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Online Continuing Education Prepares Practitioners to Advance Safety of Medication Use Process

How do you help someone adhere to a medication regimen when they're becoming increasingly confused and agitated?

This process becomes routine for pharmacists over time, but each step is important.

National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) CEO B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA issued the following statement in response to the J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Pharmacy Study released today

Third-time Pharmacy Podcast Show guest Joseph Friedman RPh, COO and Founder of PDI Medical, Inc., returns to the show with updates to medical cannabis progression.

Walgreens and Prime Therapeutics have announced a long-term strategic alliance that includes a new retail pharmacy network agreement and the combination of the companies' central specialty pharmacy and mail service businesses.

Customer satisfaction with drugstore chain, mass-merchandiser, supermarket, and mail-order pharmacies has improved across the board in the last year.

Dr Ana I. Martinez, a pharmacist from Puerto Rico, USA, was recognised today with the International Pharmaceutical Federation's (FIP's) highest honour for pharmacy practitioners: the André Bédat Award.

For decades, our growing and reliable arsenal of antibiotic and antimicrobial drugs created a dangerously cavalier attitude toward the nature of microbial pathogens and the true threat to public health they represent.

Health care can no longer be separated from social issues," said Dr Carmen Peña, President of the International Pharmaceutical Federation, at the opening of the 76th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences today in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The winners of the first International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) awards for best Pharmacy Practice Improvement Programme and best Health Promotion Campaign were announced today at the 76th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Ten pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists from seven countries were recognised for their services to pharmacy at the opening ceremony of the 76th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Buenos Aires, Argentina, today.

At least 940 million people live in countries where over 193,000 community pharmacies can potentially offer access to vaccination services, according to new research commissioned by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). Based on a global population of 7.4 billion, this represents at least one in eight people.

The line-up of the International Pharmaceutical Federation's board (known as the Bureau) is to change on 2 September following the election of three new officers today.

The transgender community includes a plethora of patients who can benefit from HIV/AIDS research. However, clinical trials rarely include transgender participants.

The FDA is stopping all drugs produced by India-based Laxachem Organics from legally entering the United States after the company refused to allow FDA officials to inspect its facility.

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) supports policies that foster robust pharmaceutical competition in order to make sure that patients and the entire health system can realize the full value of safe, effective and more affordable generic and biosimilar medicines.

PAD patients have consistently been undertreated with antiplatelets, despite an overwhelming majority having pre-existing cardiovascular disease.

I expect every pharmacist agrees they should be helpful" when dealing with patients, but what does that really mean?

Whether you're about to start your first year of pharmacy school, or wrap up your last rotation, there's a lot to digest.

Apixaban (Eliquis) is the only NOAC approved for use with creatinine clearance

A few years ago, celiac disease was the popular gastrointestinal disorder. In the last year or so, though, irritable bowel syndrome has seemingly taken over.

The Rite Aid Foundation has announced an additional $50,000 donation to the American Red Cross Louisiana Capital Area to help with ongoing flood relief efforts across the greater Baton Rouge area.

Some transdermal patches containing aluminum or other metal in their nonadhesive backing shouldn't be worn during MRI.

For the second time this week, a pharmacist in Ohio was reportedly threatened by a knife-wielding pharmacy robber.

As the last beach trips of the summer are made, some may cross paths with the brown, helmet-shaped marine arthropod known as the horseshoe crab.

The Specialty Pharmacy Podcast Show will cover the vast business topics about the complex business of the specialty pharmacy sector of the pharmacy industry.

Ton Shen Health is recalling its DHZC-2 tablets because they may be contaminated with elevated levels of lead.