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In an interview with Pharmacy Times®, Claire Morton Reynolds, MBA, senior industry analyst of Nutrition Business Journal (NBJ), said that homeopathic medicine may be the industry to watch on pharmacy shelves.

Medication errors associated with OTC cough and cold products highlight an important counseling opportunity for community pharmacists that is particularly relevant as winter approaches.

Informed by the newly released NCPA 2019 Digest, members of community pharmacy organizations elaborate on the ongoing discussion of value-based care and reimbursement for community pharmacists.

For otherwise healthy patients, natural products can help alleviate flu symptoms when antivirals are not indicated.

Some fourth-year pharmacy students have brought new meaning to the phrase “back to basics,” by participating in an elective rotation at the Colonial Williamsburg apothecary.

Dicyclomine Hydrochloride Injectable is the generic version of Bentyl from Allergan and is used to treat functional bowel or irritable bowel syndrome.

Why is KS experiencing hypertension?

Omeprazole magnesium, amoxicillin, and rifabutin (Talicia, RedHill Biopharma) is indicated for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in adults.

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Although the levels of NDMA that was found through FDA testing are much lower than the levels that a few third-party investigators claimed, the report indicated that these levels exceed what the FDA considers acceptable for these medicines.

A recent study demonstrated that budesonide-formoterol is superior to albuterol for as-needed exacerbation prevention in mild asthma.

Labeling, seals of approval, and ingredients should be considered when counseling patients about dietary supplements.

Texas oncologist Stephen Hahn, MD, is expected to receive the Trump administration’s nomination for the role of FDA Commissioner, a move that had been anticipated by federal insiders.

The Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act, which was recently reintroduced, would allow more “preferred” pharmacies in medically underserved areas.

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.

With the legalization of CBD products in 2018, many questions have emerged, not only on the laws governing these products, but on how to integrate CBD into community pharmacies.

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.