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Actavis plc today announced that it will adopt a new corporate name - Allergan - following the anticipated successful completion of the acquisition of Allergan, Inc.

R&D collaboration may yield potential first-in-class oral ROR gamma t therapies.

A family has taken the first step toward a lawsuit against CVS after 1 of its pharmacies gave a 12-year-old girl Ambien instead of her prescribed antibiotics.

One of America's leading economists, former US Treasury Secretary Dr. Lawrence H. Summers, will deliver the keynote address during the 2015 NACDS Annual Meeting.

Baxter International recently revealed new data from a phase 3 pivotal study of its investigational drug, BAX 855, an extended half-life recombinant factor VIII treatment for hemophilia A.

Dennis Worthen, PhD, was selected in recognition of his commitment and contributions to the APhA Foundation for more than 20 years.

Three women connected to pharmacy burglaries in North Dakota last year have been sentenced to prison.

Dispensing higher opioid doses to chronic pain patients could trigger depression.

A multi-disciplinary writing panel led by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association has begun work on a new guideline for the management of hypertension to update 12-year-old recommendations.

Students who pull all-nighters may want a refresher on how much sleep they should be getting each night.

If you suffer from migraines, you are not alone.

Women tend to experience more stress after acute myocardial infarction, which can translate to a worse recovery, according to a new study.

Hand washing campaigns aimed at reducing infections may have an unintended side effect: increased rates of dermatitis among health care workers.

Preparing to take the BCPS exam is a win-win situation for everyone involved.

Pharmacists can be leaders in their day-to-day activities, even if they do not have the title of department manager.

Given the increased number of states legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use, are you prepared to respond to a physician's order for a patient to use his or her own marijuana?

As genomic medicine continues to advance, school curricula will have to evolve so that the health care team can become more genetically literate.

The FDA recently accepted for review New Drug Applications for Collegium Pharmaceuticals' extended-release oxycodone formulation (Xtampza ER) and Pfizer's extended-release oxycodone hydrochloride and naltrexone hydrochloride (ALO-02), a pair of opioid analgesics with abuse-deterrent properties.

Regis University School of Pharmacy's mission is to educate men and women to take on leadership roles and make a positive impact in a changing society.

Compared with past years, college freshmen reported partying less and feeling emotionally worse in 2014.

MedsOnCue Provides the Prescription for Personalized Medication Management Beyond the Pharmacy Setting.

While national recommendations on fat consumption might have influenced patients' dietary habits, a new study found insufficient evidence to support those guidelines.

Big Pharma is eyeing mHealth as a potential market to help support its pharmaceutical products or treat select disease states. However, not everything is going well with current mobile production.

John Oliver humorously took on the issue of pharmaceutical marketing and its impact on the prescribing habits of physicians.

Roughly half of all women experience at least 1 urinary tract infection in their lifetime. The problem becomes recurrent for many, so effective non-antibiotic preventive therapies are needed.

A CVS pharmacy technician is awaiting trial after she allegedly stole prescription narcotics and testosterone for a man she claims was threatening her and her children, according to MassLive.com.

The FDA is seeking comments on 28 new and 15 revised recommendations providing product-specific guidance on the design of bioequivalence studies to support Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs).

Because there are similarities in the symptoms of bipolar disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, differentiating between the 2 psychiatric conditions can be challenging for clinicians.

Prescribing methods for a newer atrial fibrillation agent require more monitoring to improve patient safety in community hospitals.

Narcotics are not recommended for managing chronic pain in children with inflammatory bowel disease, due to gastrointestinal side effects and potential dependence. Nevertheless, researchers have uncovered that long-term narcotic use is more than twice as prevalent in pediatric IBD patients compared with the general population.