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A bacterial precursor to meningitis has been blamed for the death of a University of Oregon (UO) student, and now a University of California, Davis, (UC Davis) student is recuperating in the hospital from the same type of infection.

Breast-fed babies are typically exposed to less arsenic than babies who are fed formula.

Campbell University College of Pharmacy offers students the right tools to become successful pharmacists, Dean Michael L. Adams, PharmD, PhD, told Pharmacy Times.

The risk of heart attack is 8.5 times higher in the 2 hours following bursts of intense anger, suggests research from the University of Sydney.

Pharmacy robberies are far from rare.

Dan Benamoz, RPh, president and CEO of Pharmacy Development Services, talks about how medication synchronization can improve patient loyalty.

An early introduction to peanuts may help prevent nut allergies among children, according to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Compared with those receiving short-acting antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), patients with epilepsy taking long-acting AEDs use fewer health care services and have lower related care costs.

The FDA recently granted priority review to Novarits' investigational drug LCZ696, a potential treatment for heart failure with ejection fraction.

A brave group of pharmacy students take on the challenge of teaching patients an important fact: pharmacists do more than just dispense medications; they provide value.

Protein Sciences Corporation has expanded distribution options for its revolutionary Flublok influenza vaccine and pre-booking for the 2015-16 influenza season is underway.

Biosimilars are poised to dramatically impact patient care in the United States.

Patient readmissions are often related to expected surgical complications after discharge, rather than poor care coordination.

AMCP CEO Edith A. Rosato, RPh, IOM, commented on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year 2016 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and 2016 Call Letter.

Actavis confirmed that it has filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application with the FDA seeking approval to market Budesonide Extended-release Tablets, 9 mg.

Shire has acquired Meritage, a privately-held company, for an upfront fee of $70 million and additional contingent payments based on the achievement of development and regulatory milestones.

Given the growing number of women taking a custom-compounded hormone therapy, a new study highlighted a greater need for patient education on the formulations.

Nicolette Mathey, PharmD, creative solutions specialist for Pharmacy Development Services, talks about what beside delivery is.

Timothy Aungst, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at MCPHS University, talks about how mHealth can improve pharmacy practice.

Nicolette Mathey, PharmD, creative solutions specialist for Pharmacy Development Services, talks about how pharmacists can introduce bedside delivery programs to patients and others.

Dan Benamoz, RPh, president and CEO of Pharmacy Development Services, talks about how pharmacists can prepare for telemedicine becoming more prominent in health care.

ASHP will recognize the achievements of an accomplished group of health care practitioners with the organization's 2015 Board of Directors' Awards.

The FDA today approved Novartis Pharmaceuticals' panobinostat (Farydak) for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least 2 prior standard therapies.

Antismoking advocates have much to celebrate.

Once a prescription for an antibiotic has been written, is there anything a pharmacist should do aside from filling it?