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Indiana University Southeast and Sullivan University College of Pharmacy in Kentucky are partnering for an accelerated pharmacy program that will save students time and tuition money.

Without proper precautions, the winter months and the frigid temperatures they bring can be dangerous, especially for older adults.

A broad cross-section of organizations representing varied health care providers, state pharmacy associations and the pharmacy community has sent a letter to State Pharmacy and Medicine Boards expressing serious concerns with the federal government's implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act, enacted in November 2013.

There are some things you can do to remedy this situation.

A recent study suggests that missing school or day care due to streptococcal pharyngitis may not be necessary.

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy believes that a holistic, comprehensive and multi-stakeholder approach among health care providers and patients is necessary to truly address the opioid epidemic.

If becoming debt-free sounds like an impossible goal to you, then perhaps paying down debt is much more doable.

The vast majority of patients with chronic pain continue to receive opioids after experiencing a nonfatal overdose, despite the fact that they face greater risk for experiencing a second overdose.

Starting in May 2016, the ratio expression format for certain single-entity drug labels will no longer be permitted.

A state's infectious disease incidence provides insight into the effectiveness of its public health system.

In this episode, Blair Thielemier, PharmD, interviews pharmacist and entrepreneur Simone Sloan about what drives entrepreneurship and leadership, and what transforms our pharmacy industry.

Parata Systems and Pharmacy Times, founding partners of the Next-Generation Pharmacist® awards, are now accepting nominations for the 2016 program.

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc's new drug application for drisapersen as a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy has been rejected by the FDA.

Manoranjan D'Souza, an assistant professor at Ohio Northern University, is among 14 recipients of New Investigator Awards announced by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

The American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management and Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science announced the following election slate for the 2016 APhA Elections:

Just about every day, the news is filled with claims of treating disease and curing cancer with supplements and oils.

There is a potential correlation between aripiprazole use and increased risk for compulsive gambling and hypersexuality.

In order to have any idea of where you are going or what you want, you must know where it is you are going.

Following the FDA's enforcement actions against unapproved otic products, pharmacies should be seeing fewer prescriptions for these medications.

Pharmacists looking to interview for a new job in 2016 can learn a lot from the NFL interview process.

Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is a painful rash caused by a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, also called the chickenpox virus.

There is conflicting information regarding the use of nitrofurantoin in pregnant patients.

Unexplained drug cost increases are the epicenter of some of the most polemic conversations in US health policy today.

Bausch + Lomb has made a $50,000 donation to Optometry Giving Sight, a global fundraising organization that specifically targets the prevention of blindness and impaired vision due to Uncorrected Refractive Error by providing access to eye examinations and glasses.

Exposure to antidepressants during pregnancy does not impact a baby's risk for autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder after birth.

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Because diabetes is among the most common conditions for which pharmacies will dispense medications, a number of pharmacy technicians seek to better understand the disease.

As part of an ongoing commitment to develop a diverse workforce that reflects the patients and communities it serves, CVS Health has announced strategic partnerships with the National Black Nurses Association and the National Association of Hispanic Nurses.

Pharmacists may want to steer their patients toward a resource for their cardiovascular health: the Life’s Simple 7 test from the American Heart Association.

Perrigo Company is recalling its children's guaifenesin grape liquid and guaifenesin dextromethorphan cherry liquid because of a potential defect with the dosage cup.