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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Allergan plc(NYSE:AGN) to acquire Allergan Generics in a transaction valued at $40.5 billion.

At the front lines of health care, pharmacists may be in a position to encourage obese patients to lose weight.

Pharmacists may have noticed greater emergency contraception (EC) use among teens over the last decade, a new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study suggests.

Blessy George, PharmD, PhD candidate in toxicology at Rutgers University discusses the most rewarding part of pharmacy school.

Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, Pharmacy Times Health-System Edition editor and associate professor at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy at University of North Carolina, discusses the global pharmacy school alliance.

The FDA has expanded the indication for Amgen's carfilzomib (Kyprolis) in combination with lenalidomide (Revlimid) and dexamethasone to treat patients with relapsed multiple myeloma who have received at least 1 prior therapy.

With biosimilars set to enter the US health care market, pharmacists will soon have new factors to consider when selecting and dispensing products.

The Institute for Safe Medicine Practices (ISMP) recently outlined safe practices for certain error-prone medications.

Paola Acevedo, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy student, gives advice to students heading to pharmacy school.

Each of these OTC products will be sitting on your pharmacy's shelves soon, if they aren't already.

A pharmacy employee recently thwarted a theft by pointing a gun at the suspected robber.

This weekly video program highlights the latest in pharmacy news, product news, and more.

The FDA today approved the first cholesterol-lowering PCSK9 inhibitor alirocumab (Praluent).

Blessy George, PharmD, PhD candidate in toxicology at Rutgers University, discusses challenges in pharmacy school.

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy is pleased that the House Committee on Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health has unanimously advanced H.R. 1725.

With one month until the 2015 NACDS Total Store Expo kicks off in Denver, Colorado, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) announced that the Exhibit Hall is sold out.

Alex Wei, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy student, discusses some misconceptions in pharmacy.

Stony Brook's pharmacy school is still pending, but prospective students may want to keep an eye on this option for 2017.

Roche has launched a diagnostic assay designed to identify Human T-lymphotropic virus I/II (HTLV-I/II) in donated blood or routine samples.

Three innovative community pharmacies have been named as winners of Cardinal Health's 2015 Independent Pharmacy Best Practices.

The first diagnostic test that can differentiate between types of HIV infection has been approved by the FDA.

The Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) has violated the state's Sunshine Law by refusing to reveal the name of a pharmacy that compounds lethal injections, a Missouri judge ruled.

The Georgia Pharmacy Association presented its Larry L. Braden Meritorious Service Award to Hewitt W. "Ted" Matthews, PhD, longtime dean of Mercer University's College of Pharmacy.

Tyler Redelico, pharmacy student at Rutgers University's Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, talks about the biggest challenge in pharmacy school.

Blessy George, PharmD, PhD candidate in toxicology at Rutgers University, talks about unexpected things she learned in school.

Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, discusses his feelings about the recent pharmacy school collaboration between UNC, University College London, and Monash University in Australia.

Lilly Diabetes and NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Ryan Reed will kick off the My Diabetes Pit Crew Sweepstakes today in association with Lilly Diabetes 250, the NASCAR XFINITY Series race in Indianapolis.

Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants are increasingly being prescribed to prevent and treat venous thromboembolism and avert stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.