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New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman indicted 3 Brooklyn pharmacies and their employees and owners for allegedly stealing $5 million from the Medicaid program, according to the New York Daily News.

Vince Canzanese, RPh, director of compounding at Burmans Pharmacy in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, discusses the independent pharmacy's wellness initiatives.

The pros and cons of fixed-dose combination therapy first became major media news in 2001 when a World Health Organization expert panel proposed polypill use for noncommunicable diseases.

People still are aghast that I not only work on Thanksgiving, but also volunteer to do it.

Up to 15% of patients who receive a statin experience muscle pain, for which clinicians have only a few options: prescribing a different statin, reducing the dose of the current statin, or stopping statin therapy entirely.

A pharmacist from Northern Ireland has been accused of dispensing hundreds of thousands of pills without prescriptions from his Armagh city chemist, according to the Irish Independent.

B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA, CEO of the National Community Pharmacists Association, gives advice to pharmacy students interested in independent pharmacy.

Vince Canzanese, RPh, director of compounding at Burmans Pharmacy, says the independent pharmacy raises awareness about its services by being involved in the Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, community.

Certain flu virus subtypes have more potential to cause severe illness than others, according to a new study published in mBio. For that reason, avian influenza viruses that express the more dangerous subtypes should be monitored closely to prevent the spread of severe disease.

A new Mayo Clinic study published in Microbiome shows that patients with acid reflux who regularly receive proton pump inhibitors have less diverse gut bacteria, which heightens their risk for bone fractures, vitamin deficiencies, and infections such as Clostridium difficile and pneumonia.

A British supermarket is launching an investigation into its pharmacy after a breastfeeding woman said she was advised to buy a potentially unsuitable product.

Excess medical costs for diabetes and lost productivity amounted to more than $322 billion in 2012, a 48% increase from the $218 billion estimate for 2007.

B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA, CEO of the National Community Pharmacists Association, discusses how community pharmacies can improve their quality ratings.

Janssen Research & Development, LLC, is seeking FDA approval for trabectedin in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma, including those with liposarcoma and leimyosarcoma who have already underwent chemotherapy involving an anthracycline.

The most surprising service offered at Burmans Pharmacy in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, used to be commonplace at most pharmacies.

On the Tempe campus of Arizona State University, a vending machine fulfills more urgent student needs than Cokes or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

The majority of people with dementia have never seen a doctor about their memory and thinking problems.

Consumers are advised not to purchase 2 products marketed as weight-loss pills after the FDA found the same hidden drug ingredient in both products.

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. announced that it has engaged Russell Reynolds Associates to conduct a comprehensive search to assist the company in identifying experienced, highly qualified individuals to serve as independent members of the Company's Board of Directors.

American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments today on the Food and Drug Administration's two final rules requiring restaurants, vending machines, movie theaters and grocery stores to display calorie information. The American Heart Association, along with other groups, advocated for Congress to include these two rules in the Affordable Care Act.

Of the 1.2 million Americans with human immunodeficiency virus in 2011, 70% did not have their condition under control.

AkzoNobel has joined forces with SuikerUnie, Rabobank, Deloitte, Investment and Development Agency for the Northern Netherlands, Groningen Seaports, and the Province of Groningen, to investigate the possibility of producing chemicals from beet-derived sugar feedstock.

B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA, CEO of the National Community Pharmacists Association, discusses how quality measures are impacting pharmacy.

At Burmans Pharmacy, the key to extending the spirit of American Pharmacists Month is to continually improve pharmacy operations.

A drug therapy for epilepsy and shingles pain is being voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer due to complaints of empty capsules.

When I read a brief article about the 5 traits that make Google CEO Larry Page different from other leaders, I decided to test myself.

The FDA approved Valeant Pharmaceutical International's clindamycin phosphate and benzoyl peroxide 1.2%/3.75% today for the once-daily treatment of both non-inflammatory and inflammatory acne in patients 12 and older.

A student pharmacist wrote an open letter to a radio station after a host disparaged the profession with complaints that ranged from the time he had to wait in line for his Z-Pak medication to the placement of contraceptives near the pharmacy counter, according to Buzzfeed.