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Does this antihyperglycemic combination medication need to be added to a formulary?

In this clip, Eliot A. Brinton, MD, FAHA, FNLA, president of the Utah Lipid Center, discusses how the EMPA-REG trial is a huge step forward for health care providers being able to treat patients with type 2 diabetes with medications that also reduce cardiovascular risk.

Dasatinib (Sprycel) approved for pediatric patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia.

Nearly all patients treated with dasatinib (Sprycel) achieved a complete cyotgenic response.

FDA officials took 2 steps today that will extend and facilitate treatment options for patients with schizophrenia and other mental health conditions.

A low sodium-DASH diet combination lowers blood pressure (BP) in adults with hypertension, according to the results of preliminary research at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2017.

Amazon’s fulfillment center in Indiana is located adjacent to an Express Scripts location: is this coincidence or a sign of the future?

Fully privatizing Medicaid pharmacy benefits through managed care organizations could lower drug spending by 22%.

The Mediterranean diet has been found to provide significant health benefits.

Drinking as few as 2 sugary drinks per week could increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.

New study may result in targeted colon cancer prevention measures.

Taking antibiotics prior to surgery was not observed to increase the risk of antibiotic-resistant infections.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine can protect against more than cancer-causing types of HPV, according to a recently-published study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Gut microbiome alterations have been associated with frailty in older individuals with HIV.

llergan’s TrueTear Intranasal Tear Neurostimulator was granted marketing authorization by the FDA in April.

"Gut microbiome" is becoming a buzzword in the health care community.

Here are simple ways to get the necessary nutrition and feel energized during a hectic shift.

A growing body of data show that type 2 diabetes is at least in part rooted in inflammation, said Edgar Engleman, MD, a professor of pathology and medicine at Stanford University.

Top articles of the week from The American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits.

Genome sequencing may be fundamental to eventually offering precision medicine to patients with rheumatoid disease, but it will only reveal part of the patient’s health story.

Officials with the FDA have approved an adjuvanted hepatitis B vaccine, recombinant [Heplisav-B, Dynavax] for the prevention of infection caused by all known subtypes of hepatitis B virus in adults aged 18 years and older.

Pharmacy Times and Specialty Pharmacy Times recently announced the launch of a new social media campaign to spread awareness about the work pharmacists do to improve their patients' lives.

Lack of federal oversight for cannabidiol products sold online could lead to adverse events among patients who take the products for conditions such as cancer.

Learn about the new products and expanded indications approved by the FDA in October 2017.

More than 1 million Americans signed up for coverage through HealthCare.gov in the first few days of open enrollment.

Specialty pharmacists play a critical role in patient care.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.