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In order to be effective medication counselors, pharmacists first need to identify the barriers to effective medication counseling.

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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.

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The spread of the Zika virus is a growing concern for many patients and health care professionals, especially with the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro just around the corner.

Making the jump from retail to specialty pharmacy.

A pharmacist is claiming Walmart discriminated and retaliated against him for his age, his medical condition and medical leave, and his reporting of supposed unlawful conduct at the pharmacy.

The FDA reviews Medicure Inc’s supplemental new drug application for Aggrastat.

In addition to being a clinical assistant professor in the College of Nursing at Texas A&M Health Science Center, Matt Hoffman, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, is also somewhat of a Pokémon professor.

Medicare patients are the highest users of prescription drugs and a major source of recurring revenue for community pharmacies.

Cough is the most aggravating late-stage cold symptom.

Prescription drug costs are projected to increase between 11% and 13% in 2016, a recent analysis found.

For patients with cystic fibrosis, ibuprofen can help slow down lung function decline.

The FDA has approved Abbott's Tecnis Symfony Intraocular Lenses for the treatment of cataracts.

NABP seeks nominations for a member or administrative officer to fill the District 6 representative position on the NABP Executive Committee.

Although some bacteria are harmful, and killing those pathogens is a good thing when you're sick, most bacteria are good.

Hortense Jones, CPhT, shares her experiences and thoughts on the technician's changing role.

Ralphs Grocery Company has announced that it is raising funds to support after-school education programs in Southern California.

In addition to weight gain and poor diet quality, eating meals outside the home has been linked with a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

The Kroger Co. has announced an agreement for Axium to acquire the outstanding shares of ModernHEALTH, a leading specialty pharmacy, to create a combined specialty pharmacy that will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Kroger Co.

The Rite Aid Foundation's KidCents program has announced a $25,000 donation to the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, a Detroit-based nonprofit that empowers Detroit youth to be positive and productive members of society through education, athletics, mentorship and intervention.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland is censuring a pharmacist for poor professional performance.

PharmTech LLC is voluntarily recalling all lots of Diocto Liquid, which is a docusate sodium solution distributed by Rugby Laboratories.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is thanking 37 members of the U.S. House of Representatives who have sent a letter to House and Senate negotiators, urging them to advance an important TRICARE pilot program as part of the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act.

More than 30 national health care decision-makers have gathered outside of the Nation's Capital this week for an Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy event focusing on innovations in diabetes care that are producing changes to treatment options, patient engagement, accountability and patient-provider interactions.

The National Community Pharmacists Association today announced the establishment of a new Innovation Center that is intended to further assist and speed up the evolution of independent community pharmacies in a changing health care environment.

Avella Specialty Pharmacy has distributed its fifth issue of Dispensing Excellence, a publication for healthcare providers, nurses, medical assistants and their patients.

Elizabeth Holmes, once the world's youngest self-made billionaire, is banned from owning or operating a medical lab for two years.