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How should pharmacists view the recent news that prescription drug use is on the rise and polypharmacy has become more prevalent?

MinuteClinic has opened its first retail clinics in Maine inside CVS stores in Portland and South Portland.

Medication waste may be more likely among patients who use mail-order pharmacies, rather than retail pharmacies.

Family-owned Bartell Drugs will unveil the largest of its 64 locations at Bellevue Village on November 8.

A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers the first estimates of e-cigarette use among US adults.

The National Advertising Review Board is recommending that Bayer Healthcare LLC stop claiming that "nothing works faster than Claritin-D."

The US Federal Trade Commission Mylan's proposed transaction to acquire Perrigo, subject to Mylan's divestiture of certain products following the consummation of the offer.

MCPHS University in Boston, Massachusetts, continued to celebrate what is nationally recognized as American Pharmacists Month as the month of October came to a close.

Can robots replace actual pharmacists?

The pharmacist may end up playing a critical role in bringing pharmacogenetics to the drug therapy arena.

Patients prescribed drugs for indications that the FDA has not approved face a 44% greater risk for adverse drug events.

Pharmacy Times took to social media last month to lead a #ThankAPharmacist campaign that honored and celebrated pharmacists across the country during American Pharmacists Month.

A few weeks ago, I quietly lamented the passing of another Steamtown Marathon without being in it.

Rhino 7 3000 and Rhino 7 3000 Platinum Capsules, which are marketed as dietary supplements for sexual enhancement, have been voluntarily recalled for undeclared ingredients.

A man went into a Rite Aid seeking treatment for diarrhea. Next thing he knew, he was detained at a medical center for 7 hours while he was tested for Ebola.

Fees from preferred network drug plans offered by insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are causing financial hardship for many pharmacies.

Liz Tiefenthaler, president of Pharm Fresh Media, talks about some ways that pharmacists can improve the image of their business among patients.

About 6 in 10 pharmacy students think that medical marijuana should be legalized in all 50 states, and 90% believe that there should be more education about it in pharmacy school curricula.

Mark Parkinson, CEO of the American Health Care Association, discusses how payment models in the post-acute care industry have changed over the past 5 years.

Some bipolar medications were accidentally distributed to trick-or-treaters at a grocery store pharmacy, but police have since recovered all 7 pills.

H. D. Smith's Vice President of Sales Rob Meriweather discusses the impact of drug wholesale on the future of the pharmacy industry.

Pharmacists providing care for older patients should familiarize themselves with the 2015 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals have signed a definitive agreement under which Bristol-Myers Squibb will acquire all of Cardioxyl's issued and outstanding capital stock.

I was 17 years old, looking to start a college education with dreams of a successful career and raising a family in the not to distant future. I did not have a penny of debt.

CVS Health has announced the launch of its second annual in-store fundraising campaign to benefit Stand Up To Cancer, a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation.

Since 1992, The Pharmacy Sage has coached independent pharmacy owners to success. Here are his 7 biggest rules of thumb.

University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Dean Jessie Lyle Bootman has been indicted on felony sexual assault charges, following accusations that he attacked a woman at his house.

Todd Semla, MS, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, AGSF, National PBM Clinical Pharmacy Program Manager at the US Department of Veterans Affairs, discusses how to updated 2015 AGS Beers Criteria reflects new warnings about opioid use.