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Pharmacists and other immunization providers worked with the federal government to increase access to vaccines in nontraditional settings.

Walgreens has extended its offer to provide a limited supply of medications to newly insured Americans enrolled under the Affordable Care Act who haven't received plan identification numbers yet from their insurers.

Rite Aid has agreed to pay $10,000 to a Michigan customer who filed a federal complaint alleging he was denied a flu shot because he is HIV positive.

An interdisciplinary group of pharmacists, pharmacy school and medical school faculty, pharmacy students, nurses, physicians, attorneys, and health advocates have called on Walgreens and Rite Aid to join CVS Caremark and stop the sale of tobacco products in their stores.

CVS Caremark will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at all of its pharmacies nationwide by October 1, 2014.

A DEA spokesman said the agency is not trying to limit access to opioid painkillers.

The risk of stroke, heart attack, and death in men taking FDA-approved testosterone products is now under review.

Two oncologists call on ASCO and their peers to support a system that will meet the needs of their patients.

A quality improvement initiative conducted in a primary care setting greatly improved asthma control and outcomes for high-risk adolescents.

Vitamin D has a strong protective effect against the disease process that underlies multiple sclerosis.

40 mg/mL dose of glatiramer acetate injection three times a week will permit a simpler regimen for patients with relapsing forms of MS.

Not much has changed in the two years since Tennessee went on the NPLEx system and began tracking -- and blocking -- purchases of cold medications containing pseudoephedrine.

Study of 166,715 people showed that adults with diabetes had more comorbidities and got more flu shots than did nondiabetics.

An FDA advisory committee has recommended the approval of a ragweed sublingual allergy immunotherapy tablet licensed to Merck.

As he moved closer to retirement, there were no shortages of offers for Deril Lees’ three compounding-only pharmacies in the Tulsa, Okla.-area. But Lees’ feared that many of the prospective buyers would close The Apothecary Shoppe, scattering his long-time employees, which include numerous family members, at his two Tulsa locations and the one in Broken Arrow.

Numerous studies have shown that medication adherence, or the lack of it, is a major driver of healthcare costs. As millions of consumers select health plans as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) believes they should have information on the success of individual healthcare plans in improving medication adherence.

When it comes to filling prescriptions at retail pharmacies, CVS is the top consumer choice, followed closely by Walgreens.

Express Scripts and CVS Caremark are expected to expand their list of non-covered drugs for the 2015 plan year, leading to challenging pricing negotiations between branded pharmaceutical companies and PBMs.

Some people credit ACOs with lowering healthcare costs and improving quality. But a new study reveals that while ACOs are performing well in some areas, they fall woefully short in many others.

The marketplace is flooded with antibacterial hand soaps and body washes that supposedly prevent the spread of bacteria. Problem is, according to the FDA, there’s no evidence that they work.

Aetna is launching a pilot program to test the benefits of FDA-approved, prescription weight-loss drugs combined with lifestyle support.

The direct oral factor Xa inhibitor edoxaban was found to be noninferior to well-managed warfarin for preventing strokes or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation.

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This year’s flu season has been hard on young and middle-aged adults, with most hospitalizations involving patients 18 to 64 years old.

All pregnant women should be screened for gestational diabetes mellitus at 24 weeks gestation, even if they have no symptoms, according to new recommendations from the USPSTF.

Drug shortages are causing medication errors, delayed or cancelled care, and prompting patient complaints, according to a survey of pharmacy directors published in the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy.

GSK's Mekinist and Tafinlar combination received accelerated approval after priority review.