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Kristene Diggins, FAANP, CNE, NEA-BC, DNP, DCC, MBA, manager of professional practice at MinuteClinic, talks obstacles to managing diabetes, and how pharmacists overcome them.

Sandoz has launched a generic version of Novartis' Exelon Patch for Alzheimer's dementia.

Because current health care practice focuses on diagnosing and prescribing, the need to taper, reduce, or discontinue inappropriate medication therapy receives relatively little attention.

Pat Basu, MD, MBA, chief medical officer of Doctor on Demand, discusses legislative issues and technology that could affect pharmacy.

Allergan's ceftaroline fosamil is now approved for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia with a shorter infusion time.

Pat Basu, MD, MBA, chief medical officer of Doctor on Demand, discusses how community pharmacists can best leverage EHR technology.

Eric A Wright, PharmD, MPH, investigator I for Geisinger Health Research and associate professor at Wilkes University, discusses communication obstacles that hinder community pharmacists from playing a more active role in transitions of care.

One major concern with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) is their potential for drug interactions that prompt insufficient or excessive anticoagulation.

Pharmacists should be aware that the FDA recently approved the first cholesterol-lowering proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor antibodies.

A Rite Aid pharmacy was robbed of $72,000 worth of oxycodone after a man threatened to activate a bomb at the pharmacy counter.

Starting next month, military families and veterans with Tricare coverage will have to pay out-of-pocket for certain brand-name drugs if they chose to fill their prescriptions at retail pharmacies.

Binging on TV as a young adult is linked to greater odds of having a bigger waist.

Stuck in a pharmacy career rut? Not interested in the traditional job options in retail, independent, or hospital pharmacy? Here are 4 nontraditional jobs for pharmacists.

The American College of Apothecaries is hosting 1-day bootcamps on leadership.

CVS pharmacists have seen increased interest in smoking cessation counseling since their stores stopped selling tobacco a year ago.

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Inspired by a viral infographic of the harmful effects of drinking a single can of soda, an expert from South University Pharmacy School put some of its claims to the test.

After 28 years of pharmacy practice, I thought I knew what MTM was. Then I took the MTM certification course.

Pharmacists can be a great community resource to help prevent prescription drug abuse and diversion.

Pharmacists helping patients evaluate the effectiveness of their RA therapy is likely a better solution for reducing office visits than patient self-monitoring.

The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation has announced its continued commitment to Feeding America's Kid's Cafe program in 2015.

Everyone forgets to take their medication from time to time.

Pregnancy is an important time for women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to receive adequate prenatal care, antiretroviral therapy (ART), and postpartum HIV care to improve clinical outcomes for themselves and their babies.

I think about where I was physically a decade ago and where I am now, and I am saddened by my rate of regression.

The first biosimilar to receive FDA approval is now available the United States.

The first and only patch to provide migraine relief is now available by prescription through specialty pharmacies.