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Inspired by a viral infographic of the harmful effects of drinking a single can of soda, an expert from South University Pharmacy School put some of its claims to the test.

After 28 years of pharmacy practice, I thought I knew what MTM was. Then I took the MTM certification course.

Pharmacists can be a great community resource to help prevent prescription drug abuse and diversion.

Pharmacists helping patients evaluate the effectiveness of their RA therapy is likely a better solution for reducing office visits than patient self-monitoring.

The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation has announced its continued commitment to Feeding America's Kid's Cafe program in 2015.

Everyone forgets to take their medication from time to time.

Pregnancy is an important time for women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to receive adequate prenatal care, antiretroviral therapy (ART), and postpartum HIV care to improve clinical outcomes for themselves and their babies.

The first biosimilar to receive FDA approval is now available the United States.

The first and only patch to provide migraine relief is now available by prescription through specialty pharmacies.

CPOE is supposed to prevent medication errors, but it still has issues of its own.

Several advancements have been made in COPD medication classes.

Kristene Diggins, FAANP, CNE, NEA-BC, DNP, DCC, MBA, manager of professional practice at MinuteClinic, gives counseling points that pharmacists should provide to diabetic patients.

Pfizer Inc. has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Hospira, Inc.

Good Neighbor Pharmacy, a national independent pharmacy network, has been ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Chain Drug Stores" in the J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Pharmacy Study.

Maine legislators can't agree on how to address the state's drug abuse problem.

Antimicrobial stewardship programs are being incorporated into the global health care landscape to combat the spread of drug-resistant pathogens and preserve existing drugs.

CVS Health marked the first anniversary of ending tobacco sales at CVS/pharmacy by releasing new data showing a measurable reduction in cigarette purchases over the past year.

Use the SBAR communication technique to get straight to the point.

Use of statins among elderly patients without vascular disease continues to rise despite a lack of evidence demonstrating benefit in this population.

Chris Hatwig, MS, FASHP of Apexus discusses what health-system pharmacists need to know about the potential for HRSA audits to review 340B program compliance requirements.

All US states now permit electronic prescribing of controlled substances, with Missouri's recent formal authorization making it the final state to do so.

Kimberly Henderson, MD, JD, medical director for the Health Systems Alliance at CVS Health and regional medical director for MinuteClinic, discusses some counseling points pharmacists can provide to patients on COPD medications.

Bruce Berger, PhD, president of Berger Consulting LLC, discusses the behavioral patterns that contribute to a patient's propensity to be more or less adherent to their medications.

Lisa Kroon, PharmD, CDE, professor and department chairperson of clinical pharmacy at University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, talks about some current trends in state protocols related to pharmacists' abilities to dispense smoking cessation products.

Pharmacists should avoid working more than 55 hours a week if possible, because doing so may increase their risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke.