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Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, discusses how the formation of accountable care organizations will affect health-system pharmacy and allow pharmacists to expand their range of practice.

Patients who took beta-blockers during non-cardiac surgery had increased risk of acute coronary syndrome, decompensated heart failure, and arrhythmia, according to the results of a study.

November, or Movember, has become a month in which normally clean-shaven men grow mustaches to help raise awareness about men's health and the need to get screened for conditions such as prostate and testicular cancer.

A retrospective review of hyponatremia associated with pituitary surgery found that intervention with pharmaceuticals is significantly more effective than measures designed to replace sodium or deplete water.

A review of data on vaccine coverage from 2008 to 2010 finds that HPV vaccine uptake among young women was significantly lower in the South than in other parts of the country.

Jonathan G. Marquess, PharmD, CDE, discusses the role that pharmacists can play in helping patients improve management of their diabetes.

A review of guidelines for use of opioid painkillers to treat chronic pain finds that they are in general agreement but are frequently based on limited or low-quality evidence.

Joe Moose, PharmD, discusses how his pharmacy has used technology to monitor medication adherence and to demonstrate to patients and physicians how big a problem it can be.

Hospitalization rates of infants due to whooping cough were generally significantly lower after recommendations were expanded to advise all adolescents to receive the Tdap vaccine.

Pharmacy Times, the American Journal of Managed Care, and the Convenient Care Association presented a panel discussion on how the Affordable Care Act is affecting the health care landscape and opportunities it is offering to retail clinics.

Newly released lipid guidelines have introduced a variety of changes in how clinicians determine whether patients should receive statins.

Pharmacists are the most avid users of social media as part of their job search compared with other health care professionals, a new survey finds.

David G. Miller, RPh, discusses concerns regarding the regulatory status of compounding medications for office use by physicians or dentists.

New guidelines from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology eliminate strict LDL cholesterol targets and include stroke risk in determining whether patients should take statins.

Opioid painkillers were given to more than half of nonsurgical US hospital patients, a study finds, with wide variations in prescribing rates among hospitals and notable variations based on region.

Steps can be taken to prevent bronchitis from becoming a chronic condition.

Stephan Foster, PharmD, FAPha, explains why pharmacists are providing an increasing portion of vaccinations.

David G. Miller, RPh, discusses H.R. 3204, the Drug Quality and Security Act, which passed the House of Representatives on September 25, 2013.