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NaviHealth has announced its acquisition of RightCare Solutions, a healthcare decision support software service provider specializing in hospital discharge planning software and readmissions management.

Hy-Vee Aisles Online is now available in all of the supermarket chain's 240 stores across its eight-state region.

Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have released the Fiscal Year 2015 Giving Report, which highlights the company and the Foundation's strategic giving programs.

Rosalind Franklin University pharmacy students bested their competition at a national clinical skills competition held during the 2015 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear meeting.

The FDA has approved bendamustine hydrochloride injection as a treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Allergan's eluxadoline, a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea, is now available by prescription.

I challenge you to make an integrated life your goal for 2016.

Two prominent, national business organizations recently expressed their support for bipartisan "any willing pharmacy" legislation to increase patient access to prescription drugs at their pharmacy of choice

Galapagos and Gilead Sciences have entered into a global partnership for the development and commercialization of the JAK1-selective inhibitor filgotinib for inflammatory disease indications.

Graduates of the Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy continued their record of outstanding achievement on the North American Pharmacists Licensure examination (NAPLEX) with an overall passage rate of 97%.

While flu activity remains low or moderate across most of the United States, Walgreens Flu Index data suggests a gradual increase in incidence of flu in a growing number of markets.

Health-system pharmacists will inevitably face growing ethical challenges as their roles in patient care continue to evolve.

CVS Health has announced that $1.3 million dollars will be donated from the 2015 CVS Health Charity Classic tournament to support dozens of charities across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.

Whether it is complacency, inconvenience, or lack of confidence, some patients just need an extra push to get their annual flu shot.

Pharmacists and other health care providers use the Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults as a guideline for prescribing medications for older adults.

Patients who receive an overdose of chemotherapy drugs will now have access to an emergency treatment called uridine triacetate.

Marshall University School of Pharmacy students showed their holiday spirit through a recent Toys for Tots Foundation fundraising drive.

As a pharmacy student, I learned about the value of acronyms and mnemonics.

Teresa Rubio, PharmD of the FDA Office on Health and Constituents Affairs describes the types of adverse drug events that pharmacists should report to MedWatch.

On rare occasions, patients may present with a documented lidocaine allergy.

Natasha Nicol, PharmD, FASHP, director of Global Patient Safety Affairs at Cardinal Health, talks about how a pharmacist can be proactive in reducing the chance of errors.

CVS Health has completed the acquisition of Target's 1,672 pharmacies across 47 states, and will operate them through a store-within-a-store format.

Natasha Nicol, PharmD, FASHP, director of Global Patient Safety Affairs at Cardinal Health, provides prevention strategies to reduce medication errors.

On-demand PrEP before and after sexual activity could reduce the incidence of HIV-1 in men who have sex with men.

Matthew C. Grissinger, RPh, FISMP, FASCP, director, of error reporting programs at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, discusses medication use risk outside the pharmacy.

With flu season well under way, many pharmacy technicians have found themselves directing a myriad of flu-related questions to pharmacists.

The FDA is eliminating the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy for type 2 diabetes medications containing rosiglitazone.

James Hoffman, PharmD, MS, FASHP, describes negative trends affecting the pharmacy workforce.