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Actavis confirmed that it has filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application with the FDA seeking approval to market Budesonide Extended-release Tablets, 9 mg.

Shire has acquired Meritage, a privately-held company, for an upfront fee of $70 million and additional contingent payments based on the achievement of development and regulatory milestones.

Given the growing number of women taking a custom-compounded hormone therapy, a new study highlighted a greater need for patient education on the formulations.

Nicolette Mathey, PharmD, creative solutions specialist for Pharmacy Development Services, talks about what beside delivery is.

Timothy Aungst, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at MCPHS University, talks about how mHealth can improve pharmacy practice.

Nicolette Mathey, PharmD, creative solutions specialist for Pharmacy Development Services, talks about how pharmacists can introduce bedside delivery programs to patients and others.

Dan Benamoz, RPh, president and CEO of Pharmacy Development Services, talks about how pharmacists can prepare for telemedicine becoming more prominent in health care.

ASHP will recognize the achievements of an accomplished group of health care practitioners with the organization's 2015 Board of Directors' Awards.

The FDA today approved Novartis Pharmaceuticals' panobinostat (Farydak) for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least 2 prior standard therapies.

Antismoking advocates have much to celebrate.

Once a prescription for an antibiotic has been written, is there anything a pharmacist should do aside from filling it?

While statins can effectively reduce cholesterol levels, a new study has found that the medications leave much to be desired in terms of substantially improving cardiovascular symptoms.

Police in Escondido, California, are investigating a robbery in which a Rite Aid pharmacist was stabbed in the shoulder on February 21, 2015.

"Bingo!" isn't a common expression at a pharmacy, but the owner of Norwood Pharmacy in Harlem, New York, provides more than just medications and advice to patients; he also offers free game nights and art therapy classes.

Changes to Medicare Part B, Part C, and Part D regulations affect 3 specific areas that may impact pharmacy operations.

Bruce Josten, executive vice president for Government Affairs for the US Chamber of Commerce, will serve as the keynote speaker for the NACDS Political Action Committee breakfast during the 2015 NACDS Annual Meeting.

n attempting to live up to my other New Year's resolution to embrace new cultures and customs, I decided to celebrate the Chinese New Year for the first time.

Medicare will now pay for lung cancer screening for current and former smokers, but it still will not pay pharmacists for patient care services.

Is the pharmacy job market on the incline or decline with the saturation of pharmacists?

Working at the pharmacy drive-thru is a retail rite of passage.

Valeant will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Salix for $158.00 per share in cash, or a total enterprise value of approximately $14.5 billion.

Under a new educational initiative, "Diagnosis Doesn't Have to be Rare," Shire is launching a series of educational materials for Rare Disease Day.

Partnership combines NGM's unique biology-focused research platform with Merck's late-stage clinical and commercialization strengths to discover medicines for serious diseases.

The collaboration agreement is for the discovery, development, and commercialization of cancer immunotherapies based on Rigel's extensive portfolio of small molecule TGF beta receptor kinase inhibitors.

Timothy Aungst, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at MCPHS University, shares some exciting and advantageous mHealth technologies.