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Charges of exercising poor professional judgment have been dropped against a pharmacist who refused to dispense an EpiPen to a family without a prescription.

The FDA has accepted for review Ocular Therapeutix's new drug application for sustained release dexamethasone to relieve ocular pain in patients post-ophthalmic surgery.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals has announced new fulfillment agreements with Walgreens that will reduce the prices of its branded prescription-based dermatological and ophthalmological products by 10%.

Ralphs Grocery Company is making the medicine used to reverse the effects of a drug overdose available without a prescription in its in-store pharmacies across Southern California.

Placing the opioid overdose antidote naloxone behind pharmacy counters across the United States could provide a catalyst for pharmacists to play a central role as facilitators for drug addiction treatment.

Chikungunya was rarely seen in US travelers before 2006, but the virus has grown more prevalent. Now, almost all states have seen at least one case of the disease in US travelers this year.

Diabetes has a tremendous global impact, but developing nations often struggle to help patients deal with their disease.

Katie Greenlee, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, of the Cleveland Clinic discusses how NOAC dosing for obese patients differs from NOAC dosing for non-obese patients.

Early preventive action is key for patients in terms of heart health, and it allows pharmacists to play an important role in disease management.

Joel Marrs, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, FASHP, discusses the role of the pharmacist in optimizing care for heart failure with reduced ejection fracture patients.

All MTM services may be billed for, but the question remains: which insurance companies will reimburse them?

Pharmacists have more work to do to educate patients on the importance and efficacy of flu vaccination, a new poll reveals.

A pharmacy must pay $60,000 in a settlement resolving allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act and the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005.

A Massachusetts pharmacist is speaking out about prescription drug abuse and heroin addiction in a new HBO documentary available later this month.

Letters of recommendation are by far the most-valued component of the residency application packet.

James Hoffman, PharmD, MS, FASHP of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, outlines how pharmacists can use their knowledge of key trends to patient care improvement efforts.

Katie Greenlee, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, of the Cleveland Clinic gives examples of certain off-label uses for NOACs that seem promising.

The FDA is now allowing civilians to access XSTAT 30 wound dressing, an expandable, multi-sponge product typically used to control life-threatening bleeding in military settings.

Joel Marrs, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, FASHP, discusses how the approval of Entresto changed the heart failure care landscape.

Through a voluntary field safety notification, Insulet Corporation is notifying consumers and health care professionals about a slight increase in reports in which the OmniPod's needle mechanism to deliver insulin fails to deploy or is delayed.

Patrick Dougherty, PharmD, BCPS,clinical pharmacist at the Emergency Medicine Peninsula Regional Medical Center, provides an overview of the various types of burns a patient can sustain.

The FDA has approved Otonomy's ciprofloxacin otic suspension for the treatment of bilateral otitis media with effusion in pediatric patients who are undergoing tympanostomy tube placement.

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Avella Specialty Pharmacy has announced that it will begin compounding a less expensive alternative to Daraprim (pyrimethamine), a drug used to treat or prophylaxis against toxoplasmosis and pneumocystis pneumonia.

Mass administration of ivermectin may be the most effective way to control scabies and reduce its global burden.

Asthma may increase the likelihood of chronic migraines in patients with episodic migraines.

To help support education and awareness of community drug disposal programs, non-profit organizations throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico are invited to apply for grant funding from the Cardinal Health Foundation.

Walgreens Boots Alliance and Rite Aid Corporation have announced that the two companies have each received a request for additional information from the Federal Trade Commission in connection with Walgreens' proposed acquisition of Rite Aid.

A new study examined the economic value of a pharmacy education and career, and the results were promising for students pursuing pharmacy.