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The most successful pharmacy owners I know are best characterized by one particular attribute: they demand performance from each and every resource they use.

Winter Storm Jonas may come with certain unexpected health hazards that pharmacists should be prepared to help patients weather.

One way to help patients with heart failure is identifying signs of decompensation early.

Drug shortages have become the new norm in health-system pharmacies.

Once you know what areas are important to your desired pharmacy school, you can refine your PCAT study schedule and study more intently on practice tests.

Each EMR has advantages and disadvantages, but the ultimate success of the pharmacy relies upon the EMR team to be proactive in completing deliverables and maintaining deadlines.

An outbreak of the Zika virus is causing a stir, especially among pregnant women in affected areas because of concerns about a link between the virus and microcephaly.

National Association of Chain Drug Stores President and CEO Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE, issued the following statement today upon the posting by the Federal Register of the Covered Outpatient Drugs Final Rule " which includes significant changes to Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement for generic drugs according to the average manufacturer price model:

Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy is voluntarily recalling all of its unexpired lots of sterile compounded products, including injectable medications, eye drops, sterile solutions, and eye ointments, out of concern for sterility assurance.

Nursing homes are among the best places for pharmacists to practice.

Prescription-only technology with insurance reimbursement helps patients and prescribers better manage diabetes.

Is it necessary for a pharmacy school leader to be a practicing or former pharmacist?

Walmart is increasing the wages of more than 1.2 million workers in a move that could potentially impact the numerous pharmacy technicians employed by the retail giant.

The American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits (AJPB) has officially launched www.ajpb.com to provide content from the AJPB print journal, as well as daily news and insights relevant to pharmacy benefit management, including pipeline drug updates, condition and disease treatment research, insurance issues, and more.

One-third of HIV-infected Americans are co-infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), and 75% to 90% of HIV-positive intravenous drug users are co-infected.

The FDA today approved Eli Lilly's Humulin R U-500 insulin human injection (KwikPen) for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes who need more than 200 units of insulin per day.

Johnson & Johnson has announced it has joined more than 80 companies and organizations in signing the Declaration on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance, an industry-wide call to action announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

A pharmacist facing sentencing in March for defrauding Medicaid has been found dead in his house.

The Walgreens Flu Index is a weekly report developed to provide state- and market-specific information, and ranking of those experiencing the highest incidences of influenza across the country.

The FDA has approved Novartis' secukinumab for the treatment of 2 new indications: adults with active ankylosing spondylitis and active psoriatic arthritis.

Indiana University Southeast and Sullivan University College of Pharmacy in Kentucky are partnering for an accelerated pharmacy program that will save students time and tuition money.

Without proper precautions, the winter months and the frigid temperatures they bring can be dangerous, especially for older adults.

A broad cross-section of organizations representing varied health care providers, state pharmacy associations and the pharmacy community has sent a letter to State Pharmacy and Medicine Boards expressing serious concerns with the federal government's implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act, enacted in November 2013.

There are some things you can do to remedy this situation.

A recent study suggests that missing school or day care due to streptococcal pharyngitis may not be necessary.

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy believes that a holistic, comprehensive and multi-stakeholder approach among health care providers and patients is necessary to truly address the opioid epidemic.

If becoming debt-free sounds like an impossible goal to you, then perhaps paying down debt is much more doable.

The vast majority of patients with chronic pain continue to receive opioids after experiencing a nonfatal overdose, despite the fact that they face greater risk for experiencing a second overdose.

Starting in May 2016, the ratio expression format for certain single-entity drug labels will no longer be permitted.