
For any patient in hospice, the advent of myriad therapeutic interventions can help achieve comfort and pain relief.

For any patient in hospice, the advent of myriad therapeutic interventions can help achieve comfort and pain relief.

One in 10 Americans are vitamin deficient. Chewing gum may help.

An overview of arrangements that pharmacies enter into that violate the federal anti-kickback statute.

As part of American Pharmacists Month, we're celebrating some amazing pharmacists! Today, read about the work of Maddy Yamnitz, a pharmacy student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy.

Partnership will commemorate the event with a webinar and presentation of Woman Pharmacist of the Year award on Oct. 12.

Despite some government projections that a vaccine could be made available in early November, a fall 2021 date is more likely, according to a recent study.

Although herpes zoster is rare in children, a case study suggests that it can develop in immunocompetent children after vaccination.

Like diabetes, Inflammatory bowel disease may also be linked to a high-fructose diet.

IMGN632 granted breakthrough designation for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm.

Patients should talk to their health care team about when to reschedule a postponed or cancelled screening appointment.

One afternoon, an emergency department pharmacist receives a medication order to verify. It’s for 10 mg of morphine through IV. The pharmacist notices the dose is unusually high and realizes it could potentially be lethal.

Integrating specialty pharmacy staff into oncology, neurology, rheumatology, and other specialty clinics within their health systems is a growing trend with a range of beneficial outcomes.

A new study contradicts the popular belief that COVID-19 is spread through close contact with droplets.

This week on Pharmacy Times, there are a number of hot topics that we will be posting throughout the week, including:

An upcoming court case will decide whether states can regulate pharmacy benefit managers.

Women with 2 or more moderate to severe menopause symptoms are at a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Researchers found that N95 facemasks could be decontaminated using a prototype phototherapy unit that dispenses a UV-C dosing level high enough to effectively kill the virus is less than 2 minutes.

Cinacalcet tablets are a therapeutic equivalent generic version of Sensipar (cinacalcet) tablets.

Nivolumab plus ipilimumab is the first immunotherapy approved for previously untreated unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma.

During American Pharmacists Month, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores is honoring the role of pharmacists as the most accessible point of health care for patients, particularly among those in the greatest need.

Pharmacy Times will be celebrating pharmacists throughout the month of October to recognize their contributions to the health care field, especially in the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

A study published in The Lancet Public Health found that modifiable health risks, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and smoking, were linked to more than $730 billion in health care spending in the United States in 2016.

Cardiovascular disease incidence decreased for the top 20% of earners, but showed varying growth for the bottom 80% of earners depending on the condition.

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Minocycline is the first product to be approved by the FDA for use in rosacea, a diverse skin condition that most commonly presents with deep facial redness, spider veins, and acne-like inflammatory lesions.

What chemical was preferred in the 17th and 18th centuries for its ability to induce vomiting and to balance the body?


The Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network (RADIANT) plans to screen approximately 2000 people with unknown or atypical forms of diabetes that do not fit the common features of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D).

The FDA has approved golimumab for the treatment of patients 2 years of age and older with active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Two groups of medications that are generally prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes have been found to reduce risks associated with chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease.