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Angela Patterson, MSN, FCP-C, NEA-BC, chief nurse practitioner officer of the CVS MinuteClinic, discusses counseling tips that pharmacists should provide to patients on acne medication.

Erin Dorval, PharmD, community assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Palm Beach Atlantic University, talks about the differences in counseling points, depending on the type of URTI.

If a company as large as Walmart has no bargaining power with pharmacy benefit managers, as a Morningstar analyst suggests, then it's no wonder why independent community pharmacists complain about PBMs.

New licensing agreement permits RTP Company to produce and sell Radel R-7000 PPSU resins, offering shorter lead times and more flexibility for customer orders.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. and Sprout Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which a wholly-owned subsidiary of Valeant will acquire Sprout.

A recent survey shows pharmacists provide consultations to customers more than 12 times per week and about 90% of those consultations include OTC discussions.

Pharmacists should not use compounded drugs stored in 3-mL and 5-mL syringes from Becton-Dickinson unless no suitable alternatives are available, the FDA warns.

Bystanders who initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation improve survival and neurological outcomes for patients experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

The start of the new school year brings a multitude of questions from parents and caregivers about children's vaccination requirements, so pharmacists need to be prepared with answers.

Walgreens and Providence Health & Services have announced a strategic clinical collaboration aimed at coordinating patient care and improving patient access, which plans to bring up to 25 new retail clinics to Oregon and Washington.

A pharmacist's swift action saved a woman's life during an emergency situation.

In the long wake of a deadly meningitis outbreak from tainted drugs distributed by a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts, state regulators have been increasing their inspections of pharmacies with complaints.

A group of 4 students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy have been named finalists in the Good Neighbor Pharmacy National Community Pharmacists Association Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition.

Patients with any type of health insurance receive preventive care for chronic diseases at rates up to 3 times higher than their uninsured counterparts, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found.

Mary Jo Goolsby, EdD, MSN, NP-C, FAANP, FAAN, owner of the Institute for NP Excellence, discusses how DOT Medical Examiners can improve patients' health.

Equashield reported a 106% increase in sales, with the upward financial growth capping off a twelve-month period of rapid expansion for the CSTD manufacturer.

Jessica Kerr, PharmD, CDE, and assistant department chair at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville discusses counseling points for patients taking oral non-insulin diabetes medication.

The FDA has expanded the use of Raptor Pharmaceutical's cysteamine bitartrate delayed-release capsules to treat nephropathic cystinosis in children ages 2 to 6.

Roche today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kapa Biosystems, Inc., a privately-held company that is a provider of genomic tools in the life sciences sector.

The FDA has approved flibanserin (Addyi), the first drug to treat generalized hypoactive sexual desire disorder in premenopausal women.

Despite their remarkable effectiveness, influenza vaccines have faced their share of challenges over the years.

Angela Patterson, MSN, FCP-C, NEA-BC, chief nurse practitioner officer of CVS MinuteClinic, talks about what pharmacists need to know about treating acne.

Deirdre Myers, Ohio Northern University pharmacy and laboratory instructor, was presented the 2014-15 Albert E. Rosica Jr. Memorial award by the American College of Apothecaries at the college's 2015 Annual Education Conference.

As the technician's role on the pharmacy team continues to evolve, many current and future techs have turned to their local community colleges for training.

The 10 best-selling brand-name drugs have generated $48.5 billion in sales this year through June 2015, IMS Health data revealed.

It may be strange to suggest that pharmacy is opposed to innovation, but I find more instances of opposition than signs of support. Let me further describe why I take this perspective and the reasons it is apparent in pharmacy and health care today.

Before I started my pharmacy rotations, the last job I held was bartending at a golf course. Believe it or not, it really helped prepare me for my career as a pharmacist.

To cure Maddie's strep throat in time for her birthday party, all the little girl needs is some medicine and encouragement from her pharmacist in the children's book Maddie Visits the Pharmacist.

Pharmacists are in a great position to reinvent themselves because they have developed skills over time that are useful in many career fields.

Amgen and the Center for Social Sector Leadership at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business today announced a multi-year partnership to offer a graduate-level course on measuring outcomes of cancer patient advocacy education and support programs.