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While statins can effectively reduce cholesterol levels, a new study has found that the medications leave much to be desired in terms of substantially improving cardiovascular symptoms.

Police in Escondido, California, are investigating a robbery in which a Rite Aid pharmacist was stabbed in the shoulder on February 21, 2015.

"Bingo!" isn't a common expression at a pharmacy, but the owner of Norwood Pharmacy in Harlem, New York, provides more than just medications and advice to patients; he also offers free game nights and art therapy classes.

Changes to Medicare Part B, Part C, and Part D regulations affect 3 specific areas that may impact pharmacy operations.

Bruce Josten, executive vice president for Government Affairs for the US Chamber of Commerce, will serve as the keynote speaker for the NACDS Political Action Committee breakfast during the 2015 NACDS Annual Meeting.

n attempting to live up to my other New Year's resolution to embrace new cultures and customs, I decided to celebrate the Chinese New Year for the first time.

Medicare will now pay for lung cancer screening for current and former smokers, but it still will not pay pharmacists for patient care services.

Is the pharmacy job market on the incline or decline with the saturation of pharmacists?

Working at the pharmacy drive-thru is a retail rite of passage.

Valeant will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Salix for $158.00 per share in cash, or a total enterprise value of approximately $14.5 billion.

Under a new educational initiative, "Diagnosis Doesn't Have to be Rare," Shire is launching a series of educational materials for Rare Disease Day.

Partnership combines NGM's unique biology-focused research platform with Merck's late-stage clinical and commercialization strengths to discover medicines for serious diseases.

The collaboration agreement is for the discovery, development, and commercialization of cancer immunotherapies based on Rigel's extensive portfolio of small molecule TGF beta receptor kinase inhibitors.

Timothy Aungst, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at MCPHS University, shares some exciting and advantageous mHealth technologies.

Nicolette Mathey, PharmD, creative solutions specialist for Pharmacy Development Services, talks about skills that would be helpful for pharmacists to have when delivering bedside care.

A postmenopausal woman's score on a fracture risk scale can tip off her clinicians to gum disease.

There is greater need for comprehensive medication management (CMM) delivered by board-certified psychiatric pharmacists on the health care team.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries recently launched generic versions of Sanofi's enoxaparin sodium injection (Lovenox) and Pfizer's linezolid injection (Zyvox).

Timothy Aungst, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at MCPHS University, talks about how mHealth's role in pharmacy is growing.

Availability of a raw methamphetamine ingredient in popular OTC products prompted national regulations to move products that contain pseudoephedrine behind the pharmacy counter.

Adding compounding services to a pharmacy relies on understanding the rules of the game.

When a robber revealed a gun at a pharmacy counter in Pinch, West Virginia, the pharmacist reacted by pulling out his own gun and shooting and killing the man.

Ohio's Lake Erie College (LEC) and the University of Findlay (UF) have partnered to give LEC students a special transfer opportunity to UF for their Doctor of Pharmacy degrees.

Timothy Aungst, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at MCPHS University, talks about some key areas of mHealth.

Recent superbug exposure reported at a hospital in Los Angeles has shed light on the importance of antimicrobial stewardship.

The FDA today approved Sapheon's VenaSeal closure system, the first device developed to permanently treat varicose veins of the legs by using an adhesive agent to seal the affected superficial veins.

Novo Nordisk has positive results from a completed phase 2 trial on the oral formulation of its investigational, long-acting human glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue.

Dan Benamoz, RPh, president and CEO of Pharmacy Development Services, talks about how value-based care will change independent pharmacists' business goals.

Experts explain the concept of pharmacogenomics and describe advances in scientific knowledge and technology, which have led to innovations in personalized medicine.

Beyond urban access issues, need for "any willing pharmacy' policy is clear.