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The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to Prolong Pharmaceuticals' sickle cell disease treatment.

Peer involvement and open communication are key for intervention programs.

The editorial outlines topics to be featured and previews upcoming enhancements.

Pharmacists will join with nurse practitioners and physician assistants in an exciting new approach to continuing education for all three healthcare professions as Pharmacy Times and the Convenient Care Association co-host a major conference this summer.

With prescription drug prices rising above reimbursement rates, many pharmacists are seeing patients struggle to access generic drugs.

Showing gratitude may provide physical benefits to heart failure (HF) patients.

This competitive grants program is part of Pfizer's ongoing commitment to translate scientific discoveries into innovative medicines for patients with cardiovascular disease.

Takeda will gain access to and leverage BioXcel's Big Data Innovation Lab.

Innovative feature to forecast pharmacy industry's next decade.

Why aren't pharmacists considered clinicians who can take on executive roles?

While health care providers generally favor pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for patients at high risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), many hesitate to actually prescribe it.

The FDA has granted 2 breakthrough therapy designations to grazoprevir/elbasvir.

Generic drugs are cheap, effective, and FDA approved. So, what's the problem?

The University of Charleston School of Pharmacy has entered a partnership with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation for 6 UCSOP fourth-year student pharmacists to complete 5 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience rotations at the hospital in Cleveland, OH.

The transaction includes full rights to F001287, Flexus' lead preclinical, small-molecule IDO1-inhibitor.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald recently praised a Cedarville University pharmacy student who helped save the life of 2-year-old boy back in January.

Making intravenous bag labels more legible could prevent medication errors during high-stress clinical situations.

Even though Shire is seeking an adult indication for its investigational ADHD treatment, the FDA is requesting pediatric data before deliberating the drug's approval.

Combination Would Create Global Pharmaceutical Leader with a Unique Profile and a Broad and Diverse Portfolio Across Branded, Generic and OTC Products

L. Ray Nunley, RPh, of Ruidoso, NM has been named as the 2015 UNM College of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumnus, the highest honor the College of Pharmacy bestows.

Although depression is increasingly prevalent in children and teenagers, the most commonly prescribed antidepressants afford limited therapeutic benefit to kids.

I'm not familiar with the term "second victim," but I am familiar with the problem it describes.

Mobile app offers innovative tools to enhance preparation for NACDS meeting attendees.

Applying pediatric lipid guidelines to adolescents might result in more than 400,000 additional young adults taking statins.

Troy Trygstad, PharmD, MBA, PhD, of Community Care of North Carolina, talks about how accountable pharmacists are for quality.

Laurie Apelian Phillips, of Saint Barnabas Medical Center, talks about what prompted her to attend Directions in Pharmacy's 5th annual CE conference.

Troy Trygstad, PharmD, MBA, PhD, of Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC), talks about what CCNC does to improve coordination of care.

Pharmacy Times today joins with Cash Wise Pharmacy, Bashas' and Good Neighbor Pharmacy as it expands its Strategic Alliance Partnership (SAP) program. Sister publication Specialty Pharmacy Times added Avita and Biologics to its roster of strategic alliances.

Aetna was fined for the significant disruption to patients and community pharmacists that occurred in early 2015 as a result of its inaccurate representation of "in-network" pharmacies in some plans.

Mylan has launched the first generic version of the chewable contraceptive.