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Cost, forgetfulness, and complicated medication regimens drive poor patient antidiabetic medication adherence.

Walgreens and Piedmont Healthcare haveannounced that Piedmont Healthcare will operate and provide all clinical services at 27 retail health clinics located within Walgreens stores across the Atlanta area.

CVS Pharmacy has announced the removal of partially hydrogenated oils, the primary source of artificial trans fats in processed foods, from all its exclusive store brands food products.

Walgreens has designated more than 50 of its local specialty pharmacies as cancer-specialized locations led by pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who have advanced cancer training and expertise and are committed to making sure patients get the medications and answers they need when they need them.

Pharmacists are the final step in a system of checks and balances that should prevent medication errors, yet they often encounter problems while filling prescriptions.

A new clinical practice guideline is the first from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine to provide comprehensive, evidence-based analyses of individual agents commonly used in the treatment of chronic insomnia disorder.

Over the last few months, new developments have taken place within the biosimilar market including new drug approvals and guidance documents released by the FDA.

To many people, adverse events and side effects mean the same thing and are used interchangeably, which is incorrect.

Annual vaccination against seasonal influenza is recommended for all persons aged ≥6 months.

Those who had been seeing an eye specialist – optometrist or ophthalmologist – on a regular basis before their eye-related ER visit were much less likely to seek emergency care.

The FDA has accepted Pfizer’s biologics license application (BLA) and granted priority review for their experimental leukemia treatment.

What are you doing to stop the stigma surrounding mental illnesses?

Five reasons to attend the APhA's Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependencies

This year saw a steep decline in the overall pass rate for the NAPLEX. This may be due to some changes in format, but some unanswered questions remain.

Mango fruits are ubiquitous at supermarkets around the nation and enjoyed by many.

On February 15 2017, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey signed legislation aimed to curb the state’s opioid addiction epidemic

A new study suggests that the melatonin content of dietary supplements often varies widely from what is listed on the label.

Pharmacists’ accessibility and interactions with the public may help increase HPV vaccine coverage.

A team of researchers from the City University of New York found fewer than 1 in 10 suitable PrEP candidates are currently taking PrEP, in a new article published in Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

Workaholics and procrastinators can't win when it comes to play. If you play, you feel guilty; and if you don't play, you become so tired that you can’t do your best work.

Have you ever considered pursuing a post-graduate year 2 pharmacy residency in infectious disease?

Smokers who receive telephone-based smoking cessation counseling shortly after undergoing lung cancer screening may be more likely to quit smoking, a new Georgetown Lombardi-led study finds.

Learn about the new products and expanded indications approved by the FDA in January 2017.

China has issued scheduling controls against synthetic opioid fentanyl-class substances, DEA officials announced.

Harm reduction may be more effective than use reduction in minimizing fentanyl’s deadly contribution to increasing overdoses, a new report argues.

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.

The art of communication, especially when delivering a presentation, is a critical skill for pharmacists to cultivate.

One of the main reasons I chose to attend Howard University College of Pharmacy was its International Experiential Rotation program.

Here are 7 tips for gaining and leveraging earned media placements so you can tell your story.