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Two pharmacists were recently sentenced for their roles in schemes involving smuggling misbranded prescription drugs and diverting opioid medications.

Several members of Congress recently sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that urged the elimination of direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees.

It is halfway to graduation. Have you started studying for the NAPLEX?

Pharmacists may get more patient questions about medication safety, after a video on this subject aired on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) YouTube page.

Draft recommendations are available for comment until November.

More than 50 members of Congress push for the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to stop the use of direct and indirect remuneration fees.

Legislators are becoming more informed about DIR fees and their harms on Medicare beneficiaries and specialty pharmacies.

During a presentation at the 2017 American Academy of Family Physicians FMX annual meeting, held this year in San Antonio, Texas, Dan Merenstein, MD, presented the evidence surrounding probiotic use.

Many cancer drug approvals based on indirect measures, study finds.

Statins found to prevent Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection.

Not eating breakfast linked to a prevalence of atherosclerotic lesions.

An estimated 75% of patients with multiple sclerosis report fatigue among their most disabling disease symptoms.

Zilretta is the first non-opioid, extended-release, intra-articular injection for the treatment of osteoarthritis knee pain.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

A lack of biomarkers can result in a delay in multiple sclerosis diagnosis and treatment.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Current guidelines for treating children with HIV recommend regular medical visits for the first 2 years after care initiation.

The role of pharmacists have expanded to help patients set goals and ensure that diabetes medication regimens are streamlined.

Clinical pharmacists have proven talents when it comes to managing patients who have diabetes.

Non-adherence to medication regimens is estimated to cost approximately $290 billion dollars in unnecessary medical expenses.

Approximately 38% of uninsured Americans live in suburban areas.

Cancer care at hospitals is significantly more expensive than at community oncology clinics.

The American Heart Association suggests sitting meditation could be beneficial to heart health.

Levels of certain bacteria and fungi appear to be higher among individuals with Crohn’s disease.

Gabapentin and opioids are often prescribed together to treat chronic pain and both have shown a potentially fatal risk of breathing suppression.

Two-drug combination of injectable, long-acting cabotegravir plus rilpivirine monthly or bi-monthly showed comparable efficacy to a daily 3-drug oral therapy at maintaining HIV-1 viral suppression.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Researchers continue to focus on developing an 8-week treatment regimen for hepatitis C virus.

The National HIV Surveillance System tracks retention in care for adults diagnosed with HIV, but does not include children in its assessment.