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Workers' compensation drug spending per worker increased only 2.2% last year as a result of utilization decreasing 2.6%, which offset the 4.4% increase in average cost per prescription.

The number of adults living with diabetes worldwide has nearly quadrupled from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014.

Hospital Yelp reviews provide complementary insight into admitted patients' experiences.

Avella Specialty Pharmacy announced today that it has been selected by pharmaceutical manufacturer AbbVie to dispense Venclexta (venetoclax), the first therapy in its class to win FDA approval.

A husband and wife were out on a run when something in the air caused an allergic reaction in the woman. The first place the couple turned to for help was the pharmacy at Brookshire Grocery Company in Bullard, Texas.

Walgreens and SSM Health have signed an agreement to expand their relationship, through which SSM Health will own and operate the clinical practice and management of operations of 27 retail health clinics within Walgreens stores across the St. Louis region.

Mylan has launched new dosage strengths of the generic version of Novartis' Lopressor.

Foreign female pharmacy students may be less likely to experience violent, nonsexual victimization than their peers.

The US Preventive Services Task Force recently updated its recommendations regarding daily aspirin use as primary prevention for cardiovascular disease and colon cancer.

Failing to properly dispose of unfinished medications can have dire consequences.

Opioid-addicted patients who receive buprenorphine in the emergency department plus a referral to primary care for ongoing treatment may have better odds of reducing their illicit drug use.

Pharmacists in states with the highest incidence of smoking, excessive drinking, insufficient sleep, physical inactivity, and obesity should make a point to discourage all patients from partaking in unhealthy habits.

Representatives of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores leadership spoke today about NACDS' role in helping chain and associate members succeed in an environment of global and national challenges.

Did you know that diabetes is a common problem in prisons?

Picture a class that involves more hands-on, problem-solving activities and fewer lectures from the professor. That's the gist of a flipped classroom.

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The CDC recently confirmed man-to-man sexual transmission of the Zika virus.

Many patients are putting themselves at risk by not reading active ingredient listings on drug packaging to make informed decisions about OTC medications.

Jeffrey Fudin, BS, PharmD, DAAPM, FCCP, FASHP, discusses how opioid prescribing guidelines use pseudoscience.

Ohio is 1 of 8 states that don't require pharmacy technicians to be licensed, but that could change if a recent proposal gets passed.

Pharmacist ranked as the 29th best job in the United States in 2016, according to CareerCast's latest ranking of 200 careers.

NaviHealth, a Cardinal Health company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Curaspan Health Group, a privately held leading provider of care transition tools for hospitals and post-acute healthcare providers.

Novartis' sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto) is showing promise for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction, regardless of background therapy or clinical stability.

One of the more serious acid reflux complications is Barrett's esophagus, which increases a patient's odds of developing esophageal cancer.

The following 19 memes have been collectively liked and shared by more than 100,000 pharmacy lovers.

Allergic rhinitis is a common reason patients stop by the pharmacy to seek symptom relief.

A pharmacist who pleaded guilty to criminal diversion of prescription medications and receipt of commercial bribes will pay $5.4 million to the New York State Medicaid Program and could serve 7 years in state prison.

The emphasis on hand hygiene in hospitals as a way of reducing the spread of superbugs has traditionally been focused on health care providers' handwashing habits.

Motivational interviewing was widely adopted in addiction counseling and proved to be very effective in helping patients to change their behavior.

Avella Specialty Pharmacy has launched two innovative apps to help providers select the most appropriate specialty drug options for hepatitis C and oncology patients.