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The West Virginia Board of Pharmacy has created a list of suspected “doctor shoppers” and given it to law enforcement officials, according to a report in the Charleston Gazette.

Now that the Drug Enforcement Agency has tightened restrictions on hydrocodone combination products by reclassifying them as Schedule II controlled substances, how should pharmacies prepare for the change?

Two fathers and their sons keep the ideals of small-town pharmacy practice alive for 65 years.

Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and FDA undertook a study to determine the most commonly implicated active ingredients responsible for childhood poisonings that required emergency hospitalization in the hope of identifying prevention and intervention strategies. Buprenorphine and clonidine were the most common of 12 active ingredients that were found in 45.0% of these hospitalizations.

The overprescribing of antibiotics by hospitals may be producing $163 million in excess costs, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

An advisory committee to the FDA voted 14 to 1 to approve liraglutide for injection for chronic weight management in some obese patients.

A third weight-management drug, Contrave, has received FDA approval for use in obese and overweight adults.

One in five males were unable to buy the emergency contraceptive Plan B in several New York City pharmacies, according to a study published in the journal Contraception.

William Carey University (WCU) in Mississippi is trying to raise $4 million for upfront costs for a new pharmacy school.

Proposed legislation that would cover home-based infusion therapy for Medicare beneficiaries could save the healthcare system approximately $80 million over 10 years and provide access to life-saving care at patients’ homes. The potential savings is outlined in a report released in June by Avalere.

A literature review going back 20 years found only a modest increase in patients' risk of developing statin-related conditions.

He's not filling a niche, he's serving a need, says pharmacist Frank Vostatek, who can add "role model" to the rest of his job description.

Albiglutide injection is the newest GLP-1 approved for once-weekly dosing in patients with type II diabetes, to be used in addition to diet and exercise.

It's back-to-school season. Mom and Dad can be losing their hair for a few reasons - finding something crawling on the kids' heads is just the beginning. Here's a host of solutions for parents and their young.

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Nicotine poisonings have increased 307%; 51.1% involved young children under the age of five. Need we say more?

Indies are adopting new patient-care models that benefit both patients and pharmacy. Three community pharmacists show us how it's done.

Sometimes you gotta call 'em like you see 'em. For everybody.

Don't diss the title. Others will take you at your word.

Why aren't we helping our colleagues, instead of trying to push them aside? Why aren't we creating a pathway for experienced pharmacists to get more training?

If you’re not perceived as redundant in today’s retail culture, you're lucky. And you're young.

If you sell products that make medical claims not approved by FDA, you are participating in fraud. Maybe better take another look at your pharmacy's shelves.

A recent review of eight trials found that aspirin was just as effective as heparin and warfarin in preventing blood clots after hip or knee replacements and caused 68% fewer serious bleeding events.

NCPA's midyear summary tallies what's been done and what's in the works.

A few simple precautions could decrease opioid abuse significantly.

The risk of developing an infection during hospitalization due to a multidrug-resistant organism increases by 1% for each day of the hospitalization, according to a report published by Infection Control Today.

Offering 24/7 pharmacy coverage and expanding outpatient services are two ways hospitals can better fulfill their quality care mission, according to Mary Baxter, RPh, vice president, national practice leader with Cardinal Health’s Performance and Outcomes Innovative Delivery Solutions.

As of October 9, a new DEA regulation will allow pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, and other authorized collectors to accept unused prescription drugs.

That’s the question being asked by pharmacists throughout Ohio as a recent change in that state’s law allows the governor to appoint a pharmacy director with no experience in the field.