OptumRx and CVS Pharmacy have entered into a strategic relationship in an effort to bring together complementary capabilities to provide greater convenience and value.
A historic clinical trial testing the efficacy of an experimental HIV vaccine regimen gets underway this week in South Africa.
The likelihood of developing shingles triples at age 65 and its repercussions are significantly more serious than in younger adults. For this reason, the CDC has recommended the shingles vaccine for people aged 60 years or older since 2006.
Ajanta has launched aripiprazole tablets in 2.5-mg, 5-mg, 10-mg, 15-mg, 20-mg, and 30-mg doses in the United States.
AJHP (American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy) today announced the launch of a redesigned website for the scholarly journal’s online presence, AJHP.org.
Pharmacists are slowly changing the way they deliver their services. Previous professional literature has demonstrated pharmacists' potential through studies of how clinical pharmacists improve care for patients in many settings, especially for diabetes.
The FDA has granted PhaseRx Inc. orphan drug designation for PRX-OTC, an intracellular enzyme replacement therapy that can potentially treat ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) in children.
Officials with Ascensia Diabetes Care have announced that the Contour Next One Blood Glucose Monitoring System has received FDA 510(k) clearance.
Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that causes gastroenteritis.
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard University in Boston, MA, set out to determine if melatonin secretion predicts myocardial infarction.
The FDA Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee (AMDAC) has voted 7-6 that the efficacy results of Cempra's solithromycin outweigh the risks for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP).
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A high throughput robot, Equashield Pro will be introduced in December at American Society of Health System Pharmacy (ASHP) Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas.
Gary Marshall, MD, professor of pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, explains how immunization recommendations are made.
Gary Marshall, MD, professor of pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, discusses the challenges health care professionals face in implementing vaccine recommendations.
Following reports of pain and other adverse events, Essure, the permanently implanted birth control device for women from Bayer, now includes a new boxed warning and a Patient Decision Checklist.
Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection that affects the respiratory passages causing symptoms such as fever, severe aching, running nose, and cough. According to the CDC, the flu viruses spread mainly by droplets dispersing when flu-infected patients cough, talk, or sneeze.
Learn about the new products and expanded indications approved by the FDA in October 2016.
Gary Marshall, MD, professor of pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, talks about invasive disease prevention.
As part of its comprehensive national plan to combat drug abuse, Walgreens has announced that it has made naloxone available without a prescription in all of its Louisiana pharmacies in accordance with state pharmacy regulations.
First described in Japan in 2009, C. auris infections have since been reported in at least 10 countries.
The FDA has approved Sanofi’s once-daily Soliqua 100/33 (insulin glargine and lixisenatide injection) for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes.
The FDA has approved the new drug application for Novo Nordisk’s Xultophy 100/3.6 as an adjunct to diet and exercise in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Gary Marshall, MD, professor of pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, discusses misconceptions about vaccinations.
Police reported 2 instances of pharmacy robberies involving a man and woman wielding hypodermic needles that they claimed were contaminated with HIV.
Although potential Zika virus vaccine candidates have shown promise in their early stages, emerging cases of the virus spreading throughout the United States have created urgency for the development of vaccination and therapeutic options.
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Older people who have cytomegalovirus (CMV, β-herpesvirus HHV5) seem to have less robust responses to the trivalent influenza vaccine than those who do not have CMV.