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The Board of Pharmacy Specialties has issued a call for nominations for specialist (board-certified pharmacists) and non-specialist pharmacists to serve on each of its 6 Specialty Councils.

A different approach to magnetic resonance imaging has shed new light on the brains of patients with bipolar disorder and could help pave the way for better treatment options.

Stress may partly explain why young and middle-aged women have a worse recovery after heart attack.

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association today announced the election of its 2015 Executive Committee and Board of Directors.

The National Community Pharmacists Association today praised a Medicare final regulation to discourage Medicare Part D prescription drug plans from paying long-term care pharmacies lower, prorated dispensing fees for "short-cycle" prescriptions.

Karolinska Institutet and Novo Nordisk today signed a collaboration agreement in the field of diabetes. The programme will be fully funded by Novo Nordisk.

Omega-3 fatty acids appear to have numerous health benefits. Ideally, patients would incorporate foods rich in eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid into their daily diets. However, many dislike the foods richest in these nutrients: fish and seafood.

Lindsey Crane, University of Oklahoma pharmacy student, discusses reimbursements and provider status for pharmacists.

One of the buzzwords in today's pharmacy education is "interprofessional education," and the East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy offers just that.

A man in Wisconsin is awaiting sentencing after a court found him guilty of committing an armed robbery in a pharmacy, FOX6Now reported.

Troops, not patients, were the focus of University of Maryland Eastern Shore pharmacy and physical therapy students on January 28, 2015.

Legal restrictions on how long patients who've had a seizure must wait before resuming driving a motor vehicle vary widely by state in the U.S.

Avella Specialty Pharmacy announced today that it has been selected by Pfizer as one of the limited groups of specialty pharmacies authorized to distribute the manufacturer's breakthrough breast cancer drug-Ibrance (palbociclib)-which has just received fast-tracked approval from the FDA.

A 25-year-old Pennsylvania man was arrested on February 4, 2015, for allegedly burglarizing independent pharmacies in Delaware and Montgomery counties 4 times.

In celebration of Heart Failure Awareness Week, the American Heart Association would like to recognize Amgen for their support of the AHA's Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure initiative. Amgen's support will help achieve the goal of improving care for heart failure by helping to educate physicians and patients about consistent adherence to the latest evidence-based treatment guidelines.

Seniors would have more convenient access to discounted or "preferred" copays for prescription drugs at their pharmacy of choice under new bipartisan legislation introduced recently and endorsed today by the National Community Pharmacists Association.

Although the American Diabetes Association recommends that adult patients with diagnosed diabetes visit a health care professional biannually to achieve and maintain glycemic control, a recent report from the National Center for Health Statistics in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 1 in 5 younger diabetics have not done so in the past 6 months.

Antiretroviral therapy has led to remarkable improvements in HIV-infected individuals. By suppressing HIV RNA to

Mylan Inc. today confirmed that it and its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals have been sued by Bayer Healthcare LLC, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc., in connection with the filing of an Abbreviated New Drug Application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Sorafenib Tablets, 200 mg. This product is the generic version of NEXAVAR®, which is indicated for the treatment of certain types of cancers including unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma and advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Daiichi Sankyo today announced the US launch of edoxaban, a once-daily anti-clotting agent indicated for reducing the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.

In this episode, Fred Eckel, RPh, MS, Editor in Chief of Pharmacy Times, and Tighe Blazier, president of Michael J. Hennessy Associates, Inc, discuss trends in the pharmacy industry.

An increased number of reported medication errors does not necessarily translate to poor pharmacy services.

Community pharmacists need to maintain not only their medication education skills, but also their ability to present such information to patients.

Three long-time retail pharmacists provide their take on the retail pharmacy profession.

Online commenters have a bigger impact on individuals' opinions on vaccines than credible public service announcements (PSAs), according to researchers from Washington State University (WSU).

Pharmacy Development Services (PDS), the leading provider of business education for independent pharmacy owners, has announced the ten recipients of the 2015 PDS Conference Showcase of Success. For the past nine years, the Showcase of Success segment has been an integral part of the annual business growth conference as a way to demonstrate the opportunities for real results in the industry.

Pharmacy Times today announced a strategic collaboration with the Pharmacy Podcast Show to strengthen dialogue and spur innovation around key topics regarding the pharmacy profession, health care, and pharmacy business. Pharmacy Podcast creator and host Todd S. Eury will work with Pharmacy Times to create future content and episodes of the podcast that will be integrated into the blog section of the Pharmacy Times website.

Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP, editor-in-chief of Pharmacy Times Health-System Edition, talks about how the health-system pharmacist's role is expanding.

Lindsey Crane, University of Oklahoma pharmacy student, talks about the importance of business in pharmacy.