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By midpoint through the semester, the newness and excitement has worn off and motivation starts to wane as you focus on the mountain of work ahead. Here are 9 ways to keep momentum going through the end of your semester.

CVS Health has announced the national rollout of CVS Pay, an end-to-end mobile payment solution at CVS Pharmacy.

Insulin therapy must be individualized and balanced with meal planning and exercise.

The FDA has approved Amjevita, also known as adalimumab-atto, as a biosimilar to Humira.

This article discusses Ozurdex dexamethasone implants as treatment for diabetic macular edema.

For some technicians, National Pharmacy Technician Day provides an opportunity to reflect upon what they mean to the pharmacy team.

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) today announced that PrescribeWellness, the cloud-based services company whose mission is to inspire collaboration for better health, has become the Official Medication Synchronization (Med Sync) Technology of NCPA's Simplify My Meds® program.

Halloween is a great time for pharmacists to educate the community about safety strategies.

Walgreens has announced that it has reached its goal of installing more than 500 safe medication disposal kiosks this year at its pharmacies in 35 states and Washington D.C.

The Kroger Co. has announced that its family of companies has raised nearly $106,000 from customer and associate contributions to assist Hurricane Matthew relief efforts.

Anti-inflammatory cromolyn sodium is commonly used to prevent allergies and asthma, but recent findings have uncovered a new potential use for the drug.

Novartis has received 3 FDA approvals for the expanded use of Ilaris, also known as canakinumab, to treat distinct types of Periodic Fever Syndromes.

Sharlea Leatherwood, PD, a community pharmacist who shaped the community pharmacy industry through her leadership and advocacy efforts, was awarded the 2016 John W. Dargavel Medal today by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Foundation during a ceremony at NCPA's 2016 Annual Convention in New Orleans.

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Foundation today announced the top NCPA Student Chapters, outstanding Student Chapter Members, and the Faculty Liaison of the Year during a ceremony at the NCPA 2016 Annual Convention.

James T. Sajbel, RPh, owner of the Prescription Shop in Pueblo, Colo., yesterday was named the 2016 National Preceptor of the Year by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Foundation during the NCPA 2016 Annual Convention in New Orleans.

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Foundation announced that James Schiffer, an associate with the law firm Allegaert Berger & Vogel LLP and a former independent pharmacy owner, is the recipient of this year's NARD® Ownership Award.

Indian Pharma Executive Satyanarayana Chava Named to USP Board of Trustees

Lonny Wilson, RPh, CEO of Pharmacy Providers of Oklahoma (PPOk), was honored as the recipient of the NCPA 2016 Calvin J. Anthony Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) during its 2016 Annual Convention.

Even though I'm a pharmacist, I'm just as capable of making a dosing error on myself as anybody else.

Over the years, a number of landmark clinical studies on CHF have been published, shaping how we treat the disease today. This article is a continuation of 12 Congestive Heart Failure Studies Every Pharmacist Should Know, Part 1.

Randy McDonough, RPh, co-owner of three independent community pharmacies in Iowa, has been named the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) 2016 Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year.

In recognition of his commitment to improving medication adherence, Joshua Jones, PharmD, President of Integrity Pharmacy in Springfield, Mo., was honored with the 2016 NCPA Innovation Center Outstanding Adherence Practitioner Award, which is sponsored by Mirixa at the NCPA 2016 Annual Convention held from Oct. 15 - 19.

A team of pharmacy students from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy was named the winner of the 13th annual 2016 Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition.

Comprehensive diets may be the panacea for migraine prophylaxis.

The Biologics & Biosimilars Collective Intelligence Consortium (BBCIC) this month reached a significant new phase of operation, posting research protocols that will lay the groundwork for comparative effectiveness and safety studies of biosimilars currently available or projected to enter the market next year.

Urges pharmacists to volunteer and vote for the candidates of their choice to raise awareness of pharmacy's engagement and value

West Virginia University Medicine is a 500+ bed academic teaching hospital located in Morgantown, West Virginia. Services offered include a level I trauma center, a level III NICU, and a state-of-the-art cancer center. The hospital has an outpatient pharmacy onsite and in 2012 launched a Transition of Care Pharmacy to offer a bedside consulting service and postdischarge prescription service to any patient within our facility.

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