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Losing weight can help decrease the recurrence of atrial fibrillation in overweight patients.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently updated the recommended interval between the 13-valeant pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and the 23-valeant pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in low-risk elderly patients.

Driving under the influence of prescription drugs may be just as dangerous as driving under the influence of alcohol.

Retrospective drug utilization review programs can reduce potentially unsafe concomitant opioid and central nervous system (CNS) medication use.

Carlos Aquino, founder and president of PharmaDiversion LLC, discusses timing of inspections from the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The FDA has again rejected AMAG Pharmaceuticals' application for a single-dose version of hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection (Makena) to reduce the risk of preterm birth for at-risk women.

More evidence is needed to figure out how to dose vancomycin in obese patients, but a new protocol could play a role.

There are many significant educational benefits of residency training that are supported by a number of pharmacy organizations, but there are a few you may not find in official literature.

You may not know who Albert Mehrabian, PhD, is, but you should at least be familiar with his work on communication.

Meijer gave thanks in a big way this year when it surprised an unsuspecting customer in each of its 223 stores by "gifting" them their entire shopping cart filled with Thanksgiving groceries and gifts upon checkout.

Pharmacies are rated as some of the best places to receive top-notch customer service in America.

Thanks to the support of their customers and associates, Southeastern Grocers is giving $526,825.66 to benefit Wounded Warrior Project in support of the Independence Program.

Often caused by acid reflux, eosinophilic esophagitis is an emerging inflammatory disease that is generally unresponsive to proton pump inhibitor therapy.

Directions in Pharmacy conference will target the growing role of pharmacists in reducing hospital readmissions and helping patients with medication management.

We are proud to welcome our newest Pharmacy Podcast host Alex Barker, PharmD.

App developers need to ensure mHealth apps are HIPAA-compliant by design.

Pharmacists should sound the alarm for patients on potential hearing loss associated with some medications.

The FDA has accepted Sandoz's biologics license application for its proposed pegfilgrastim biosimilar.

The updated 2015 Beers Criteria includes 3 new medications and 2 new medication classes, as well as 2 new completely new sections.

Obesity is one of America's greatest health challenges, affecting more than one-third of US adults.

In addition to facing the risk of fatal overdose, kidney disease, and pneumonia, heroin users also have a greater likelihood of acquiring HIV.

CVS Health has announced that Repatha from Amgen will be added as the only PCSK9 inhibitor on the CVS/caremark commercial formularies.

CVS has unveiled savings for ExtraCare Rewards members during a three-day Black Friday sales event at all 7,900 CVS/pharmacy locations.

Rite Aid stores nationwide are celebrating the busiest shopping weekend of the year by giving customers the opportunity to earn Plenti points on a variety of holiday essentials.

AstraZeneca has entered into an agreement with Perrigo for the divestment of US rights to Entocort, a gastroenterology medicine for patients with mild to moderate Crohn's disease.

A pharmacist in Indiana is looking to leverage pharmacists' professional judgment in determining a patient's need for pseudoephedrine products that can be used to make meth.

Long-term care pharmacies' current prescription drug reimbursement model may not be sustainable, a new analysis suggests.