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Some pharmacy operations will continue to need to outsource product compounding, but it is important that they take steps to do so safely.

A study including more than 80,000 Norwegian children finds that folic acid supplementation early in pregnancy is associated with a 40% reduction in the risk of developing severe autism.

Pharmacists can play an important role in informing adult patients of the vaccines they should receive to help protect against a range of infectious diseases.

Nominate a deserving pharmacist for the 2013 Next-Generation Pharmacist Awards, and watch videos of 6 winners from 2012.

A Massachusetts program that trained people to use the opioid overdose antidote led to significantly reduced rates of death from overdose.

Patients see pharmacists as their neighbors and as trusted health care professionals, putting them in a prime position to offer advice regarding heart disease prevention.

Nominate a deserving pharmacist for the 2013 Next-Generation Pharmacist Awards, and watch videos of 5 winners from 2012.

For patients who have reservations about flu vaccination, this guide can ease concerns.

A test of combinations of hundreds of agents, including statins, on metastatic melanoma cells found a number of combinations that showed promise.

A discussion of requirements for distributing medication guides when a drug is dispensed or distributed to a health care professional.

Many patients who self-report aspirin allergies are actually experiencing less serious adverse reactions such as gastrointestinal discomfort and bleeding, and proton pump inhibitors can help solve these problems.

Many pharmacists have student loan debt hovering over them for decades, but there are options available that can provide early relief.

The Million Hearts initiative, launched by in September 2011, aims to address the country's heart health crisis by preventing 1 million heart attacks and strokes over a 5-year period.

When your patients pass away, lending support to their loved ones can help forge a continuing bond.

A functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study suggests that the antiepileptic drug topiramate impairs some language functions by preventing the deactivation of certain parts of the brain during cognitive tasks.