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The new EPS TampAlert Tamper-Evident Cap for Metric Only Oral Syringes helps pharmacists and nurses provide this protection for oral medication.

During its inaugural Helping Hands in the Community day, more than 80 SpartanNash-MDV associates volunteered a combined 480 hours at 8 local nonprofit organizations.

The FDA has awarded 21 grants for new clinical trial research worth more than $23 million to be spent over the next 4 years on the development of products for patients with rare diseases.

First Professional Development Provider to Integrate with BPS Reporting Platform in Real Time

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has just updated their safe infant sleep environment recommendations, citing evidence that infants should sleep in the same room with their parents, ideally for the first full year of life, but at the very least for the first 6 months.

In recognition of customers who protect themselves, their families and their communities by getting flu shots this season, the Rite Aid Foundation has announced that it is donating more than $1.8 million to KidCents charities.

The FDA has approved class-wide labeling changes for prescription testosterone products regarding risks of abuse and dependence associated with testosterone and other anabolic androgenic steroids (AASs).

For decades, clinicians relied on a limited number of drugs, including sulfonylureas and metformin, to help patients with type 2 diabetes. However, in the past 20 years, an increasing number of glucose-lowering drugs for diabetes treatment have become available.

The incidence of heart failure is increasing as the world's population ages and the rates of other, often comorbid, diseases (eg, diabetes, heart disease, obesity) increase.

The FDA has approved Lilly's Lartruvo (olaratumab injection), in combination with "doxorubicin, for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma (STS) in adults.

BPS to move the Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (CGP) credential under the BPS portfolio of pharmacist certifications

FDA-funded ASHP Project Also Announces Comment Period for Oral Liquid Recommendations

How many times have you seen increasing doses of sleep medications prescribed to your patients?

A great need exists in the United States for readily accessible naloxone, and pharmacists have a vital role to play to increase its availability and safe use.

Amarin Corporation plc has announced the introduction of a smaller 0.5-gram capsule size for Vascepa® (icosapent ethyl) available now in retail pharmacies nationwide.

As the roles and responsibilities of pharmacy technicians continue to evolve, patients are increasingly recognizing how important the presence is of nationally certified technicians on the pharmacy team.

Many studies compare a pain drug to a placebo in order to identify potential analgesic effects. However, typically these studies are blinded " meaning that patients don't know if they are taking the real medication or not.

The FDA has approved the supplemental New Drug Application for label changes to ADASUVE (loxapine) inhalation powder.

Today the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) announced that Jeffrey K. Francer will join the association as Senior Vice President and General Counsel beginning November 14, 2016.

Hookah bars are on the rise around the world despite their being associated with many health risks.

West Virginia University (WVU) Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital is a 500+ bed academic teaching hospital located in Morgantown, West Virginia. WVU Medicine Children's is located within Ruby. Services offered include a level I trauma center, a 39-bed level III NICU (neonatal intensive care unit), a 20-bed pediatric intensive care unit, and a state-of-the-art cancer center. The hospital has an outpatient pharmacy onsite, which in 2012 launched a Transition of Care (TOC) Pharmacy to offer bedside consulting service and post-discharge prescription service to any patient within our facility. Since its inception, the program has reached more than 40,000 patients in 4 years and had up to a 62% capture rate.1

Warfarin has been the cornerstone treatment for atrial fibrillation. New oral anticoagulants are another treatment option. Here's a brief overview of 5 of those alternatives.

Researchers were able to crystalize a protein that plays a role in nicotine addiction, which may provide a new treatment target to end tobacco cravings and treat multiple diseases, including Alzheimer's disease.

A series of peculiar pharmacy burglaries piqued the attention of DEA Task Force agents when video surveillance captured suspects busting through a pharmacy wall using a sledgehammer.

The CDC is now recommending a 2-dose series of the HPV vaccination, rather than the previously recommended 3 doses, in children 11 to 12 years of age.

Recent findings suggest the implementation of intervention programs that target young males of a lower socio-economic status, non-cancer and cancer survivors, and cervical cancer survivors to help reduce the consumption of sugary drinks and added sugar.

Napo has launched Mytesi, (crofelemer) for the treatment of diarrhea in patients with HIV.

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Low-resource pharmacies, such as many community free clinics, face unique efficiency challenges. Incorporating electronic medical records improves care and saves time, but the system designers produced these tools for larger and better staffed workplaces.

Independent community pharmacies are a critical prescription drug access point for patients, particularly in underserved areas, according to the 2016 NCPA Digest, sponsored by Cardinal Health, released at the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Annual Convention.