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Teva, Mylan, and Sandoz announced the US launches of their generic equivalents to Novartis's Exforge.

Annual Meeting inspires pharmacists to work together to improve health care system for patients.

The association discourages pharmacist participation in executions on the basis that such activities are fundamentally contrary to the role of pharmacists as providers of health care.

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In his keynote address at the American Pharmacists Association's general session, Daniel Kraft, MD, chairman of the medicine and neuroscience tracks for Singularity University, posited that it is time to think outside the box and reimagine health and pharmacy.

Marcy Andrews, PharmD, field clinical manager for Rite Aid Clinical Services, talks about why she chose to work for Rite Aid.

Troy Trygstad, PharmD, MBA, PhD, of Community Care of North Carolina, talks about how the Medicare Part C and D 5-star quality rating has driven changes in pharmacy practice.

Marcy Andrews, PharmD, field clinical manager for Rite Aid Clinical Services, talks about what makes Rite Aid different from other pharmacies in terms of the service or experience it offers to customers.

Elizabeth Rodriguez, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy student, gives advice to students preparing to head to pharmacy school.

Marcy Andrews, PharmD, field clinical manager for Rite Aid Clinical Services, reflects on the future of pharmacy.

Anorexic patients may not experience the reward-based motivation for food that drives many individuals to eat, which would explain how they are able to control their appetite.

Troy Trygstad, PharmD, MBA, PhD, of Community Care of North Carolina, talks about how the focus on quality has impacted medication adherence.

Marcy Andrews, PharmD, field clinical manager for Rite Aid Clinical Services, talks about what she does to connect with patients and how she encourages them to take a proactive role in their health.

Elizabeth Rodriguez, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy student, talks about what drew her to pharmacy school.

Marcy Andrews, PharmD, field clinical manager for Rite Aid Clinical Services, describes some wellness initiatives she has championed in her area.

Marcy Andrews, PharmD, field clinical manager for Rite Aid Clinical Services, talks about how Rite Aid raises awareness about the services pharmacists offer.

Marcy Andrews, PharmD, field clinical manager for Rite Aid Clinical Services, talks about which services patients have been most surprised to learn that pharmacists perform.

From optimizing inhaler technique in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, to catching red flags when dispensing controlled substances to patients with chronic pain, pharmacists can improve patient outcomes in an evolving treatment landscape.

Rite Aid Field Clinical Manager Marcy Andrews, PharmD, provides advice to pharmacy students.

The FDA has granted priority review status to Amgen's supplemental New Drug Application for its carfilzomib (Kyprolis) cancer therapy.

An oral formulation of deferasirox is approved for the treatment of chronic iron overload due to blood transfusions.

What role do pharmacists play in loved ones' health care?

Daniel Abazia, PharmD, BCPS, clinical assistant professor at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, talks about how prescription drug monitoring programs assist pharmacists.

Tony Willoughby, McKesson vice president and chief pharmacist at Health Mart, talks about how the change from fee-for-service to value-based service has altered pharmacy strategy.

Medtronic's CoreValve System is now approved for first-of-its-kind "valve-in-valve" replacement.

Gretchen K. Garofoli, PharmD, clinical assistant professor in the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Department of Clinical Pharmacy, has been selected as the recipient of the American Pharmacists Association's 2015 Distinguished New Practitioner award.

Ferumoxytol (Feraheme) has been responsible for a number of serious reactions and deaths since its 2009 approval.

The FDA today approved a new administration option for ticagrelor (Brilinta).

A veritable alphabet soup of hypertension guidelines have been released over the past year. Here is what you need to know.

Changes to immunization schedules, a review of this season's flu shot, and potential vaccines in the pipeline were broached at the American Pharmacist Association's Annual Meeting and Exposition session on immunizations.