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Walgreens is set to be the first retailer in the US to test on-demand drone delivery services by partnering with Wing Aviation LLC, a member of the Alphabet family of companies.

Vitamin D helps the immune system stay balanced, much like a gymnist walking a balance beam.

David Pope, PharmD, CDE, chief innovation officer for OmniSYS, and John King, CEO of OmniSYS, discuss questions pharmacists have and some solutions to the growing demand for clinical services in pharmacy.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for broader availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs in his welcoming speech at the Fast-Track Cities 2019 conference, where leaders from 300 cities around the world will discuss municipal responses to HIV, tuberculosis, and viral hepatitis.

The #ThankAPharmacist campaign has celebrated and honored pharmacists for the last 5 years.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15-29-year-olds, and one person dies every 40 seconds because of it. This tragedy is preventable with the right education and awareness.

A recent phase 2 clinical trial found MicuRx Pharmaceuticals’ contezolid acefosamil (MRX-4) to be effective in treating acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) with dosing regimens that appeared to be safe and well-tolerated.

Hurtado Health Center, Busch-Livingston Health Center, and Cook Douglass Health Center will be closing after over a year of discussion, mainly due to budget constraints and a decline in use by the students in most recent years.

The FDA has issued a warrning letter to JUUL Labs Inc. regarding marketing and advertising practices.

What caused this man to permanently lose his sense of smell?

Misinformation associated with the antivaccination movement has been a driving force contributing to the increase in vaccine preventable diseases, especially amidst the global measles outbreak.

David Pope, PharmD, CDE, chief innovation officer at OmniSYS, and John King, CEO of OmniSYS, discuss how they use data to identify companion vaccines at the point-of-care.

Caring for patients in a rural community is vastly different than in a city, and students at 2 universities got a chance to see the differences firsthand earlier this year.

Manufacturers are releasing their own products to meet demand amid the EpiPen shortage.

Jim Kirby, PharmD, BCPS, CDE, and sr. director of pharmacy services for The Kroger Co., discusses his own experiences in providing preventive care services.

SGLT2 inhibitors are indicated to reduce blood glucose by causing the kidneys to remove sugar from the body through the urine.

Johns Hopkins Medical has announced a new Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, funded with $17 million from private donors.

Positive Phase III study results have shown that preventive flu treatment with baloxavir marboxil after exposure to an infected household member reduced the risk of contraction by 86% versus a placebo, according to Roche.

There are currently no FDA-approved targeted therapies to treat metastatic MET exon14 skipping-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to the Novartis.

This weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings, and more. Our Week in Review is a can't miss for the busy pharmacy professional.

David Pope, PharmD, CDE, and chief innovation officer of OmniSYS, and John King, CEO of OmniSYS, discuss some opportunities to leverage cash prescriptions to drive revenue in the pharmacy.

The Phase III ETHOS trial for AstraZeneca's budesonide, glycopyrronium and formoterol fumarate, 320/14.4/9.6mcg (Breztri Aerosphere) combination therapy has demonstrated positive results for patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Pharmacists can assist with advising patients who present with quality concerns to use CBD products that provide certificates of analyses, and catch significant drug interactions before they occur.

Jim Kirby, PharmD, BCPS, CDE, and senior director of pharmacy services for The Kroger Co., discusses why preventive care services are necessary in pharmacy practice.

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have found that states requiring prescribers and dispensers to register with and use prescription drug monitoring programs saw significantly fewer opioid prescriptions and reduced opioid-related hospital use, when compared to states with weak drug monitoring program mandates.

These funds are earmarked for the expansion of access to treatment and to support near real-time data on drug overdoses.

Julie Johnson, Dean of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, on standards of education for pharmacy students around pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics.

A federal court has ordered 2 Tennessee-based companies with the same owner to stop disstributing drugs, dietary supplements, and devices until they are found to be in compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act and other requirements.

It is important to have an emergency plan that helps protect pharmacists, pharmacies, and their patients when these catastrophes hit, as well as the aftermath.

Pharmacy Times has announced the addition of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) to its Strategic Alliance Partnership (SAP) program.