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Technology, specifically Internet technology, has democratized medical practice by eliminating the traditional impediments to the flow of information. Suddenly, we are no longer constrained by what we happen to know or feel about a particular disease, condition, diagnostic tool, or treatment.

On the heels of its recommendation to limit the use of testosterone replacement products, an FDA advisory panel voted to reject a novel oral testosterone candidate.

The FDA today allowed marketing of the first direct blood test for detection of 5 yeast pathogens that cause bloodstream infections.

Model used to predict eventual size of Ebola outbreak outpaced by scale of current epidemic.

Clinical pharmacists can reduce anti-epileptic drug (AED) prescription errors that commonly result from incomplete or poor documentation.

Major food manufacturers exceed their goal of selling a collective 1 trillion fewer calories by 2012.

Efforts to contain the virus increase as death toll continues to rise.

Implementing physician-pharmacist collaborative management methods reduces asthma-related emergency department visits.

Up to one-fifth of adult patients discharged from emergency departments may require antimicrobial prescription revisions.

What is your unique selling proposition? What sets you apart from your pharmacy peers?

Selenium and vitamin E supplementation will not prevent cataracts in men, a new study suggests.

Combining 2 classes of COPD medications leads to better outcomes for older adults with comorbid asthma.

Reclassifying hydrocodone will not stop the drug from being filled legitimately and sold illegally.

A first-of-its-kind blood test delivers an objective diagnosis of major depressive disorder, as well as predicts which adult patients will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy.

Combined with bolus insulin aspart (NovoLog), insulin degludec (Tresiba) improves long-term glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

The 2015 NACDS Total Store Expo will be held in Denver, Colorado, from August 22, 2015, to August 25, 2015.

The FDA has approved a supplemental new drug application for avanafil (Stendra) to treat erectile dysfunction in men.

Supporters of the upcoming rescheduling of hydrocodone combination products believe it will help curb our drug abuse and addiction problem in the United States. I don't think so. This article explains why.

The severe respiratory virus that is hospitalizing children across the United States has now been confirmed in 17 states.

New report by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology highlights emerging public health issue.

The FDA today approved dulaglutide (Trulicity), a once-weekly injectable therapy indicated to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Just a dozen drug ingredients are the culprits behind nearly half of all emergency hospitalizations for unsupervised prescription drug ingestions among young children.

Pragma acquired Moxatag from Shionogi Inc in March 2014 and has been working to make the product available in time for the upcoming cold and flu season.

In its statement, NACDS emphasized chain pharmacy's initiatives to comply with DEA's "cradle-to-grave" regulation structure.