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The FDA Drug Shortages Task Force addressed the root causes of drug shortages and proposed potential solutions.

Kala Shankle, JD, and Lisa Schwartz, PharmD, RPh, discuss the DSCSA and what it means for pharmacists. This video was filmed at the 2019 NCPA Annual Convention in San Diego.

The injection’s active ingredient, 17α hydroxyprogesterone caproate (also known as 17P), is currently the only approved treatment for pregnant women who have had a prior spontaneous preterm birth.

Multiple health care organizations, including The American Hospital Association (AHA), the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), have shown their full support for the MEDS Act.

Care planning can increase pharmacy profits through efficiencies and through new revenue from payers that value what pharmacists do for patients, if they see the documentation of what has been done.

Karla Palmer, director at Hyman, Phelps, & McNamara, discusses how the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 affected hemp and CBD products.

What is causing this patient to lose her sense of smell?

Two experts shared best practices for operating a pharmacy convenience packaging service with attendees of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) 2019 Annual Convention in San Diego, California, on Sunday, October 27.

Making medication synchronization a core tenet of a pharmacy’s business can lead to success.

Attendees of a session on operating a long-term-care (LTC) pharmacy received tips on key metrics, technology advancements, and meeting customer needs, during the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) 2019 Annual Convention.

Utilizing many of the skills learned in pharmacy school could help to personalize care and enhance medication delivery for patients, potentially leading to reductions in adverse drug events and health care costs,

Pharmacy Times® and Parata Systems celebrated the winners of the 2019 Next-Generation Pharmacist® Awards yesterday at a ceremony held concurrently with the 2019 NCPA Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.

Officials with the FDA have expanded the use of Melinta Therapeutics’ delafloxacin (Baxdela) to include treatment of adult patients with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia caused by designated susceptible bacteria, but the drug’s availability will be delayed for this new indication.

Researchers have found that patients with high blood pressure (BP) who take all their antihypertensive medications at bedtime have better controlled blood pressure and a significantly lower risk of death or illness caused by heart or blood vessel problems, compared to patients who take their medications in the morning.1

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

Effective December 31, 2019, Amgen’s 60% annual list price cut for evolocumab (Repatha) will be fully implemented.

Officials with the FDA have approved Allergan’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for onabotulinumtoxinA (BOTOX®) to expand its indication to include treatment of pediatric patients, ages 2 to 17 years, with lower limb spasticity, excluding spasticity caused by cerebral palsy.

The influenza A virus remains contagious in wet mucus from infected patients, even after being exposed to an ethanol-based disinfectant.

McKesson’s Health Mart has announced a partnership with Amazon Hub Counter pickup points, offering customers more convenient delivery options.

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

One in 8 pharmacies closed from 2009 to 2015, despite an overall increase in the number of pharmacies during this time.

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

Trial finds that the addition of anti-HIV immune globulin to standard of care patients with influenza B had a significant virological benefit.

Minocycline topical foam, 4% is indicated for the treatment of inflammatory lesions of non-nodular moderate-to-severe acne vulgaris in adults and pediatric patients aged 9 years and older

Why is a healthy young woman suffering from hair loss?

Here are some ideas to help you celebrate the pharmacy profession all week long.

Four pharmaceutical distributors have agreed to settle federal litigation related to the ongoing opioid epidemic for a collective $260 million, less than a day before a federal trial was set to begin in Ohio.

Three abstracts that evaluate the efficacy and safety of cantharidin (VP-102) were presented by Verrica Pharmaceuticals at the 39th Annual Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.