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Among hospital staff, pharmacists report better health behaviors and more participation in workplace health promotion activities than nurses.

Vitamin B12 levels increase during acne flares and may be a direct cause of periodic exacerbations that lead to a greater number of lesions, more redness, and the accompanying pain and embarrassment that many people feel.

Many patients do not fully understand the risks of unnecessary antibiotic prescribing.

Pregnant patients most often consult with pharmacists and other health care professionals on medications for psychiatric disorders and infectious diseases.

A pharmacy technician in Cleveland, Ohio, may be responsible for initiating a drug operation worth $50,00.

Ashley Feldt, PharmD, MBA, director of pharmacy, oncology at Aurora Health Care discusses how technology can improve care coordination in oncology pharmacy.

Game apps rapidly provide inexpensive, continuous sources of data for experiments

Ashley Feldt, PharmD, MBA, director of pharmacy, oncology at Aurora Health Care discusses how technology and remote medication preparation help improve oncology pharmacy.

Although the use of dietary supplements is growing, exact data describing who takes what are difficult to find.

Peggy Bickham, PharmD, assistant director at the University of Illinois Hospital, discusses what diversion signs should be on an operating room pharmacist's radar.

Ashley Feldt, PharmD, MBA, director of pharmacy, oncology at Aurora Health Care discusses how health information technology rules improve oncology clinic practices.

Peggy Bickham, PharmD, assistant director at the University of Illinois Hospital, discusses how pharmacists can prevent drug diversion in the operating room.

Long-term care residents benefit more from the high-dose flu vaccine than the regular flu shot.

Peggy Bickham, PharmD, assistant director at the University of Illinois Hospital, discusses which care providers benefit the most from the operating room pharmacist's USP knowledge.

Ashley Feldt, PharmD, MBA, director of pharmacy, oncology at Aurora Health Care discusses the advantages of including investigational agents in pharmacy workflows.

Peggy Bickham, PharmD, assistant director at the University of Illinois Hospital, discusses why compliance with USP is critical in the operating room.

Bipolar patients are among the most difficult to treat, in part because mania is alluring and in part because they are often poor historians. As with any patient who must take medication for a chronic condition, bipolar patients' adherence rates generally decline over time. About two-thirds of bipolar patients take more than 1 medication for this condition, and an antidepressant is often one component of the drug regimen.

John W. Devlin, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, a clinical pharmacist in the medical ICU at Tufts Medical Center, discusses key considerations for treating delirium in the ICU.

Mylan Inc. has announced the US launch of its estradiol transdermal system, the generic version of Novartis' Vivelle-DOT.

A pharmacist at a Tennessee grocery store who had been charged with stealing hundreds of tramadol pills has forfeited his license.

On the surface, similarities between ferrets and humans are hard to find. However, a new study published in Nature Communications reveals why the 2 mammal species share a similar susceptibility to influenza A virus strains.

John W. Devlin, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, a clinical pharmacist in the medical ICU at Tufts Medical Center, discusses sleep's role in treating patients in the ICU.

John W. Devlin, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, a clinical pharmacist in the medical ICU at Tufts Medical Center, discusses what he's learned from using sedation for pain and delirium in critically ill patients.

John W. Devlin, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, a clinical pharmacist in the medical ICU at Tufts Medical Center, discusses delirium risk factors pharmacists should consider when handling patients in the ICU.

Ashley Feldt, PharmD, MBA, director of pharmacy, oncology at Aurora Health Care discusses how her organization has handled investigational agents in pharmacy workflow.

John W. Devlin, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, a clinical pharmacist in the medical ICU at Tufts Medical Center, discusses which non-pharmacologic treatments pharmacists should consider when caring for patients in the ICU.

Although ganciclovir is given to lung transplant recipients to fight off a common pathogen called cytomegalovirus, those with cystic fibrosis are more frequently infected with strains of the life-threatening virus that are resistant to the antiviral drug.

Bethel Nutritional Consulting, Inc, is voluntarily recalling 1 lot of both SLIM-K Capsules and B-Lipo Capsules due to undeclared drug ingredients in each product.

John W. Devlin, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, a clinical pharmacist in the medical ICU at Tufts Medical Center, discusses key concepts pharmacists should consider when selecting sedatives, analgesics, and antipsychotics for critically ill patients.

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