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A potentially dangerous situation was diffused by a quick-thinking pharmacist.

The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued subpoenas to Costco Wholesale Corp. concerning its practices related to dispensing controlled substances.

A targeted intervention at an urban Veterans Affairs Medical Center helped to improve the prescribing practices for elderly veterans discharged from the emergency department

To relieve intractable working conditions, pharmacists will have to join together. It's time to unionize.

CVS announced a $1.9 billion-dollar deal to acquire Target’s more than 1,660 pharmacies and nearly 80 clinics in 47 states.

FDA advisory committee okays two monoclonal antibody formulations in two days for treatment of hypercholesterolemia.

Each option has drawbacks. Bottom line: The ideal choice is the one the patient will actually use.

Is rivaroxaban the best therapeutic option for this patient?

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A groundbreaking bill passes in Washington state, CVS Health to buy Omnivore, FIP in Dusseldorf, and more.

OTC products designed to support a sleek and youthful appearance

New Rx, new generics, and new OTC

What if pharmacies give a lockbox to every patient taking a controlled medication? This project aims to find out.

What will you do when you find yourself in a job you love, working for an inadequate manager?

Along with shifting healthcare delivery and payment models, the practice of pharmacy shows many signs of transformation.

David Stanley gives APhA a piece of his mind - at APhA's request.

After you've tracked wheat-derived ingredients through a vulnerable patient's scripts, you realize the problem.

When clinical pharmacists spend time talking with patients, the positive feedback goes up.

24/7/365 in-house pharmacist coverage can result in a scheduling nightmare and high expense for hospitals. Telepharmacy offers another way to go.

Pharmacists swear to promote the good of every patient. But stuff can happen. It wouldn't hurt to take out some insurance. Just in case.

The approval of the first biosimilar heralds a new era in U.S. healthcare. But the rules for biosimilar use are not quite ready for prime time.

Edoxaban is an oral factor Xa inhibitor that prevents thrombin generation and platelet aggregation, and therefore thrombus formation.

CVS Health has now introduced one million young people to pharmacy as a career possibility, and many of them have followed through.

As a group, pharmacists outnumber employers, academe, and the government. What becomes of the profession depends on us.

The award-winning journalist and author will deliver the keynote address Sunday, August 23, at the Colorado Convention Center.

The FDA wants more scientific data to support the safety of active ingredients in antiseptics in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities.

Several pharmacy organizations, including the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and leading drug store chains revealed new initiatives to help combat antibiotic resistance at the White House’s “One Health Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship” on June 2.

While price spikes in generic drugs have hurt retail pharmacies’ bottom lines, proposed U.S. legislation, negotiating with wholesalers, and other efforts may help even out prices in the future, pharmacy consultants said during a webinar late last week.

Cardinal Health announced that it plans to purchase The Harvard Drug Group, based in Livonia, Mich. The deal, worth $1.115 billion, is expected to close by the beginning of the company’s fiscal year 2016.