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Sanjeev V. Thomas, MD, DM, FANA—professor of neurology, chairman of the Epilepsy Program, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute—discusses why the risk of seizures is higher for women during the peripartum period.

Jacqueline A. French, MD—professor of neurology, NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Study Consortium, president, The Epilepsy Study Consortium—discusses how the new ILAE definition of epilepsy and classification of seizures differ from the previous versions.

This holiday season, the Kroger Co. is donating an additional $3 million to local food banks through its annual Bringing Hope to the Table campaign.

CVS Health has announced that it has received a perfect score of 100% on the Corporate Equality Index for the third consecutive year.

Antibiotic resistance has become one of the most serious emerging threats to public health.

Antiepileptic drugs and seizures may harm a fetus, so it is important for physicians to plan an individualized treatment strategy for women with epilepsy.

Publix Super Markets is collaborating with Nemours Children’s Health System to enhance and expand outpatient retail pharmacy services at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando’s Lake Nona Medical City.

Publix Super Markets Charities has announced that it would donate $5.5 million to Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the Southeast.

Various complex decisions are needed to prevent seizures and fetal risks due to exposure to antiepileptic drugs.

Intradepartmental hospital pharmacy groups can play a key role in helping to identify and troubleshoot problem areas, according to a presentation at the ASHP Midyear 2016 Clinical Meeting and Exhibition.

Collaboration between physicians, patients, and pharmacists is essential for addressing the public health crisis of opioid misuse and overdose in the United States, according to a presentation at the ASHP Midyear 2016 Clinical Meeting and Exhibition.

Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, CDR, US Public Health Service, discusses opportunities for pharmacists to reduce opioid prescription rates.

Every pharmacy student looks forward to rotations. This experiential year provides budding pharmacists with exciting, hands-on opportunities build upon their didactic experiences and strengthen their clinical skills. Much of the rotation experience can depend upon the preceptor. Whether you?re a new preceptor seeking methods to effectively precept, or a third-year pharmacy student preparing to start rotations, we offer these practical tips for students and preceptors alike to optimize the rotation experience.

Jacqueline A. French, MD—professor of neurology, NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Study Consortium, president, The Epilepsy Study Consortium—discusses how the new ILAE definition of epilepsy may change the disease.

Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD, pediatric neurologist/epileptologist, discusses treatment options for patients with epilepsy due to tuberous sclerosis complex.

Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD, pediatric neurologist/epileptologist, discusses the impact of tuberous sclerosis complex on children.

Jacqueline A. French, MD—professor of neurology, NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Study Consortium, president, The Epilepsy Study Consortium—discusses how the new ILAE definition of epilepsy can improve patient outcomes.

Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD, pediatric neurologist/epileptologist, discusses symptoms of tuberous sclerosis complex and the role early detection plays in disease prognosis.

For the first time, the new International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) seizure classifications were presented at the American Epilepsy Society conference during the Annual Fundamentals Symposium: The New Definition and Classification of Epilepsy on Friday, December 2, 2016.

The definition of epilepsy has been updated by the International League Against Epilepsy.

Speakers discuss the state of epilepsy care around the world at the AES conference.

Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD--pediatric neurologist/epileptologist, director, The Carol and James Herscot Center for Children and Adults with TSC, Massachusetts General Hospital--discusses tuberous sclerosis complex.

The Addiction Treatment Advisory Group (ATAG), created last year by the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), has released detailed findings on how managed care organizations can better address the opioid addiction crisis, including through improved access to naloxone and Medication Assisted Therapies (MAT).

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) today expressed appreciation to Congressional leaders for advancing the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that includes the NACDS-supported “Pilot Program for Prescription Drug Acquisition Cost Parity in the TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits Program.”

The FDA has approved a new indication for Boehringer Ingelheim’s empagliflozin (Jardiance), allowing it to be used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in adult patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

The FDA has green-lighted the Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for armodafinil tablets.

In this week's "Around the Web," Pharmacy Times presents a video that was recently posted by the World Health Organization, which discusses self-testing options for HIV.

A hormone produced in the venom of the platypus and echidnas holds future potential to provide clues about treating diabetes, according to a study published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports.

MDMA, better known as ecstasy or “Molly” and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, is predominantly dismissed as an illicit street drug abused by raucous club-goers.