barry Cadden has reached a final verdict.

The composition of our classes has changed in many ways.

The US Veterans Administration (VA) health care system is the largest in the United States, serving 22 million former military members.