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"The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) is deeply disappointed in today's 21st Century Cures discussion draft. While we appreciate that it is a draft, in its current form, the bill would upset the important balance between creating competition and encouraging innovation in the pharmaceutical marketplace, putting savings at risk and limiting access to affordable medicines for millions of American patients.

Students and faculty at a pharmacy school have helped push a new bill into law that will allow pharmacists and pharmacy interns in Ohio to provide certain immunizations to more patients.

Insomniacs who take longer than 14 minutes to fall asleep face a greater risk of hypertension.

New research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation shows that long-term exposure to elevated cholesterol substantially increases lifetime risk for heart disease. For every ten years you have even mildly elevated cholesterol between the ages of 35 and 55, your risk of heart disease may be increased by nearly 40 percent.

The FDA today approved Ivax Pharmaceuticals' esomeprazole magnesium delayed-release capsules, the first generic version of AstraZeneca's proton pump inhibitor Nexium, for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients aged >1 year.

The approximately 4% of American adults with bipolar disorder face a litany of challenges, from unpredictable recurrences of hypomanic/manic or depressive episode to poor impulse control.

Think, communicate, lead, implement, and advocate. These are the 5 core tenets that Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy emphasizes for its pharmacy students.

Starting the New Year can be both exciting and depressing. It's easy to feel like a failure on January 2 after falling short on a resolution you had set for yourself just 24 hours prior.

Kentucky pharmacist Larry Fortenberry had always imagined what he would do in a robbery situation, and he believed that passive, obedient behavior would be the safest bet.

The FDA today approved perindopril arginine and amlodipine tablets for the treatment of hypertension.

The single tablet regimen is being evaluated in phase 3 clinical studies for the treatment of all 6 genotypes of hepatitis C.

Use of anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation patients remains unacceptably low, with some estimates showing that only half of patients receive anticoagulants as indicated by current treatment guidelines.

Do you whistle while you work? That's exactly what Kmart pharmacist Eldon Wilson of Hutchinson, Kansas, does every day.

The FDA has approved parathyroid hormone (Natpara), a once-daily hormonal injection to control low blood calcium levels (hypocalcemia) in patients with hypoparathyroidism.

One of the most common questions from prescribers that I have answered in the past year concerns how to convert from 1 anticoagulant to anothe

The FDA's Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee has recommended the approval of Astellas' investigational antifungal drug, isavuconazonium, for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis, which are life-threatening fungal infections primarily found in immunocompromised patients.

With so many NAPLEX review books on the market, how can you decide which one is best?

Not every patient requires an aspirin a day.

A movement towards a mandated clinical trial results database is growing, and patient care will benefit.

The FDA has issued a safety alert recommending against the routine use of bone graft substitutes containing recombinant proteins or synthetic peptides among patients aged

Treating traveler's diarrhea with antibiotics may contribute to antibiotic resistance and spread resistant bacteria strains, particularly if travelers visit developing parts of the world.

Using a tube of sealant as a fake gun, a man robbed a pharmacy in Piedmont, Oklahoma, but was caught by police in less than 5 minutes.

Patricia Kienle, MPA, FASHP, director of accreditation and medical safety at Cardinal Health, talks about which regulatory and accreditation standards pharmacy directors should pay attention to with regard to radiopharmaceuticals.

Pharmacists play an important role in ensuring optimal patient outcomes within accountable care organizations.

Feeling #angry, #stressed, or #tired? Such negative tweets within a given region can indicate increased heart disease risk, according to University of Pennsylvania Medical School researchers.

University of Oklahoma pharmacy student Latosha Zugelder discusses how she got interested in pharmacy school.

Patricia Kienle, MPA, FASHP, director of accreditation and medical safety at Cardinal Health, talks about what medication management aspects are associated with radiopharmacy.

Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP, editor-in-chief of Pharmacy Times Health-System Edition, talks about why the ASHP Midyear meeting is important for pharmacists.

Only about half of girls immunized against human papillomavirus received the vaccine at the age recommended by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

UCB recently announced that the FDA has accepted for review its New Drug Application for brivaracetam, an investigational treatment for partial-onset seizures in patients aged >16 years with epilepsy.