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Patients may view a hospital as a safe, sterilized place, but pharmacists should make sure to inform them about the risk for hospital-acquired infections.

Early diagnosis and management of ketoacidosis is vital.

Little is known about multivitamin use and associated prevention or development of hypertension, especially in women.

Pharmacist vaccination programs have increased influenza vaccination coverage.

The DEA has again rejected a petition to reschedule marijuana, which remains a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law.

Poor communication in the workplace causes many pharmacists to feel misunderstood by their patients, bosses, and coworkers.

Erin L. Albert, MBA, PharmD, JD, interviews Hazel Walker, a strong, inspiring woman, mother, and entrepreneur focused on helping you tap into your full business potential.

The Kroger Co. has announced a new health and wellness campaign in partnership with The Little Clinic and Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization.

I cut my teeth as a real participant in educating a medical team in a drafty psych unit at Christmastime on the island of Oahu.

Clinical trial data don't always reflect real-world experience.

There are often circumstances where patients are switched from a new oral anticoagulant like rivaroxaban (Xarelto) to warfarin

Despite concerns that individuals are increasingly fulfilling their social needs through Facebook rather than face-to-face conversations, recent study results show social media users are well aware that there's no substitute for in-person interaction.

This fixed-dose combination of elbasvir and grazoprevir is indicated to treat chronic HCV genotypes 1 or 4 with or without ribavirin in adults.

Conventional wisdom holds that having a backup plan is an important way to prepare for unexpected setbacks while pursuing a goal.

The banana bag has been a long-standing treatment for vitamin and electrolyte deficiencies in patients with chronic alcohol use disorder admitted to the intensive care unit.

Kratom is considered an emerging public health threat because of its stimulant and opioid-like effects.

The US Marshals Service recently seized more than 100 cases of products containing the opioid-like botanical substance.

Find out why more than 4000 pharmacies use iMedicare in this interview with CEO Flaviu Simihaian.

A Michigan pharmacist's license to practice has been suspended for the second time because of ongoing alcohol issues.

Teva is recalling 7 lots of its amikacin sulfate injection and vials because of the potential presence of glass particulate matter.

CVS Health has announced that the opioid overdose-reversal medication naloxone is now available without a prescription at CVS Pharmacy locations in Idaho.

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.

The Florida Department of Health has issued an order of emergency suspension of the permit of Rock 3, Inc, which does business as Mim's Discount Pharmacy.

The FDA has issued draft guidance for compounders outlining insanitary conditions that put patients at risk for harm.

Increased life expectancy for HIV-positive patients spurs the need to discuss advanced care planning.

Students who misuse prescription stimulants to improve their academic performance are more likely to have ADHD.

Which classes best prepare students for pharmacy school?

CVS Health has announced the launch of CVS Pay, a new, end-to-end mobile payment solution at CVS Pharmacy.

Resistance development has been minimal under the controlled high adherence conditions of clinical trials. However, real-world adherence is less consistent.

While trying to explain his work on quantum mechanics, physicist Richard Feynman famously quipped, If anybody says they understand it, they don't understand it." The same could be said about the speed-of-light changes occurring within our nation's health care system.