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Health care delivery must change to meet the increasing demands for conservative stewardship in spending.

How many pharmacists today are actually fulfilling their duty to counsel?

For germophobes, taking the subway with its smeared, warm railings and coughing or sneezing passengers provokes anxiety. However, a new study provides some reassurance that taking public transit isn't as bad as germ-conscious individuals probably believe it is.

To help patients prepare for a safe and healthy travel season this summer and beyond, MinuteClinic has added several new travel-related services and immunizations.

Walgreens will participate in the U.S. Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program through an initial $20 million grant awarded to The Scripps Research Institute by the National Institutes of Health.

Pharmacy students who match with a postgraduate year 1 residency program are more likely to be female, have a high grade point average, and receive multiple interview offers.

The CVS Health Foundation has announced a new grant to the American Academy of Pediatrics to help improve counseling by all pediatric health care providers around tobacco and exposure to secondhand smoke.

The CDC recently issued an alert warning health care facilities about Candida auris, an emerging multidrug-resistant yeast.

About 11 million patients 65 years or older were diagnosed with diabetes in 2012 alone.

Brief interventions can help correct misconceptions that pharmacy students may have toward mental illness.

Does a professional dress code improve educational outcomes, or does it put an unfair burden on pharmacy students?

A sharp rise in prescription medication prices driven by the introduction of new, expensive specialty medications and huge increases in the costs of older drug products with few competitors drove an 11.7 percent increase in hospital and clinic spending on medications in 2015, according to a new report published in AJHP.

Women in areas infiltrated by the Zika virus have been showing increased interest in abortion medications like mifepristone and misoprostol.

Mylan is releasing a generic version of Santarus' fenofibrate (Fenoglide) tablets.

On February 17, 2017, a pharmacist will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to support the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.

Although significant emphasis is placed on medication adherence, another issue garnering interest is medication waste.

The FDA has approved the Raindrop Near Vision Inlay, which can be used to improve near vision in patients with presbyopia.

Local community pharmacies face a lot of competition from larger chain stores and their big marketing budgets, so they must engage with prospective patients on the platforms and devices they're using.

It's no secret that our canine companions possess a remarkable sense of smell, but did you know they've used it to save lives by alerting patients to health problems before they even occur?

The majority of P4 focuses on clinical training and preparation for residency, so entrepreneurial pharmacy students looking for leadership and management experience may need to get creative with their elective rotation choices.

New Series Inspired by Reader Requests Will Cover Proposed and Passed Legislation

Both men and women should consider smoking cessation if they're trying to conceive.

How would you define a comprehensive pharmacy solution that fully utilizes the pharmacist?

The FDA today approved Abbott Vascular's Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold System, which is the first coronary artery disease stent that is designed to be absorbed by a patient's body.

The Supreme Court of the United States has rejected a case brought by Washington State pharmacists citing religion in refusing to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception.

Two new analyses have further cemented Entresto's place in heart failure therapy.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is the buildup of extra fat in the liver that isn't caused by alcohol abuse.