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A recent study found that Integrating smart pump infusions with electronic health records results in fewer errors when administering medication, but does not eliminate them entirely

Debbie Weitzman, president of pharmaceutical distribution at Cardinal Health, speaks to Pharmacy Times® about the services that Cardinal Health offers across the distribution model during the Cardinal Health Retail Business Conference in Nashville, TN.

About 1000 patients are helped each month to reduce their costs for medications through the initiative.

Many health systems are still unaware of the role of a psychiatric pharmacist provider. Tera Moore, PharmD, discusses strategies for increasing awareness.

Officials with the FDA have taken action on LEO Pharma’s calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate foam and topical suspension products for the topical treatment of plaque psoriasis in patients age 12 years and older.

Ashlee Klevens Hayes is a pharmacist, a keynote speaker, a co-host on the Pharmacy Podcast Network with her show Rx Buzz, and an entrepreneur with her business Rx Ashlee.

Larry Schieber, RPh, pharmacist and owner of Shieber Pharmacy in Circleville, OH discusses his community's drug abuse prevention coalition, the Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition, at the Cardinal Health Retail Business Conference in Nashville, TN on July 19, 2019.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has released a statement opposing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed cuts to reimbursement for drug purchased through the 340B Drug Pricing Program.

Darolutamide, an androgen receptor inhibitor (ARi) for the treatment of patients with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, was approved by the FDA this week.

A study conducted by pharmacy professionals at the Ferris State University College of Pharmacy found several important motivators for Doctor of Pharmacy candidates’ involvement in research and scholarship projects, and simultaneously identified several barriers limiting their participation.

Stephanie Conway, PharmD, RPh, Associate Professor at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences—Worcester/Manchester, discusses best practices for encouraging collaboration between pharmacy and optometry students.

The MJH SAP program partners Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York with Targeted Oncology™, The American Journal of Managed Care® and Pharmacy Times®,

Mylan and Pfizer have announced an agreement to combine Mylan with Upjohn, Pfizer’s off-patent branded and generic established medicines business.

Data from a pair of phase 3 trials were recently presented at the 10th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019) in Mexico City.

Why is this healthy young man getting severe brain fog?

In a study by Johns Hopkins Medicine, investigators used an advanced form of brain scan to demonstrate that 12 participants in their study with documented posttreatment Lyme disease syndrom (PTLDS) all showed elevation of a chemical marker of wide-spread brain inflammation compared with 19 controls.

Larry Schieber, RPh, pharmacist and owner of Shieber Pharmacy in Circleville, OH discusses how a pharmacy background can help with drug abuse prevention efforts at the Cardinal Health Retail Business Conference in Nashville, TN on July 19, 2019.

Rapid diagnostic testing resulted in providers receiving a large increase in pharmacist recommendations in 2 community hospital settings.

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A recent study found the prevalence of COPD was nearly 50% higher among patients with arthritis compared with those without arthritis, even after adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, risk behaviors, frequent distress, and asthma status.

The FDA has granted Eli Lilly and Company approval for its nasal powder glucagon (Baqsimi) for emergency treatment of severe hypoglycemia.

A species of deer parasites known as deer keds, or Lipoptena cervi, is more widely distributed across the United States than previously thought, according to Pennsylvania State University entomologists, who noted the parasites' potential to transmit disease-causing bacteria.

A coalition of health ministries, investigators, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has outlined the key steps to develop a global program to control scabies, a parasitic disease that affects 450 million people each year in mainly low-income countries.

About 95% of people pay less than $95 per month for Humalog and 43 percent pay $0 at the retail pharmacy. Pharmacists can help determine which insulin option will provide the lowest out-of-pocket cost for customers.

Patricia Kienle, BSPHARM, MPA, FASHP, discusses how and why compounding pharmacies should work with interdisciplinary teams on issues of patient safety.

Katie Westgerdes, PharmD, pharmacist at the ONU Healthwise Pharmacy, discusses the medication therapy management at ONU Healthwise Pharmacy during the Cardinal Health Retail Business Conference on July 19, 2019.

The TANGO study assessed whether adults maintained viral suppression for at least 6 months after switching to the the dolutegravir/lamivudine combination.

Officials with Valneva SE have announced initiation of a second phase 2 study for VLA15 to determine optimal dosage levels and vaccination schedule for phase 3 trials of the Lyme vaccine candidate.