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It's astonishing to think a stroke can occur at any time and possibly leave an individual disabled for the rest of his or her life.

From October 15-19, thousands of pharmacists from around the world will gather in New Orleans for NCPA's Annual Convention.

The Rite Aid Foundation has announced that more than 400 students have been named recipients of Folds of Honor educational scholarships through its KidCents program.

CVS Health today announced that it has partnered with the YMCA of the USA to help expand two programs that provide critical support to people across the country.

Erin L. Albert, MBA, PharmD, JD, weaves together the full recap of all 5 parts of the series with special questions from our valued listeners directed at our series participants.

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds that prices for generic drugs in Medicare Part D fell 59% from the first quarter of 2010 to the second quarter of 2015.

Four U.S. Senators today introduced bipartisan legislation to boost transparency in Medicare Part D drug spending and to prohibit retroactive "DIR fees" in response to concerns raised by National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) members and staff.

Although America's uninsured rate has fallen to a historic low, cost and quality of health care seems to fluctuate from state to state.

Health care professionals are increasingly confronted with incorporating dietary supplements many of which are prescribed by clinicians for a wide range of conditions into their care plans.

The FDA has expanded the use of Amgen's blinatumomab (Blincyto) to treat Philadelphia chromosome-negative relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in pediatric patients.

Much attention has been paid to the high cost of certain drugs.

The local pharmacy has become the place where many immunizations are administered.

In recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day, pharmacy technicians should consider staying up-to-date on the latest research on suicide risk factors and prevention strategies.

Team-based Care Models Rely on Pharmacists' Expertise to Optimize Patient Outcomes.

Physicians are spending twice as many hours maintaining electronic health records and other administrative tasks as they're spending face-to-face with patients.

Law schools are struggling. Could the same thing happen to pharmacy schools?

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting is one of the most unpleasant adverse effects of receiving chemo.

I often think about what my future pharmacy career will look like.

To fight burnout, it helps to stay as motivated and engaged as possible at work.

Pharmacy students' academic success may be partially rooted in their genes, according to research out of The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin).

No health care professional ever wants to be the one to make a mistake, and certainly no one wants to be the victim of a medical mistake.

Recent study results suggest patients don't know enough about warfarin, which could have potentially dangerous consequences.

Although Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's prescription plan was released almost a year ago, the former Secretary of State's intentions for dealing with the pharmaceutical industry were back in the news last week.

There are some (practical) things most pharmacy schools simply don't cover.

Feeling overstressed is commonplace and even expected in the pharmacy environment but it doesn't have to be!

A pharmacy owner and her son have admitted to orchestrating a $16 million Medicare fraud scheme at 2 Miami pharmacies.

Brings nearly 30 years of Congressional and advocacy experience to leadership of NACDS' federal and state public policy, government affairs, grassroots and political programs.

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is planning to place the active materials of the kratom plant under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in an effort to prevent a hazard to public safety.

Pharmacy has many excellent second-string pharmacists filling prescriptions and verifying orders all over the country, but what does it take to move up to the first string?