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Although pharmacies can legally dispense remaining refills of prescriptions for rescheduled hydrocodone combination products submitted prior to October 6, 2014, over the next 6 months, many drug chains have chosen not to honor those refills.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uncovered clusters of high vaccination exemption at the local level, which leaves communities vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases.

Notable outbreaks over the past 2 decades have qualified enterovirus D68 as an emerging pathogen.

Slow and steady does not win the weight regain race, new research suggests.

Patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis are more likely to have uncontrolled hypertension.

The recent Pioneer ACO departures suggest a quick fix for our broken health care system is not available.

A hospital employee may have been in contact with clinical specimens from a deceased Ebola patient.

Many cardiologists and pharmacists are concerned about clopidogrel, especially when it is prescribed for patients with diabetes.

Professional autonomy is necessary to allow pharmacists to fulfill their mission.

As nearly one-third of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease are partial responders to proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), health care professionals could benefit from reliable methods that predict who will respond to PPIs and who will not.

Stephen Eckel, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP, discusses the hurdles seen in modern pharmacy practice and how pharmacists have overcome those challenges.

The second nurse to become infected with the Ebola virus after treating the index patient in Texas should not have been allowed to board a flight from Ohio earlier this week.

I proved that I could push myself to my absolute limit, pile more on, and keep going anyway.

Offering advice on healthy eating and exercise to overweight or obese pregnant women can improve birth outcomes.

One major reason why the United States has few concerns about the supply chain is the role of the US Pharmacopeial Convention.

Although Fred Eckel, RPh, MS, says pharmacy is a rewarding profession, he advises the 2014 Next-Generation Pharmacistâ„¢ Award winners to "not get frustrated when things don't get done as quickly as you would like to see them get done."

Chirag Patel, PharmD, a Walgreens pharmacist in Union, New Jersey, describes the methods he uses to earn patients' trust.

Asked about any common threads among the 2014 Next-Generation Pharmacistâ„¢ Award Winners, Fred Eckel, RPh, MS, jokingly responds, "They're all younger¦than I."

Stephen Eckel, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP, discusses how provider status would influence pharmacists' daily practice.

Commenting on the 2014 Next-Generation Pharmacistâ„¢ Awards, Fred Eckel, RPh, MS, notes that the winners "seem to be stronger, more qualified, more diverse in their activities."