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Stimulant-treated adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who switch to atypical antipsychotics show significantly greater drug augmentation, health care resource utilization, and costs compared with their counterparts who switch to nonantipsychotics.

A research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics uncovered a gap between observed practice and guideline recommendations in medication prescribing for pediatric pharyngitis.

Peggy Bickham, PharmD, assistant director at the University of Illinois Hospital, discusses how pharmacists can balance USP 797 and the operating room's unique needs.

Jason Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, a clinical pharmacy specialist of infectious diseases at Temple University, discusses areas pharmacists should focus on when raising awareness of resistant pathogens.

Peggy Bickham, PharmD, assistant director at the University of Illinois Hospital, explains what the One & Only Campaign is.

Rite Aid Corporation has announced its sales results for December.

A report published in JAMA Internal Medicine questions the benefits of medications prescribed to elderly patients with dementia.

Jason Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, a clinical pharmacy specialist of infectious diseases at Temple University, discusses some factors that have made drug-resistant pathogens more threatening.

Patients with bronchial asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease fare best with metered dose inhalers that have spacer devices.

Peggy Bickham, PharmD, assistant director at the University of Illinois Hospital, discusses common misconceptions about provider diversion.

This audio series discusses the role of health care providers in supporting adherence among adolescents living with HIV.

Peggy Bickham, PharmD, assistant director at the University of Illinois Hospital, discusses what actions some institutions have taken to curb drug diversion among health care providers.

A clinical pharmacy specialist talks about care and medication treatment for patients living with HIV.

Peggy Bickham, PharmD, assistant director at the University of Illinois Hospital, discusses how pharmacists can mitigate risks associated with handling hazardous drugs in the operating room.

Even intermittent heroin abuse can worsen human immunodeficiency virus infections.

Hospira is voluntarily recalling 10 lots of human and veterinary Mitoxantrone due to confirmed subpotency and elevated impurity levels.

The death rate from cancer in the US has fallen 22% since its peak 1991, according statistics from the American Cancer Society.

Exercise may help people with Parkinson's disease improve their balance, ability to move around and quality of life, even if it does not reduce their risk of falling.

Serving as a convenient reference for individuals seeking an overview of the laws and regulations that govern pharmacy practice in 53 jurisdictions, the updated 2015 Survey of Pharmacy Law is now available.

Food and Drug Administration has released proposed rules to amend its prescription drug and biological labeling regulations to require electronic distribution of the prescribing information intended for health care providers.

A measure in the Congressional spending bill passed on December 13, 2014, has effectively ended the federal government's ban on medical marijuana.

Pediatric osteomyelitis patients who receive oral antibiotics after discharge do not fare any worse than children treated intravenously.

Galderma Laboratories' Soolantra Cream, 1% has been approved by the FDA for the once-daily topical treatment of the inflammatory lesions, bumps, and pimples of rosacea.

Smoking cessation outreach programs are effective for disadvantaged patient populations.

Las Vegas police have captured a suspect in a deadly pharmacy robbery that happened at a Walgreens on December 26, 2014.

The FDA has approved Namzaric, a fixed-dose combination of memantine hydrochloride extended-release, an N-methyl D-aspartate receptor antagonist, and donepezil hydrochloride, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.

The Walgreens Flu Index is a weekly report developed to provide state- and market-specific information regarding flu activity. The Index ranks the highest incidences of influenza across the country.

I once thought that hospitals and health systems were the most secure segment in the health care arena, but it doesn't look that way anymore.