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Digital Eye Strain (also known as computer vision syndrome) and blue light is not something I imagine is covered in many colleges of pharmacy across the country. It is the physical discomfort that is felt after spending more than two hours in front of a digital device screen. In addition to eyestrain, symptoms of computer vision syndrome can include: headaches, blurred vision, dry eye, neck and shoulder pain. Although the use of any digital device can cause digital eye strain, according to The Vision Council, devices that are most commonly used are: desktop computers, laptop computers, televisions, smartphones, tablets, and video games. In the age of technology, digital eye strain is something that all pharmacists should know about; not only to help patients protect their vision, but to help protect and preserve their own vision.

Sometimes you can work with drug reps to improve care for your patients.

Summer is here, and pharmacists may be considering trying new and exciting activities.

The approval is based on multiple clinical trials, and provides patients with a subcutaneous option for rituximab that shortens the treatment time to 5 to 7 minutes compared with intravenous infusion.

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.

McKesson Specialty Health has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire intraFUSION, a Houston-based provider of management services for physician office infusion centers.

The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions has published a study that assessed the effect of interprofessional education (IPE) on the quality of diabetes care.

Pharmacy Times and Parata Systems, founding partners of the Next-Generation Pharmacist awards, have announced this year’s 30 finalists.

Researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India studied an array of natural medicinal products with beneficial effects on mitochondria or redox stabilization.

CVS Health has been recognized by Points of Light, the world's largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, as one of the fifty most community-minded companies in the United States.

Mydayis is not for use in children 12 years and younger.

All drugs are good and bad depending on the situation.

The FDA has approved Cotempla XR-ODT (methylphenidate) extended-release orally disintegrating tablets from Neos Therapeutics, the company announced in a press release.

Pharmacists appear to have a better understanding of penicillin allergies than other health care professionals, according to study that included 276 surveys completed by non-allergist physicians, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists at Rochester Regional Health.

We asked Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, PharmD, an infectious disease specialist who is on the faculty of the University of Connecticut's Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy, to answer questions about drug interactions in patients with HIV.

Tom Frank, PharmD, BCPS, Director of Research and Education at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, discusses what advice pharmacists can offer parents who are trying to determine if their child is suffering from cold or allergy symptoms.

Tom Frank, PharmD, BCPS, Director of Research and Education at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, talks about what special considerations pharmacists should have when advising patients who are seeking allergy medicine for their children?

New fluoroquinolone provides options for serious skin infection treatment.

Ned Milenkovich discusses how health care professionals benefit by the regulations within USP800.

Clean rooms at the right conditions are necessary to ensure the quality and safety of the drug. Ned Milenkovich discusses how standards within the USP800 helps do this.

A telemedicine diabetes program was well received by patients and effective at improving patient outcomes, according to a study published online in the North Carolina Medical Journal.

Here's some tips to offer patients for teating their toe and fingernail fungus.

It is summertime, and with the change in season, comes an uptick in toe fungus.

Southeastern Grocers has announced that Anthony Hucker, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, will assume the responsibilities of President and Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis following the resignation of Ian McLeod to take up another opportunity.

Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a leading national public information response to the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic, are teaming up for the seventh straight year with health departments and local AIDS service organizations to offer free HIV testing and counseling about prevention strategies

Wedding season is here, and pharmacists deserve to have the perfect celebration.