FDA approved tiotropium bromide (Spiriva Respimat, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals) inhalation spray for the long-term, once-daily maintenance treatment of bronchospasm associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to reduce exacerbations in patients with COPD.
Pharmacists delivering patient care services as part of patient-centered, interdisciplinary healthcare teams can make a difference for diabetes patients who are disproportionately affected by the disease and have limited access to quality care, according to the final results of Project IMPACT: Diabetes.
President Obama recently signed an executive order establishing a taskforce charged with creating a strategy to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
A Wisconsin pharmacist has been arraigned on charges she and a partner tried to smuggle more than four million misbranded and counterfeit pills into the United States.
FDA has approved dulaglutide (Trulicity, Eli Lilly) to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. The drug is a once-weekly subcutaneous injection used to improve glycemic control and is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise in the management of type 2 diabetes in adults.
California Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed legislation that makes the state the sixth to allow access to the overdose antidote naloxone without a prescription.
The West Virginia Board of Pharmacy has created a list of suspected “doctor shoppers” and given it to law enforcement officials, according to a report in the Charleston Gazette.
Now that the Drug Enforcement Agency has tightened restrictions on hydrocodone combination products by reclassifying them as Schedule II controlled substances, how should pharmacies prepare for the change?
Two fathers and their sons keep the ideals of small-town pharmacy practice alive for 65 years.
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and FDA undertook a study to determine the most commonly implicated active ingredients responsible for childhood poisonings that required emergency hospitalization in the hope of identifying prevention and intervention strategies. Buprenorphine and clonidine were the most common of 12 active ingredients that were found in 45.0% of these hospitalizations.
The overprescribing of antibiotics by hospitals may be producing $163 million in excess costs, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
An advisory committee to the FDA voted 14 to 1 to approve liraglutide for injection for chronic weight management in some obese patients.
A third weight-management drug, Contrave, has received FDA approval for use in obese and overweight adults.
One in five males were unable to buy the emergency contraceptive Plan B in several New York City pharmacies, according to a study published in the journal Contraception.
William Carey University (WCU) in Mississippi is trying to raise $4 million for upfront costs for a new pharmacy school.
Proposed legislation that would cover home-based infusion therapy for Medicare beneficiaries could save the healthcare system approximately $80 million over 10 years and provide access to life-saving care at patients’ homes. The potential savings is outlined in a report released in June by Avalere.
A literature review going back 20 years found only a modest increase in patients' risk of developing statin-related conditions.
He's not filling a niche, he's serving a need, says pharmacist Frank Vostatek, who can add "role model" to the rest of his job description.
Albiglutide injection is the newest GLP-1 approved for once-weekly dosing in patients with type II diabetes, to be used in addition to diet and exercise.
It's back-to-school season. Mom and Dad can be losing their hair for a few reasons - finding something crawling on the kids' heads is just the beginning. Here's a host of solutions for parents and their young.
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Nicotine poisonings have increased 307%; 51.1% involved young children under the age of five. Need we say more?
Indies are adopting new patient-care models that benefit both patients and pharmacy. Three community pharmacists show us how it's done.
Sometimes you gotta call 'em like you see 'em. For everybody.
Don't diss the title. Others will take you at your word.
Why aren't we helping our colleagues, instead of trying to push them aside? Why aren't we creating a pathway for experienced pharmacists to get more training?
If you’re not perceived as redundant in today’s retail culture, you're lucky. And you're young.
If you sell products that make medical claims not approved by FDA, you are participating in fraud. Maybe better take another look at your pharmacy's shelves.
A recent review of eight trials found that aspirin was just as effective as heparin and warfarin in preventing blood clots after hip or knee replacements and caused 68% fewer serious bleeding events.