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More than 100 women have filed a lawsuit after a birth control packaging error led to unplanned pregnancies.

West Virginia University School of Pharmacy students are making the rounds in their state and Pennsylvania to teach middle and high school students about prescription drug abuse and illicit drug use.

For the first time, Boehringer Ingelheim has ranked among the 100 leading global innovators named by news agency Thomson Reuters.

The Drug Enforcement Administration has chosen Pittsburgh as the site of its new pilot program seeking help from pharmacists in curbing prescription drug abuse.

Involving pharmacists in preventing antimicrobial resistance makes the implementation of successful policies more likely.

Avella Specialty Pharmacy has announced that it will distribute Tagrisso, a new FDA-approved therapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer with a specific type of gene mutation.

Esomeprazole before breakfast may provide more enduring acid control for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease than other OTC proton pump inhibitors.

Why aren't the medical errors that happen during the medication reconciliation process in the hospital setting enough to justify employing more pharmacists?

New research by the CVS Health Research Institute is the first to show the impact of prescription refill programs on medication adherence.

With more than 6 million pregnancies in the United States each year, health care providers require accurate and up-to-date information on the risks associated with prescribing medications to pregnant patients and breastfeeding infants.

Three easy steps can help reduce the odds of children accidentally overdosing on medications.

The FDA is allowing new smokeless tobacco products to enter the US market.

Donnie Calhoun, RPh, PD, National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Foundation vice president, discusses some common problems that arise during a disaster.

Liz Tiefenthaler, president of Pharm Fresh Media, talks about mistakes that some pharmacists make that can disrupt patient loyalty.

Some evidence suggests that a febrile seizure occurs when the child has low serum zinc levels.

Kalin M. Clifford, PharmD, BCPS, discusses when treatment with memantine or cholinesterase should be stopped in patients with dementia.

Bryan Ziegler, PharmD, executive director of Kennedy Pharmacy Innovation Center, discusses challenges pharmacists need to overcome as health care models shift to pay-for-performance reimbursement models.

Colds are caused by a viral infection in the upper airways, sinuses, throat, and nose.

Inaffit LLC is voluntarily recalling Natureal, a product marketed as a weight-loss dietary supplement, due to undeclared sibutramine.

Patients with sleep apnea have an increased risk of developing gout and nighttime flare-ups.

Mylan has announced that its offer to acquire all of the issued and to be issued share capital of Perrigo has lapsed.

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Touted as a way to reduce pain, speed injury recovery, and improve mood, cryotherapy involves exposing the body to temperatures up to minus 300 degrees Fahrenheit.

Kim Kersten, of the American Pharmacy Purchasing Alliance, discusses the association for pharmacy buyers.

Cough and cold remedies are some of the more common OTC medications that can lead to unsupervised exposures requiring trips to the emergency department.

Beverly Schaefer, RPh, of Katterman's Sand Point Pharmacy in Seattle, Washington, talks about the most common challenges patients face when trying to set up travel immunizations.

The FDA has accepted for review Amgen's new drug application for etelcalcetide to treat secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis.

Do you ever wish you could cultivate deeper relationships with patients to help them really improve their health?

Patients take acetaminophen and ibuprofen for minor pain and fever, but are they interchangeable?

Touro College of Pharmacy students recently participated in the school's third annual Operation Immunization.