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The APhA, NACDS, NCPA, and others argue that rescheduling hydrocodone combination products will impede access to the medications by legitimate pain patients while failing to stem abuse.

An analysis of 2 randomized trials of statin therapy for patients enrolled after an acute coronary syndrome finds that high-dose statins do not increase the risk of kidney injury.

Shannon Manzi, PharmD, EMT, describes the sort of training given to pharmacists who serve on disaster medical assistance teams.

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes increased 30.5%, and the prevalence of type 1 diabetes increased 21.1% in US youth between 2001 and 2009, a study finds.

A pair of Harvard economists crunched the numbers and found that pharmacy is the most egalitarian profession in terms of relative pay for men and women.

According to a recent study, one-fifth of those aged 60 or older who were candidates for pharmacologic therapy under JNC 7 would rely on lifestyle blood pressure control under JNC 8.

The Target: Stroke initiative reduced the time before acute ischemic stroke patients were treated with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator, leading to reduced rates of in-hospital mortality and intracranial hemorrhage.

The rate of prescription of codeine to children in emergency departments for injuries and cough and upper respiratory infection remained the same from 2001 through 2010 despite guidelines recommending against its use for these conditions.

Andrew Thompson of Proteus Digital Health believes that pills equipped with sensors that can alert physicians and caregivers when patients take their medication have the potential to transform health care.

Starlin Haydon-Greatting, MS, BSPharm, FAPHA, discusses the range of education and training that prepares pharmacists to play a role in patient-centered diabetes care.

Patients who took anti-anxiety or hypnotic drugs had a markedly increased risk of death, which became even more marked with increased consumption of the medications or longer use, a new study finds.

By tracking the number of times Wikipedia articles on influenza and other health-related topics were read, researchers were able to produce accurate estimates of influenza activity in near real-time.

A report finds that childhood vaccinations, boosted by the Vaccines for Children program, will prevent 322 million illnesses and 21 million hospitalizations throughout the lives of children born in the last 2 decades.

Teams consisting of a clinical pharmacist, a pharmacy resident, and a pharmacy technician have helped patients get blood pressure and blood sugar under control, corrected medication errors, and reduced hospitalization rates.

The agency's proposal would lead to regulation of e-cigarettes as well as other currently unregulated tobacco products, such as cigars, pipe tobacco, nicotine gels, and waterpipe or hookah tobacco.

COPD patients have a significantly increased risk of developing nonamnestic mild cognitive impairment, according to the results of a study carried out by researchers at the Mayo Clinic.

David G. Miller, RPh, executive vice president and CEO of the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists, discusses changes in insurance reimbursement for compounded medications.

Blood pressure and cholesterol control improved in stroke patients who had a monthly visit with either a pharmacist or nurse, but those who saw a pharmacist had significantly greater improvements.