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The Generic Pharmaceutical Association applauds the House Appropriations Committee for approving the FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations funding bill with provisions that would stop the Food and Drug Administration from using federal funds to finalize or implement its Proposed Rule to update generic drug labeling requirements as written.

To date, APhA has raised close to $42,000 for the organization.

This weekly video program highlights the latest in pharmacy news, product news, and more.

A prescription price comparison app called OneRx can help patients figure out what co-pay to expect before they arrive at the pharmacy.

The FDA is expanding The Real Cost" campaign to focus on educating rural male teens about the dangers of smokeless tobacco.

Patients taking drugs from certain classes should be educated about an alarming side effect.

The Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board, Attentus Medical Sales Inc, and VGM and Associates will host a series of free webinars to discuss the implications of the recently released hazardous drug safety standards by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention USP .

Music icon Prince made 4 trips to a pharmacy in the week before his death on April 21, 2016.

The Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce that Mylan CEO Heather Bresch will be the first-ever CEO to participate in the Pittsburgh Pride Equality March on Sunday, June 12.

Earth Day serves as an important reminder of our responsibility to our planet, but the occasion also presents health care providers with the opportunity to better understand how environmental issues can impact patient health.

CVS Health has announced that the first CVS Pharmacy locations in Target stores are now open in Utah.

Baxter International Inc has launched a ready-to-use version of Vancomycin injection.

Opioid abuse has been garnering more attention as the public and private sectors take steps to address the increasing number of opioid-related overdose deaths.

Spending on maternal health and childhood care has seen greater growth than spending on HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria since 2010, marking a reversal in spending trends from 2000 to 2010.

Despite the fact that the risk of perinatal HIV transmission can be reduced to less than 1% with appropriate care, around 75% of HIV-positive children were infected perinatally in 2010.

Allergan has announced that it has acquired Topokine Therapeutics, a privately held, clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing topical medicines for fat reduction.

The Washington State Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission has suspended the credentials of a pharmacist following several alleged dispensing errors and reports of potential hallucinations.

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Three states are reporting an outbreak of a rare bloodstream infection caused by Elizabethkingia anophelis bacteria.

The FDA has accepted for review Merck's biologics license application for a dust mite sublingual allergy immunotherapy tablet.

ASHP recently launched a certificate program for pharmacists who are interested in expanding their roles as educators in residency programs, patient care environments, and other instructional settings.

FBI recognizes UNM chapter of APhA-ASP.

The FBI has bestowed the Community Leadership Award to the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy's Generation Rx chapter in honor of its students' work to fight prescription drug abuse.

We interview LiquidHub team members Shabbir Ahmed and Thomas Hannigan about LiquidHub's knowledge of the business challenges faced by health care insurers, managed care providers, and benefits managers.

There are 2 distinct political parties in Pennsylvania, so when a bill to legalize medical cannabis in the state was signed into law on April 17, 2016, I was impressed.

Neighborhoods with greater resources for healthy diets and physical activity may be associated with lower risk for type 2 diabetes.

The disease of kings" can be a royal pain.

Meijer is expanding its partnerships with healthcare providers and hospital systems, which includes adding a relationship with a health system in Wisconsin and a fourth health system in Michigan.

Rite Aid has announced that Sharon Balser and Theresa Forrest have been selected as the winners of the 2015 Vote for Your Favorite Pharmacy Team Member Contest.

All Hy-Vee pharmacies throughout the company's eight-state region can now fill pet-specific medications.