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The FDA has alerted health care professionals not to inject human or animal patients with Wallcur, LLC, IV products, which are for training purposes only.

More needs to be done to decrease the number of distractions in the pharmacy.

No matter how well-intentioned they may seem, a loved one's critiques about weight often cause women to gain pounds instead of shedding them.

Pharmacies across the country are seeing a shortage in a product many patients use as a defense against the flu.

Joseph Saseen, PharmD, from the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, discusses which points in the new hypertension guidelines are particularly different from the previous guidelines.

Pharmacists find monitoring medication adherence difficult due to time constraints and other barriers.

Joseph Saseen, PharmD, from the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, discusses key points for determining blood pressure goals in patients with hypertension.

Tiotropium, a once-daily inhaled long-acting anticholinergic bronchodilator, provides airflow improvement for at least 24 hours in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Its use has been linked to fewer exacerbations, less dyspnea, and improved quality of life.

Jason Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, a clinical pharmacy specialist of infectious diseases at Temple University, discusses how pharmacists can use their knowledge and training to address pathogen resistance.

Joseph Saseen, PharmD, from the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, discusses which points in the new hypertension guidelines are particularly different from the previous guidelines.

Eric Tichy, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, senior clinical pharmacy specialist at Yale New-Haven Hospital, discusses the challenges transplant pharmacists face.

A new study out of the Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Medical Center has found that text message reminders increase the chances that children will receive their second dose of the influenza vaccine.

Stimulant-treated adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who switch to atypical antipsychotics show significantly greater drug augmentation, health care resource utilization, and costs compared with their counterparts who switch to nonantipsychotics.

A research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics uncovered a gap between observed practice and guideline recommendations in medication prescribing for pediatric pharyngitis.

Peggy Bickham, PharmD, assistant director at the University of Illinois Hospital, discusses how pharmacists can balance USP 797 and the operating room's unique needs.

Jason Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, a clinical pharmacy specialist of infectious diseases at Temple University, discusses areas pharmacists should focus on when raising awareness of resistant pathogens.

Peggy Bickham, PharmD, assistant director at the University of Illinois Hospital, explains what the One & Only Campaign is.

Rite Aid Corporation has announced its sales results for December.

A report published in JAMA Internal Medicine questions the benefits of medications prescribed to elderly patients with dementia.

Jason Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, a clinical pharmacy specialist of infectious diseases at Temple University, discusses some factors that have made drug-resistant pathogens more threatening.

Patients with bronchial asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease fare best with metered dose inhalers that have spacer devices.

Jim Demarest discusses innovations focused on advancing novel treatments that require less frequent dosing and attempt to achieve HIV cure.

Peggy Bickham, PharmD, assistant director at the University of Illinois Hospital, discusses common misconceptions about provider diversion.

This audio series discusses the role of health care providers in supporting adherence among adolescents living with HIV.

Peggy Bickham, PharmD, assistant director at the University of Illinois Hospital, discusses what actions some institutions have taken to curb drug diversion among health care providers.

A clinical pharmacy specialist talks about care and medication treatment for patients living with HIV.

Peggy Bickham, PharmD, assistant director at the University of Illinois Hospital, discusses how pharmacists can mitigate risks associated with handling hazardous drugs in the operating room.

Even intermittent heroin abuse can worsen human immunodeficiency virus infections.

Hospira is voluntarily recalling 10 lots of human and veterinary Mitoxantrone due to confirmed subpotency and elevated impurity levels.