Meijer team members and their children will once again have a chance to receive up to $10,000 to further their college education with the Fred & Lena Meijer Scholarship program, a competitive scholarship administered by Grand Rapids Community Foundation.
A recently-published study in JAMA suggests that Clostridium difficile may be more effectively treated with vancomycin than its more commonly used counterpart metronidazole.
Securing a PGY1 requires pharmacy students to be prepared.
In 2016, novel medications approved by the FDA decreased from the encouraging tally of 45 that we saw last year to 22, the lowest it has been since 2010
The CDC has released its final 2017 updated adult vaccination recommendations approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Recreational drug use has been established as a risk factor for HIV acquisition, and many patients will find lifestyle modification—eschewing recreational drug use—difficult.
Diabesity is quickly transforming into a global health crisis that is no longer limited to developed countries.
Few health care innovations compare to vaccines in terms of reduced morbidity and mortality
Dispensing medication to patients can have many barriers. One of which can be language.
If you love a pharmacist, why not show them how much you care by getting them a creative, cool gift this Valentine’s Day?
The FDA recently accepted 2 new supplemental biologics license applications from Merck for pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in patients with bladder cancer.
Recently, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have begun charging providers direct and indirect remuneration fees (DIR fees), which has resulted in many specialty pharmacies and physician-run practices closing their doors or increasing costs.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company recently announced that the FDA approved nivolumab (Opdivo) injection for patients with advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
A Dallas pharmacist pleaded guilty last week for her involvement in a pill mill operation that partially ran out of her pharmacy.
Although previous reports have cited certain health benefits of cannabinoids, widespread legalization of the substance still faces scrutiny due to a lack of research.
A regular blogger bids farewell for now.
February 7 marks National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which promotes awareness of HIV and AIDS and the disparity in care between African Americans in the United States compared to individuals of different races.
The SpartanNash Foundation has invited store guests to join them in supporting local Habitat for Humanity affiliates in eight states.
Publix Super Markets is expanding its collaboration with Nemours Children’s Health System to provide retail pharmacy services at Nemours Children’s Specialty Care in Jacksonville, Florida.
The FDA has accepted AbbVie’s New Drug Application (NDA) for and granted priority review to its investigational, pan-genotype regimen of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (G/P).
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A particularly dangerous synthetic substance – fentanyl – is increasingly making its way into illicit street drugs and causing drug overdose deaths to skyrocket.
Have scientists found a new drug that could curb alcohol cravings and treat addiction?
Free Radical Biology and Medicine has published a review of emerging aspects and future directions of vitamin E research in its November 2016 issue.
The FDA has approved Allergan’s supplemental new drug application to update the label for their complicated urinary tract infection (cUTI) treatment.
The Walgreens Flu Index is a weekly report developed to provide state- and market-specific information regarding flu activity, and ranking of those experiencing the highest incidences of influenza across the country.
Adults who have HIV are more likely to develop diabetes than the general population, a study published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care estimates.
Researchers at Kaiser Permanente suggest that triglyceride-lowering therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes can decrease medical costs in a new study published in the American Journal of Cardiology.
