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ASCP Looks to Fast-Paced October and November

Flu vaccines are already available at many retail pharmacy locations, though the flu season typically starts on October 1.

About 1 in 3 individuals in the United States will develop shingles in their lifetime.

The pharmacy profession seems to be decreasing in popularity among millennials.

A Dallas pharmacist has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge for his involvement in a pill mill" operation to distribute oxycodone illegally in Texas.

When that same ole, same ole" feeling starts to kick in, look for opportunities to expand what you know.

As medicines advance and ailments transform, our continuing education becomes even more important.

Facebook is a critical place for businesses to engage.

This new program will help with the shortage of Hispanic, Latino, and Spanish-speaking health care providers in the area.

Allergan and Medicines360 have just launched a single-handed inserter for their Liletta levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (IUD), which can prevent pregnancy up to 3 years.

The great debate of whether pharmacies should dispense clean needles and syringes to injectable drug users has resurfaced. Although some critics view it as pure evil, I find it purely necessary. When patients come in for the needles, I gladly sell them.

The FDA has just approved Janssen's Invokamet XR, a once-daily, fixed-dose combination of canagliflozin (Invokana) and extended-release metformin hydrochloride, for first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes in adults as an adjunct to diet and exercise.

The herbal supplement kratom will be banned from drugstore shelves effective October 1, 2016.

Just as medication errors can't be blamed on an individual pharmacist, the EpiPen pricing issue shouldn't be blamed on one stakeholder.

Emmy-award-winning writer and Saturday Night Live alumnus Seth Meyers will headline the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation Dinner, which will be held on December 1, 2016, in New York City.

Although venomous cone snails are sea-dwelling creatures, researchers have found a remarkable use for them on land.

The FDA has received several adverse event reports associated with Baxter's Vascu-Guard Peripheral Vascular Patch during carotid endarterectomy, including 3 potentially related patient deaths.

Alliance Delivers Critical Information to Pharmacists

The entire process of interviewing and hiring starts with prospecting.

Are you willing to form agreements with your coworkers?

Whether or not you realize it, prayer is a form of complementary and alternative medicine.

Overwhelming research confirms aspirin's net benefit for secondary prevention of cardiovascular (CV) events. However, the latest CV guidelines suggest providers should weigh the risks and benefits of aspirin for primary prevention.

That is, are they all equally effective?

Cystic fibrosis (CF) primarily affects respiration and digestion, though it also causes chronic inflammation and oxidative stress.

Science and solid research has made us aware of exactly who is at high risk for HIV exposure, and the health care community has done a remarkable job warning at-risk populations and recommending preventive measures.

The FDA has just approved Bayer's levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (Kyleena), a long-term, progestin-containing intrauterine device (IUD) that will be available by prescription in October 2016.

To help meet the growing need for skin care resources and accessible care and treatment, Walgreens has launched a new skin care answers platform.