Community/Retail

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association announced that it has named Terry Bazyluk as Vice President for Communications, effective December 1, 2014.

The FDA today approved rifapentine (Priftin) in combination with isoniazid for a new indication for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection.

Actavis plc announced that it has launched a generic version of Intuniv, as part of a settlement agreement with Shire plc.

Mylan, Inc, announced that its subsidiary Mylan Laboratories Limited has entered into an agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc, under which Mylan has licensed the non-exclusive rights to manufacture and distribute Tenofovir Alafenamide as both a single agent product and in combination with other drugs.

Well-trained pharmacy technicians can free up pharmacists' time for osteoporosis management services by identifying patients who do not require pharmacist intervention.

A powdered measles vaccine delivered by a puff of air triggered no adverse side effects during early human testing, and future clinical trials will likely establish its efficacy.

The FDA has approved the Animas Vibe insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring system for the management of insulin-requiring diabetic adults.

A man died from multiple organ failure after a pharmacy delivered the wrong prescription to him, according to the Daily Mail.

The holiday shopping season brings the opportunity for great deals, but many Americans struggle to avoid overspending, according to a survey released by Credit Karma and conducted by Qualtrics.

Pfizer, Inc, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Baxter International's portfolio of marketed vaccines.

A group of Ohio medical students are putting their skills to good use for those less fortunate.

Novartis announced its analysis of fingolimod in primary-progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) resulted in no significant difference from placebo, according to its phase 3 INFORMS study.

Medication adherence monitoring is quite possibly the easiest clinical intervention to implement in community pharmacy.

A reflection and thank you to those in the pharmacy profession for their involvement with patients this past year.

CONMED Corporation is voluntarily recalling some of its PadPro and R2 multi-function defibrillation electrodes due to a connector compatibility problem with Philips FR3 and FRx defibrillator units.

Although hypertension and diabetes are often comorbid conditions, nearly one-third of hypertensive patients have not had their blood sugar tested in the last 3 years.

Picture a fedora-wearing man walking into a pharmacy and demanding money while brandishing a gun.

The key to encouraging patient proactivity at Burmans Pharmacy is to stress medication adherence, director of compounding Vince Canzanese, RPh, explains.

Current interventions aimed to enhance patients' adherence to prescribed medications are not very effective, according to a recent review of trials that tested combinations of several different approaches.

Two doses of brodalumab generated better results in moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis compared with ustekinumab (Stelara).

The most recent election results have propelled pharmacists into key positions across federal and state governments.

A former Utah pharmacist surrendered his pharmacy license and will be fined $500 for stealing 10,000 muscle relaxers from the medical center where he worked.

Joe Moose, PharmD, of Moose Pharmacy, discusses how pharmacists can care for patients with acute coronary syndrome.

For Vince Canzanese, RPh, director of compounding for Burmans Pharmacy, building patient trust relies on a key factor: not allowing a mailman to become the pharmacist.

Donna S. Barsky, DPh, RPh, CDE, of Texas Star Pharmacy, discusses how community pharmacists can overcome the most common barriers to adherence.

A recent review of inappropriate prescribing among hospitalized older adults revealed that proton pump inhibitors follow only opiates and benzodiazepines as the most frequently misprescribed medications.

A patient with multiple sclerosis who was taking dimethyl fumarate developed a rare and serious brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and died, according to the FDA.

Customed, Inc, has voluntarily recalled its sterile convenience surgical kits due to a packaging defect.

Teenagers prescribed anxiety or sleep medications are up to 12 times more likely to illegally abuse those drugs than their peers who had never received a prescription.