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The CDC and FDA are currently investigating a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections (cyclosporiasis) linked to McDonald’s salads.

Officials with the FDA have approved tecovirimat (TPOXX, SIGA), the first drug with an indication for the treatment of smallpox, to boost preparedness in the event of a bioterror attack

With this new indication, enzalutamide is the first and only FDA-approved oral medication for both non-metastatic and metastatic CRPC.

With Amazons purchase of PillPack, it leaves me wondering what other companies they may be considering in the pharmacy space.

Student pharmacists at 2 universities in vastly different communities will learn how the other half practices pharmacy during a new program that will send each group across the country.

Some companies are recalling all lots of non-expired products that contain the ingredient valsartan supplied by a third-party.

Pharmacists will provide first aid and over-the-counter treatments along the RAGBRAI route, which stretches more than 400 miles across Iowa.

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Point-of-care testing can help patients determine whether or not they need to see a prescriber for an antibiotic or for other types of treatment, and it can address the growing primary care provider shortage.

Approvals and indications of this drug were based on 3 main clinical trials.

Some pharmacy schools now use Pharmacy Curriculum Outcomes Assessment scores for academic probation.

Newly revised standards support quality education, and training for the technician workforce, according to the organizations.

Officials with the FDA are requiring safety label updates for fluoroquinolone antibiotics due to risks of mental health adverse effects, and blood sugar disturbances.

The FDA has granted an accelerated approval to the combination of nivolumab (Opdivo) and ipilimumab (Yervoy) for the treatment of eligible patients aged 12 years and older with microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair deficient metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

Information regarding the opioid crisis, lofexidine hydrochloride versus clonidine, and clinical pearls that pharmacists should know about.

A recent systematic review has shed light on increased glucose intake in the modern diet and the effects on mechanisms in the body.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the US Department of Defense (DoD) an emergency use authorization (EUA) of freeze-dried plasma product (FDP) that is made in France.

Patients on atypical antipsychotics have 3 to 5 times greater risk of type 2 diabetes than others.

Two commonly used agents for the treatment of diarrhea are now being abused to obtain opioid-like highs.

Coffee drinkers with genetic polymorphisms may not need to be concerned with their coffee consumption based on new research.

Naturally produced melatonin tends to decrease with advancing age, so supplementation is a potential intervention for metabolic syndrome.

Do you ever fear that you are growing complacent, and unprepared for any kind of change?

Pharmacists should ask themselves, is what got you where you are today going to get you where you want to go?

The American Journal of Medicine has published a new article that describes the reemergence of neurosyphilis, and identifies HIV coinfection in individuals in Western countries as a key risk factor.

Prescription Verification is a critical step in the filling process. We should talk about it more with our students and colleagues.

In this clip, Karishma Patel, a PharmD candidate at the Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, explains how finding the right mentors can help pharmacy student to achieve a healthy work-life balance.