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A state's infectious disease incidence provides insight into the effectiveness of its public health system.

In this episode, Blair Thielemier, PharmD, interviews pharmacist and entrepreneur Simone Sloan about what drives entrepreneurship and leadership, and what transforms our pharmacy industry.

Parata Systems and Pharmacy Times, founding partners of the Next-Generation Pharmacist® awards, are now accepting nominations for the 2016 program.

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc's new drug application for drisapersen as a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy has been rejected by the FDA.

Manoranjan D'Souza, an assistant professor at Ohio Northern University, is among 14 recipients of New Investigator Awards announced by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

The American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management and Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science announced the following election slate for the 2016 APhA Elections:

Just about every day, the news is filled with claims of treating disease and curing cancer with supplements and oils.

There is a potential correlation between aripiprazole use and increased risk for compulsive gambling and hypersexuality.

In order to have any idea of where you are going or what you want, you must know where it is you are going.

Following the FDA's enforcement actions against unapproved otic products, pharmacies should be seeing fewer prescriptions for these medications.

Pharmacists looking to interview for a new job in 2016 can learn a lot from the NFL interview process.

Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is a painful rash caused by a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, also called the chickenpox virus.

There is conflicting information regarding the use of nitrofurantoin in pregnant patients.

Unexplained drug cost increases are the epicenter of some of the most polemic conversations in US health policy today.

Bausch + Lomb has made a $50,000 donation to Optometry Giving Sight, a global fundraising organization that specifically targets the prevention of blindness and impaired vision due to Uncorrected Refractive Error by providing access to eye examinations and glasses.

Exposure to antidepressants during pregnancy does not impact a baby's risk for autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder after birth.

I'm finally making weight-loss progress!

Because diabetes is among the most common conditions for which pharmacies will dispense medications, a number of pharmacy technicians seek to better understand the disease.

As part of an ongoing commitment to develop a diverse workforce that reflects the patients and communities it serves, CVS Health has announced strategic partnerships with the National Black Nurses Association and the National Association of Hispanic Nurses.

Pharmacists may want to steer their patients toward a resource for their cardiovascular health: the Life’s Simple 7 test from the American Heart Association.

Perrigo Company is recalling its children's guaifenesin grape liquid and guaifenesin dextromethorphan cherry liquid because of a potential defect with the dosage cup.

Medical marijuana may reduce the number of migraines that a patient experiences each month.

Patients with type 2 diabetes have about a 60% greater risk for developing dementia than their non-diabetic counterparts.

Whether transient, spontaneous, or a triggered exacerbation of adequately controlled baseline aches, breakthrough pain is a difficult symptom for providers to gauge.

A pharmacy student at Drake University will be traveling across the country and representing her field for a program called Tour for Diversity in Medicine.

West Virginia's attorney general is suing one of the country's largest drug distributors for allegedly failing to curb suspicious orders for controlled substances.

From 19th-century English romantic poets, to reggae musicians, to Twitter users, many have commented on pharmacy, offering funny, quirky, and sometimes negative musings.

With so many PCAT review books on the market, how can you decide which is best?

A man trying to rob a Walgreens was shot by police following a chase outside the pharmacy.

Market 32 by Price Chopper has announced the acquisition of O'Laughlin's Home Care Pharmacy in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.