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Nicolette Mathey, PharmD, creative solutions specialist for Pharmacy Development Services, talks about skills that would be helpful for pharmacists to have when delivering bedside care.

A postmenopausal woman's score on a fracture risk scale can tip off her clinicians to gum disease.

There is greater need for comprehensive medication management (CMM) delivered by board-certified psychiatric pharmacists on the health care team.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries recently launched generic versions of Sanofi's enoxaparin sodium injection (Lovenox) and Pfizer's linezolid injection (Zyvox).

Timothy Aungst, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at MCPHS University, talks about how mHealth's role in pharmacy is growing.

Availability of a raw methamphetamine ingredient in popular OTC products prompted national regulations to move products that contain pseudoephedrine behind the pharmacy counter.

Adding compounding services to a pharmacy relies on understanding the rules of the game.

When a robber revealed a gun at a pharmacy counter in Pinch, West Virginia, the pharmacist reacted by pulling out his own gun and shooting and killing the man.

Ohio's Lake Erie College (LEC) and the University of Findlay (UF) have partnered to give LEC students a special transfer opportunity to UF for their Doctor of Pharmacy degrees.

Timothy Aungst, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at MCPHS University, talks about some key areas of mHealth.

Recent superbug exposure reported at a hospital in Los Angeles has shed light on the importance of antimicrobial stewardship.

The FDA today approved Sapheon's VenaSeal closure system, the first device developed to permanently treat varicose veins of the legs by using an adhesive agent to seal the affected superficial veins.

Novo Nordisk has positive results from a completed phase 2 trial on the oral formulation of its investigational, long-acting human glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue.

Dan Benamoz, RPh, president and CEO of Pharmacy Development Services, talks about how value-based care will change independent pharmacists' business goals.

Experts explain the concept of pharmacogenomics and describe advances in scientific knowledge and technology, which have led to innovations in personalized medicine.

Beyond urban access issues, need for "any willing pharmacy' policy is clear.

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder occurs in up to 20% of bipolar patients, but it is difficult to treat.

Compared with other health care professionals, pharmacists have the lowest probability of getting divorced, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal.

Students at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy can get by with a little help from a friend when they have to miss class.

The Board of Directors unanimously appointed Olivier Brandicourt as Chief Executive Officer of Sanofi.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores lends its support to S. 483, the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2015.

Avella Specialty Pharmacy has been selected by Bayer HealthCare as one of the limited group of specialty pharmacies authorized to distribute 2 of the manufacturer's oral oncology drugs.

The secrets to pharmacy success can be obtained by changing the way in which one views the pharmacy business.

Galderma Laboratories has announced the US launch of its ivermectin 1% cream (Soolantra), a topical treatment for rosacea.

Police are investigating how a burglar managed to steal several bottles of prescription medicine from a pharmacy in Enid, Oklahoma, on February 12, 2015.

Most people hear "hospice" and think "cancer," but many end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients also receive hospice care when their caregivers can no longer provide the medical attention they need.

The clinical risk calculators incorporated into dyslipidemia treatment guidelines may overestimate a patient's risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event.

More than 100 patients at a hospital in Los Angeles may have been exposed to a "superbug" that has been linked to at least 2 deaths at the facility.

A paper from a pair of physicists may reveal significant new information about the causes of atrial fibrillation and help to make cardiac ablations a more effective treatment for the condition.

Dan Benamoz, RPh, president and CEO of Pharmacy Development Services, talks about how provider status could change independent pharmacy practice.