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According to a recent study, olanzapine may help patients with advanced cancer manage symptoms unrelated to chemotherapy, such as nausea and vomiting.

Specialty pharmacy is beginning to implement its own set of strategies in order to manage the cost of one of the most expensive sectors of the pharmaceutical industry.

What characteristics of RA treatments possibly connect to COVID-19 treatment?

The US Senate recently passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act after its quick success in the House last week.

Including medication disposal methods with prescriptions could reduce opioid diversion and childhood poisonings.

Today, we’re celebrating the work of everyone at Boone Drugs Inc in North Carolina.

Amid ongoing protests across the country, pharmacy staff and owners are seeking ways to stay safe and avoid damage or looting.

The study contributes to a growing body of research suggesting that fitness has beneficial effects for brain health, applying magnetic resonance spectroscopy to detect and measure brain metabolites, focusing specifically on N-acetyl aspartic acid (NAA).

Technicians and pharmacists both agreed that the Optimizing Care Model allowed the pharmacy to implement entirely new services and expand the number of patients who were receiving existing services.

Today, we’re celebrating the work of Sam Ibrahim, PharmD, from Carepoint Healthcare in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Business planning includes many components, not just merely generating an idea and hoping it will succeed.

Telemedicine and connected devices are emerging as technologies to provide greater access and convenience to care for those who can defer treatment by way of an in-person consultation.

Sub-optimally managed pain is the outcome of a reactionary position to the opioid epidemic.

HIV drug prices rose 34% between 2012 and 2018 and continue to climb, which experts say is a huge issue.

According to a new survey released by the NCPA, COVID-19 is changing how local pharmacies do business across the country, and these changes may be for the long term.

It’s important that patients understand how their pharmacy can continue to meet their contraceptive needs during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

The recommended dosage of lemborexant CIV is one 5 mg tablet taken no more than once per night, immediately before going to bed with at least 7 hours remaining before the planned time of awakening.

This marks the first regulatory approval for aspirin plus ticagrelor dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with a high cardiovascular risk but without a history of heart attack or stroke.



Consumers report a very high level of comfort with COVID-19 testing at community pharmacies and was similar to the level of comfort respondents reported among hospitals and urgent care facilities.

Today, we’re celebrating Edris Kosar, PharmD, founder and owner of Banadir Pharmacy in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Nearly half of community pharmacies offer long-term care services and play a critical role in ensuring patients have immediate access to medications in long-term care settings.

The FDA granted an Emergency Use Authorization for the drug in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19, but the authorization does not take the place of a formal new drug approval process.

Today, we’re celebrating Todd Raehtz, RPh, owner of Grass Lake Community Pharmacy in Grass Lake, Michigan.

The process of becoming certified in itself instills a greater sense of belonging in pharmacy among technicians.

Pharmacy Times® spoke with Jennifer Craig, PharmD, CSP, about the value of the pharmacist in the overall health care continuum.

Oriahnn is the first FDA-approved nonsurgical, oral medication option for the management of heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids in premenopausal women

How did switching from name brand to generic cause a child’s death?