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Chirag Patel, PharmD, a Walgreens pharmacist in Union, New Jersey, explains how he encourages patients to take a more proactive role in their health care.

Three individuals who were in close contact with an Ebola patient have been placed under quarantine.

A drug repackaging company is voluntarily recalling nearly 12,000 boxes of Assured brand naproxen sodium tablets due to a packaging mix-up that left some cartons containing bottles of ibuprofen.

It is compulsory for pharmacists to counsel all patients receiving opioids, evaluate the potential benefit of a naloxone reversal device, and contact the opioid prescriber if such a device is deemed appropriate.

I'll never say I'm a running Yoda, but a running Obi-Wan Kenobi is an apt description.

As a result of confusing sensations of breathlessness with asthma symptoms, overweight and obese children tend to report poorer asthma control and overuse rescue medications.

Most national pharmacy organizations have policies to remove tobacco sales from pharmacies, and now, CVS Health has come up with a way to further promote those policies.

Stephen Eckel, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP, reflects on his fellow 2014 Next-Generation Pharmacistâ„¢ Award finalists.

Chirag Patel, PharmD, a Walgreens pharmacist in Union, New Jersey, details Walgreens' WellTransitions program.

Supplements sold after FDA recalls are still contaminated with banned pharmaceutical ingredients.

Current risk assessment strategies for reducing fractures related to osteoporosis among women fail to accurately predict who will experience major osteoporotic injuries.

Police in Pennsylvania and Missouri recently reported 3 armed robbery attempts made at pharmacies.

Adults aged 50 years or older who feel comfortable about aging are more likely to seek preventive health care services.

Throughout the month of October, pharmacists are encouraged to share daily facts pertaining to the pharmacy profession via social media in celebration of American Pharmacists Month.

Used alongside antidepressants, OTC analgesics and anti-inflammatories purchased from pharmacies may effectively treat patients with depression without increasing their risk of adverse events.

The transdermal buprenorphine manufacturer has launched an awareness campaign to address specific knowledge gaps among pharmacists that pertain to opioids.

Learn about the strains involved in current and past Ebola epidemics, features of the virus, information about aerosolized spread, and treatments in development.

Even though smoking can exacerbate respiratory conditions and limit the efficacy of their treatment, patients often purchase cigarettes while filling prescriptions for asthma or antihypertensive drugs at pharmacies.

A new study indicates that high doses of fish oil supplementation fails to prevent the recurrence of atrial fibrillation.

The FDA's Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee has recommended the approval of Novartis' first-in-class secukinumab therapy for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.

Children infected with enterovirus have a 48% increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes.

From a bad customer service experience, independent musician Dave Carroll learned valuable lessons that apply to independent community pharmacists.