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Pharmacists have an important role in the care of oncology patients, especially in managing their treatments and providing support to physicians.

The FDA has set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of November 30, 2017.

At the National Community Oncology Dispensing Association (NCODA) Fall Summit, Mario Lacouture, MD, discussed the importance of managing quality of life conditions, such as skin, hair, and nail conditions, in patients undergoing cancer treatments.

Pharmacists can expect to see considerably more information about the implications of pharmacogenetics for drug treatment in every disease state.

Sixty-seven million at-risk Americans remain unvaccinated for pneumococcal disease

It takes a great deal of time and resources for a manufacturer to complete all the necessary requirements to submit a successful NDA to the FDA for review.

Pharmacists don't have much free time, but it won't take much to make fitness a mainstay with this slick technique.

In June 2017, the European Commission determined that the FDA “has the capability, capacity and procedures in place to carry out GMP inspections at a level equivalent to the EU.”

The application for acalabrutinib in mantle cell lymphoma was previously granted priority review, breakthrough therapy, and orphan drug designations, according to the FDA.

It is never too late to conquer your dreams.

This approval follows a FDA priority review and is based on data from EINSTEIN CHOICE, the only clinical study to note that a Factor Xa inhibitor demonstrates superior efficacy in reducing the continued risk of recurrent VTE and with major bleeding rates similar to aspirin.

Having lots of possessions isn’t wrong, but research demonstrates that possessions don’t equal happiness.

American Pharmacists Month has seen a ton of change in the profession.

CVS Health has reportedly placed a bid to buy Aetna, one of the nation’s largest health insurers.

This weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings, and more. Our Week in Review is a can't miss for the busy pharmacy professional.

One update reflects the committee’s recommendation of a third dose of mumps-containing vaccine in mumps outbreak settings, as determined by public health authorities.

As part of American Pharmacists Month, an editor shares her story of how a pharmacist helped her through a scary drug reaction.

PQIs, developed by a team of NCODA clinical pharmacists, provide medication management tools that focus on specific issues associated with managing oral cancer drug therapies.

The current influenza season is getting off to a typically slow start.

This event will give the public an opportunity to dispose of any unused and unwanted prescription drugs.

Here is how to go beyond conventional medicine to help those who suffer from the leading mental health disorder in the United States.

Check out the author's new fiction work and the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education's non-fiction take on this crushing burden.

The panel agreed that Shingrix has some superior outcome data; however, some members said it was too early to make the preferential recommendation.

With the aging of the HIV-positive population and the necessity of using multiple medications – many of which have significant potential for drug interactions – it's important to look for ways that we can minimize risk for this population.

It only takes 1 small step to begin the process of freeing ourselves from professional burnout.

Here are 8 benefits to simplifying our lives, which can potentially set us free from jobs we dislike.