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As part of American Pharmacists Month, students from the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy flooded a pedestrian walkway in Albuquerque to raise awareness about the importance and skills of pharmacists.

American Pharmacists Month is a great time to celebrate the impact pharmacists make on patients and health care colleagues.

Prostaglandin analog eye drops are considered first-line treatment for glaucoma.

Although most pharmacists will not have their annual review until December or the New Year, now is the time to begin thinking about how you can prepare for it.

Teva has entered into definitive agreements under which it will acquire Representaciones e Investigaciones Médicas, S.A. de C.V. (Rimsa), a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution company in Mexico.

The FDA is considering approval for an intranasal formulation of the opioid overdose antidote naloxone (Narcan).

Pfizer has completed the acquisition of GlaxoSmithKline's quadrivalent meningococcal ACWY vaccines Nimenrix and Mencevax.

Allergan has successfully completed the acquisition of Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, a company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel prescription products for the medical aesthetics market.

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) this week awarded former ASHP CEO Henri R. Manasse, Jr., Ph.D., Sc.D., with the Joseph A. Oddis Award for Exceptional Service to FIP at the opening ceremony of the 75th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Now that fall is in full gear, patients will soon start traveling to see loved ones during the holiday season.

October is American Pharmacists Month, the perfect time to promote the pharmacy profession and recognize the important role of the pharmacist.

#ThankAPharmacist This October

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occur together at an alarming rate.

The number of pharmacists per 10,000 population has grown around the world, according to a new report from the International Pharmaceutical Federation Education Initiative (FIPEd).

For American Pharmacists Month, Illinois State University (ISU) is taking the time to honor an alumna who developed her passion for pharmacy at the school's Student Health Services (SHS).

Hi-School Pharmacy has opened the doors of its new store in Vancouver.

Following this week's release of the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act Conference Report, NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE expressed concern with provisions that run counter to recommendations by the Department of Defense Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission and support from lawmakers to ensure pharmacy access and choice for TRICARE patients.

Every job has moments that make it all worthwhile.

A status report of the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act.

The FDA is considering approval for Sanofi's lixisenatide type 2 diabetes treatment.

Adding an antipsychotic to an antidepressant regimen may relieve treatment-resistant depression in seniors.

Something as cheap and easy as an email can help students stay on track with their student loan payments.

Why are anticoagulated atrial fibrillation patients at higher risk of developing dementia?

Lisa Kroon, PharmD, CDE, professor and department chairperson of clinical pharmacy at University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, talks about how health benefit design can increase smoking cessation.

Too many community pharmacies are subsidising professional services from their own pockets, according to the International Pharmaceutical Federation.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores yesterday welcomed action by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that could spur advancement of medication therapy management.

A group of members and staff from the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy will meet this week with more than 120 congressional offices to advocate for legislation in two critical areas: managing patients at-risk for abuse of controlled substances and boosting efforts to fight fraud in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program.

Sixteen pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists from nine countries were honoured at the opening ceremony of the 75th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Düsseldorf, Germany today.