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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.

Pete Dunn (aka Pete the Planner) discusses the first road out of retail pharmacy: money management.

Pharmacists can now administer most vaccines in community pharmacies in most states, including those requiring a multidose series.

Walgreens today has launched its safe medication disposal kiosk program in Iowa with the installation of drug take-back kiosks at eight Walgreens drugstores in the state.

Understanding the mechanism of action helps pharmacists explain the basics of blood pressure control to patients.

Professors have the opportunity to serve as a fundamental resource for aspiring pharmacists.

If you've ever watched the hit TV show, you've been exposed to a significant amount of learning opportunities.

Teva's generic equivalent of Novartis's Gleevec is now available in the US market.

Supplemental coenzyme Q10 may be a management option for patients with heart failure.

Just in time for the 2016-2017 flu season, the FDA has approved the first generic version of oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu).

A recent study has good news for bookworms: readers may live an average of about 2 years longer.

Have you ever wondered whether your patients understand the health literature you hand out to them?

The American Pharmacists Association recognizes immunizations as one of the greatest public health accomplishments and supports National Immunization Awareness Month, which is observed throughout August to celebrate the benefits of vaccination and to highlight the importance of adhering to regular vaccinations for people of all ages.

A pharmacy manager recently mentioned to me how difficult it is to motivate some of his employees.

Sepsis leads to approximately 1 million hospitalizations in the United States yearly, and atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia to complicate its course.

There are some frustrations certain pharmacists deal with in their practice settings that others hardly ever encounter at all.

A jailed pharmacist in Georgia is awaiting bond on charges for stealing pills from CVS pharmacy and using them in the store.

Mylan's generic version of Dexedrine is now available at US pharmacies in 3 dosage strengths.

Walgreens has launched its safe medication disposal kiosk program in Illinois with the installation of drug take-back kiosks at 45 stores in Illinois.

Variations in how biosimilar products are named may affect the willingness of some pharmacists to substitute an interchangeable biologic for its branded reference product, according to a survey study published in this month's Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is an increasingly common cause of chronic liver disease that can progress to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

Lisa Tonrey, MHA, RPh, PhC, FAPhA, Capt. USPHS (ret), Awarded Top Honor; Pharmacy Leaders Celebrated at Next-Generation Pharmacist Awards Gala

NACDS Chairman Martin Otto of H-E-B, NACDS President & CEO Steve Anderson highlight solutions to socio-economic dilemmas, political dissatisfaction