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Medication therapy management by phone reduced hospitalizations in home health care patients with the lowest baseline risk of hospitalization but not overall, according to the results of a new study.

Projections of increased spending on medications will most likely lead to a resumed focus on controlling drug costs, which, in turn, will offer pharmacists an opportunity to help save money on medications.

Use of a barcode-assisted medication administration system led to a significant increase in overall medication accuracy in most hospital settings, according to the results of a new study.

After an unprecedented drop in medication spending in 2012, the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics finds that per capita use and overall spending on medications in the United States increased in 2013.

Shannon Manzi, PharmD, EMT, describes the experience of helping to respond to the Boston Marathon bombing in April 2013.

This information can help food allergy patients find ways to cope.

It can be tough to return to long-distance running after a lengthy hiatus, but the payoff is worth it.

New guidelines from the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and Heart Rhythm Society address use of new oral anticoagulants as well as warfarin to treat atrial fibrillation.

What insights does Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg offer for women in pharmacy?

Almost half of teenagers who had recurring headaches were prescribed opioid painkillers, with those who received care in emergency departments even more likely to receive the drugs, a new study finds.

Patients in the WellTransitions program, in which pharmacists help patients transition from hospital to home, were 46% less likely to experience an unplanned hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge.

A number of speakers at the American Pharmacists Association 2014 Annual Meeting in Orlando emphasized the importance of winning provider status for pharmacists.

Patients who self-monitored their international normalized ratio weekly achieved significantly better control than those who did so less frequently, but all home monitoring patients performed well, according to a new study.

A new study finds that 73% of children who developed Clostridium difficile infection were prescribed antibiotics in the 12 weeks prior to diagnosis, and 71% of cases were community-associated.