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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice has released guidelines for the use of a new combined diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed and inactivated poliovirus vaccine as a booster dose.

Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy students now have access to a new $685,000 laboratory.

Several barriers prevent many health care providers from prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis to patients at high risk for HIV.

The FDA has given final approval to Aurobindo Pharma Limited to manufacture and market olopatadine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution, a generic equivalent of Alcon Laboratories Inc's Patanol drops.

Army Reserve soldiers had a keen eye when they witnessed a teenager acting suspiciously in a pharmacy.

Pharmacists can help inform their patients with young children about a few ways to reduce their kids' risk of developing asthma.

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Pharmacists may want to encourage their patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to complement their pharmacologic treatment with music therapy.

Harris Teeter has collected enough donations to provide 10.5 million meals to those struggling with hunger.

Pharmacists should familiarize themselves with how much each prescription cost the US government per patient last year.

Sanofi has submitted a new drug application to the FDA for a fixed-ratio combination of insulin glargine and lixisenatide.

How is your pharmacy's influenza vaccine supply looking throughout this year's flu season?

There's good news for parents of teenagers: fewer of them are abusing certain substances.

An HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis program piloted at a pharmacy in Seattle shows promising results for patients.

Probiotics have nearly 100 possible benefits and uses. Among these uses, the prevention and treatment of diarrhea is becoming increasingly common, especially in children.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville schools of pharmacy, nursing, and counseling services have received a campus suicide prevention grant through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

AstraZeneca's lesinurad has been approved by the FDA to treat high blood uric acid levels associated with gout, when used in combination with a xanthine oxidase inhibitor.

Atrial fibrillation can be a tricky condition because patients may not know that they have it, as they may not exhibit any symptoms.

Are you resolving to lose a few pounds in 2016?

Career resolutions can pay off in both big and small ways.

Here are 10 ideas for New Year's resolutions you should set for yourself to become a more well-rounded student as you develop professionally and personally in pharmacy school.

Heart failure and atrial fibrillation often coexist.

Patients with cerebral palsy are often faced with secondary health conditions such as diabetes, asthma, and hypertension.

A University of Montana pharmacy student has been awarded an undergraduate diversity student supplement from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences that will allow her to study dendritic cells.

The FDA has approved Glenmark Pharmaceuticals' linezolid tablets 600 mg, which is the generic equivalent of Zyvox 600 mg tablets.

Pharmacy students in the process of interviewing for a job may feel desperate for any position, but they should consider if they would be a good fit with their potential new boss.

One pharmacy employee got creative with her method for stealing prescription pills, but she wasn't clever enough to not get caught.

Here are some tips for students in the process of choosing pharmacy rotations.