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As the emphasis in health care shifts from treatment to prevention, pharmacists are perfectly positioned to help patients lead healthier lives and avoid costly chronic conditions.

There are a number of factors to take into account when responding to FDA enforcement actions.

June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, which makes it the perfect time to review the stages and treatments of this painful condition that affects some 36 million Americans.

At a town hall event at the ASHP Summer Meeting in Minneapolis, CEO Paul Abramowitz updated the membership on the movement to attain pharmacist provider status.

Survey results from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit suggest that an inpatient pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service increases patient satisfaction and may boost Medicare reimbursement as well.

Disabled patients covered by Medicare who reported non-adherence to prescribed medications due to cost were significantly more likely to visit emergency departments than beneficiaries who adhered to medications.

Putting your employees' needs before your own can be the secret to effective workplace management.

The risk of developing ovarian cancer was reduced by more than a fourth for women who had ever taken oral contraceptives and by more than half for those who had taken them for at least 10 years.

As the number of medications prescribed to adults has increased, so has the number of children exposed to and poisoned by prescription medications, indicating a need for better counseling and improved drug packaging.

A pair of new studies investigates the link between hypomagnesemia and use of proton pump inhibitors, but many questions remain.

A study suggests that serum glucose levels that are elevated but not high enough to diagnose diabetes may indicate an elevated risk for Alzheimer's disease.

A comprehensive review of otitis media in North America addresses how shifts in the organisms that most commonly cause the condition affect preferred treatments.

A study finds that use of sulfonylureas in the period leading up to an acute coronary syndrome is not associated with increased risk of death or heart failure.

Use of several statins appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes, and researchers advise that this risk be balanced against the drugs' cardiovascular benefits.

A literature review finds that triple therapy including newer anticoagulants, aspirin, and clopidogrel may increase the risk of bleeding and should be limited to patients at highest risk for thromboembolic events.

Rates of melanoma in children have increased 2% per year since the 1970s, with girls, those aged 15 to 19, and those living in areas with high UV-B exposure at greatest risk.

Pharmacy managers should be careful not to overlook their most important assets: employees.

Keeping your pharmacy clear of clutter is key to maintaining productivity and morale.

In order to achieve large, long-term goals, break them up into easily achievable, short-term goals.

Rebecca P. Snead, RPh, of the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, discusses the movement for pharmacist provider status.

A pharmacy in Lake City, Tennessee, has been operating for 80 years under the management of several generations of a single family.

COPD patients who took azithromycin daily for a year were re-hospitalized at significantly lower rates than those who took placebo.