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FIRST Omeprazole Kits offer a pre-measured option for pharmacists dispensing suspended Omeprazole.

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Report demonstrates an increase in generic and new drug approvals, Orphan Drug designations, and an increase in the use of expediated approval programs.

Fidaxomicin is a macrolide antibacterial medicine indicated to be used to treat infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by C. difficile.

Two large studies demonstrating patient-reported outcomes showed that quality of life was maintained longer with newer drug combinations compared with standard of care for the treatment of patients with a specific type of colorectal cancer (CRC) and unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The results were presented at the 2020 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, California, from January 23-25.

Mark Vogler, RPh, is the owner of Martin-Tipton Pharmacy in Amarillo, TX. It is a high-volume pharmacy, doing about twice as many prescriptions per day as the national average.

Proposal seeks to provide different benefits and more stringent requirements than traditional Medicaid.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads in hospital costs, physician services, and prescription drugs.

Jeffrey Fudin, PharmD, DAIPM, FASHP, FFSMB, discusses best uses for opioids, and when to use other pain medications.

The CDC is making strides toward better understanding the pneumonia-like coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that originated in Wuhan, China.

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Shared decision making is a tool used by health care professionals to educate more thoroughly, and communicate with their patients.

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Tazemetostat blocks any activity of the EZH2 methyltransferase, which may help keep the cancer cells from further growth.

Do you know the first pharmacy school established in North America?

Pharmacies are using technology not only to offer safe filling, but generate greater engagement with their customer base.

PTSD can have debilitating effects, including flashbacks, nightmares, and extreme anxiety.

Pfizer will become the first to launch 3 oncology monoclonal antibody biosimilar treatments to the US market.

The study was the first to examine proton pump inhibitors use in breast cancer survivors.

Oprah Winfrey visited a pharmacy in Charlotte, North Carolina, during her 2020 Vision tour to raise awareness about mental and physical health.

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Opioid agonist therapy (OAT) must be widely disseminated and increased in Ukraine in order to optimize HIV prevention and treatment goals, according to a recent study published in The Lancet.

Pharmacists should advise patients to get vaccinated at least 1 month before going abroad.

A proposed FDA guidance could significantly impact veterinary practices and their ability to compound medicines for animal patients, according to a national survey.1

A study published in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education conducted focus groups of pharmacy preceptors to discuss desired business-related skills.

Biosimilars, which at the most simplistic level can be thought of as a type of generic option for a biologic, offer an opportunity to help reduce total biologic drug spend.

Valoctocogene roxaparvovec (Valrox, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc) would be the first gene therapy in the United States for the most common form of hemophilia if approved by the FDA.1

The shift from fee-for-service to a value-based care payment model represents the growing understanding of the value of health care providers in improving overall patient outcomes.