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American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and The Children's Heart Foundation set to join forces in the fight against congenital heart defects

Transmission of the Ebola virus remains widespread in West Africa, with infections among health care workers continuing to rise.

Although only 38% of respondents to a recent Pharmacy Times poll have ever reported an armed robbery at their pharmacies, the experience remains jarring for those who do report the crime.

The FDA's Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee has recommended the approval of edoxaban (Savaysa) for treating patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, a type of arrhythmia that can potentially cause a stroke.

Students at MCPHS University celebrated American Pharmacists Month.

Three industry groups have collaborated to generate new approaches to care delivery through pharmacists that will lower medical costs and improve health outcomes.

Xigduo XR combines 2 anti-hyperglycemic agents with complementary mechanisms of action.

QS/1 is taking PCI data protection to the next level for its customers by partnering with ANX, an industry leader in helping pharmacies and small retail businesses secure and protect systems and networks from data breaches.

Sometimes, the pharmacist just can't leave the counter. At certain locations, that dedication persists even after death, leading to tales of spectral pharmacists causing mischief and strange events at their former pharmacies.

Leading groups fighting chronic disease argue that Congress intended for eligible consumers to receive tax credits that help make health coverage bought in either federal or state-run marketplaces more affordable.

Police have taken suspects into custody in conjunction with recent armed robberies at Rite Aid and CVS pharmacies.

The World Health Organization convened a high-level emergency meeting with government leaders and pharmaceutical company representatives earlier this week to discuss issues surrounding access to experimental Ebola vaccines.

Pfizer's serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, desvenlafaxine (Pristiq), has low potential for causing sexual dysfunction in patients with major depressive disorder.

Asthmatics with vitamin D deficiency are significantly more susceptible to acute asthma attacks.

Members of Congress have launched an investigation into the increasing generic drug prices that are plaguing both patients and pharmacists.

New recommendations for the removal of protective gear highlight the need for enhanced technologies.

Should CVS Caremark be allowed to charge patients more for buying their prescriptions at stores that sell tobacco?

The FDA today approved the first vaccine licensed in the United States to prevent invasive serogroup B meningococcal disease in patients aged 10 to 25 years.

Police in Hawaii have arrested and charged a man with second-degree robbery after he allegedly threatened to blow up a pharmacy if the staff did not give him drugs.

It was just a few years ago that jobs for recent pharmacy graduates offered 6 figures, a competitive signing bonus, and a choice of several work locations.

Marius Wernig, MD, Of Stanford University, was awarded the New York Stem Cell Foundation-Robertson Stem Cell Prize for his breakthrough showing that human skin cells can be directly converted to brain cells.

Agave nectar and placebo may be more effective in treating a child's cough than "watchful waiting" with no treatment at all.

ASHP is pleased to announce the selection of PharmAcademic from the McCreadie Group, Inc., to support the evaluation of residents and to provide documentation of a systems-based approach to training for ASHP-accredited residencies under the new, recently-approved PGY1 residency standard.