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Now, the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG) has joined ACIP in issuing recommendations for HPV vaccination.

A developmental live-attenuated Zika vaccine showed complete protection from the virus in mice after a single vaccination dose, according to new research published in Nature Medicine.1

Many patients who have HIV use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to help handle their health issues.

The final policies are similar to those proposed in February, but underwent changes that were discussed during the public comment period.

The FDA has approved valbenazine (Ingrezza, Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.) capsules, the first drug approved to treat adults with tardive dyskinesia.

Spanish researchers have documented the first example of tigecycline-resistant bacteria adapted to living on companion animals through a study that analyzed bacteria isolated from dogs at a veterinary hospital.

The journal Postgraduate Medicine has published a new article that examines the use of SGLT2 inhibitors in the African American population.

Depending on your practice environment, you may not regularly encounter hypercalcemia.

The competition for positions in the world of pharmacy is fierce.

The indictments contain a combined 477 charges that include counts of money laundering, health care fraud, and unlawfully selling prescriptions of controlled substances.

Price Chopper/Market 32 has led another successful Shamrocks fundraising campaign for the Muscular Dystrophy Association by raising $226,131 in a campaign that ran throughout March.

Many health care entities including hospitals, pharmaceutical manufactures, and retail have in place corporate compliance programs designed to identify fraud, waste, and abuse.

Disney World is often thought of as “The Happiest Place on Earth.”

Meaning for work is essential to our happiness. How to creat that now.

We all have a general idea of what low health literacy is, but do we really know how much it costs?

An investigation is ongoing after packaged salads purchased from a grocery store in Florida were found to contain a dead bat.

Pediatric patients can benefit from improved discharge medication services when transitioning from hospital to home, according to data reported in a poster presentation at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) 2017 Annual Meeting & Exposition.

The FDA approved supplemental applications for Sovaldi (sofosubuvir) and Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir), marketed by Gilead Sciences Inc., to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) in pediatric patients.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at a higher risk of developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a recently-published study concluded.

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.

Medication adherence among patients with diabetes, even those who are enrolled in and closely supervised by clinical trials, is often poor.

A former physician and owner of a pain clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced for his involvement in a prescription painkiller distribution conspiracy, according to a Department of Justice press release.

Community pharmacists can play a valuable role in preventing hospital readmissions through patient education and resolution of identified drug therapy problems, according to data reported in a poster presentation at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) 2017 Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Francisco.

The Habitat State Support Organization has received a $95,000 donation as a result of Habitat for Humanity Michigan’s partnership with the SpartanNash Foundation and 85 Family Fare Supermarkets, D&W Fresh Markets, Valu Land and VG’s stores throughout Michigan.

CVS Health has announced that current executive vice president and general counsel Thomas M. Moriarty has been appointed to the newly created role of chief policy and external affairs officer for the nation's largest pharmacy innovation company.

In this column, I present my top 5 movie recommendations for pharmacy students.

Croup is a common illness among children that causes swelling of the larynx and trachea.