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Far more patients claimed to have adhered to their antibiotic prescriptions than actually did, according to the results of a study that used an electronic system to record when pill bottles were opened.

Helping patients understand their regimen can boost adherence.

In his keynote address at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition, the former president discussed how to improve health care and the role that pharmacists can play in bringing about this improvement.

A computer simulation suggests that coordinating MRSA prevention efforts in hospitals throughout a region would decrease MRSA prevalence more effectively than implementing prevention measures in a single hospital.

Career opportunities for women have expanded dramatically over the past 40 years-especially in pharmacy.

Patients receiving medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder appear to be significantly less likely to commit crimes, according to the results of a study.

Compounds in grapefruit can interact with a growing number of oral medications to produce serious side effects, according to a review of previous studies.

Young professionals, already saddled with concerns about their own finances and future retirement, also need to plan for their parents' retirement.

To thrive as a pharmacist during the holidays, a sense of humor can be essential.

By downloading the Pharmacy Times AR application on an Android or Apple device, pharmacists can access the practical material they need in a vibrant new way.

Researchers are turning to Twitter, blogs, and online discussions to track adverse drug reactions.

Even after accounting for confounding variables such as disease severity and length of stay, pediatric inpatients with chronic conditions are significantly more likely to experience medical errors, according to the results of a study.

In the program, called WellTransitions, pharmacists work with hospital staff to oversee the medication regimens of discharged patients.

Making birth control pills available OTC would increase women's access to them and reduce the rate of unintended pregnancy, but issues such as reimbursement for pharmacist services still need to be worked out, the group argues.

Patients who received a description of their cardiovascular risk factors were more likely to start taking statins and to significantly reduce their LDL cholesterol levels.

When physicians do not inform pharmacies that a patient's medication has been discontinued, potentially harmful medication errors can result.

Two drugs under review by the FDA-dabrafenib and trametinib-seem to slow development of treatment resistance in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma.

At a meeting hosted by the American Journal of Managed Care, key figures in the managed care industry discussed innovative payment models being utilized by payers and providers.

In order to prevent future problems with compounding pharmacies, it is more important to enforce the laws that are already on the books rather than implement new laws and regulations.