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Acquisition broadens Merial's global equine health solutions.

Methamphetamine users are about 3 times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease than individuals who do not abuse the illegal drug.

Two cofounders of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy, plus 12 other former employees, have been arrested for allegedly distributing tainted drugs that caused a fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012, killing 64 individuals.

The FDA will allow marketing of the EnLite Neonatal TREC Kit, a screening test for severe combined immunodeficiency in newborns.‹

An Ohio pharmacist is facing 46 counts related to health care fraud, after her plans to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, and private insurers were discovered.

The American Academy of Neurology is calling for more research on the use of medical marijuana for brain, spine and nervous system disorders in a new position statement released by the AAN.

People who performed at the highest fitness levels on a stress test were projected to have a 20 percent less chance of developing high blood pressure over five years.

Young adults aged 18 to 22 are more likely to abuse prescription painkillers if they are not enrolled in college.

For the first time in the 50 years that the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has released an annual snapshot of heart disease and stroke statistics in the U.S., the new report adds a global view.

Migraine headache may double the risk of a nervous system condition that causes facial paralysis, called Bell's palsy.

Some Pharmacies in Maryland Will Soon Begin Dispensing Naloxone.

Understanding your medications, visiting your pharmacist once a month to pick them up, and creating a "take-charge" medication plan are sustainable resolutions for 2015.

With proper treatment, individuals with atrial fibrillation can live normal and active lives.

The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following statement today from CEO B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA in response to a study by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of beneficiary access to discounted copays at "preferred" pharmacies in Medicare drug plans.

This survey's statistics on kids and e-cigarettes should set off alarm bells at the Food and Drug Administration. According to these findings, a new generation of American teens are taking up nicotine via e-cigarettes, which remain un-regulated. How many more of our children will fall prey to these hi-tech devices before the FDA acts?

A growing number of Americans say they don't expect to ever emerge from debt.

Cedarville University third-year doctor of pharmacy students have been partnering with hospitals in the Dayton-Kettering region to administer influenza vaccines to employees.

Moose Pharmacy in Mt. Pleasant, NC is highlighted in a Charlotte Observer article about the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and the goal of improving medication adherence and patient's health.

A new test cleared by the FDA will help determine a patient's risk of coronary heart disease events, such as a heart attack.

A new study suggests laughing gas may play a role in the treatment of depression.

To provide further guidance on issues concerning drug compounding, the FDA today announced that experts in pharmacy, pharmaceutical compounding and manufacturing, medicine, and pharmaceutical regulation will comprise the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee.

To help visitors to www.AWARERX.org more easily find disposal locations in their area, AWARXE has launched a location-based search tool.

As we approach the holiday season, let's stop for a moment to compare the lengths we go through to shop for the right toys for our children to the lengths we go through to shop for the right medicines for our patients.

A prime example as to why you should never share your prescription medications with anyone.

Scientists from the Diabetes Research Centre at the University of Leicester have identified a link between low blood glucose levels and adverse cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes.

New research posits that cocaine use quadruples the risk of sudden cardiovascular death among individuals aged 19 to 49 years.

Two MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinics opened today inside CVS/pharmacy stores in Reno and Sparks. They join eight MinuteClinic locations inside select CVS/pharmacy stores in the Las Vegas area in Southern Nevada.

In a head-to-head phase 3b study, Novartis' secukinumab (Cosentyx) beat Janssen Pharmaceuticals' ustekinumab (Stelara) in clearing the skin of patients with psoriasis.

An Australian pharmacist was caught distributing addictive drugs, falsifying entries to disguise his theft of pills, and supplying medications without prescriptions.