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The Virginia State Board of pharmacy has temporarily closed a Richmond pharmacy from which more than 50,000 controlled substances were stolen during a two-year period, including oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone.

When it comes to using plain language, clearly displaying content, and engaging users, paid mobile applications for managing diabetes are more useful than free ones, according to a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The good news is that the five-year relative survival rates for major cancers are rising. The bad news is that patient out-of-pocket costs associated with IV cancer drugs have also increased as physician-owned practices have been purchased by hospitals, according to a recent report from IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.

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Alternatives for those who sneeze in the spring.

New Rx approvals, new launches, new indications, new formulation, new dosage strengths, new biosimilar, new generics, new OTC

Under universal healthcare, no U.S. resident will be denied healthcare services. And the chief service deniers - and payment refusers - will be restructured or gone.

How many good managers have you had? Same for Mike Lahr. In this article, he tells you why.

Only indy pharmacies have it, and it may make all the difference.

Medication adherence counseling is something pharmacists do best. Evolving paradigms in healthcare delivery will resolve how they will be paid for it.

Nothing rings truer than the voice of experience. Four pharmacists share what works for them.

When pharmacists achieve provider status, patients will benefit, payers will save on costs, and providers will get an assist. So what's holding things up?

A pharmacist with good communication skills can turn indifferent compliance into successful patient outcomes.

Pharmacists are now being included in care teams wherever outcomes are being tracked. Provider status is only a matter of time.

Maine was only the first skirmish. Now the battle to import drugs from Canada has moved to Capitol Hill.

Last December, FDA granted accelerated approval to nivolumab for treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma in patients with cancer that no longer responds to other therapies.

Some tips on what constitutes a QA and how to comply with pharmacy law when creating one.

Here's what a concerned corporation might do to support employee empowerment and reward loyalty to the company.

Adding pharmacists to the care team will result in better patient outcomes, lower payer costs, relief for physicians, and better use of pharmacists' skills and experience. It's a no-brainer.

Secondary prevention of MI still calls for a careful balancing act between risks and benefits.

A coalition of pharmaceutical companies has formed the Biosimilars Forum, a nonprofit seeking to expand patient access to biosimilars in the United States.

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) has endorsed legislation that would expand the number of pharmacies that could offer discounted copays for Medicare Part D prescription drugs.

Twenty staff pharmacists at Osco Drug pharmacies inside 16 Shaw’s Supermarket stores in Maine recently voted to join Teamsters Union Local 340.

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), responsible for setting quotas of controlled substances, has not responded to manufacturers’ applications for these quotas in a timely fashion-and this has contributed to the shortage of controlled substances over the last decade, according to a recent GAO report.

Although the biosimilar Zarxio (filgrastim-sndz,) was approved in March, the manufacturer, Sandoz/Novartis, has been delayed from selling the drug until a patent dispute with Amgen is resolved.

Naloxone is a lifesaving antidote for reversing opioid overdose symptoms and the pharmacist’s role has quickly expanded in managing this population.

The new-gen treatments for Hep C can make the illness go away, but their extreme price tags make insurance co-pays unaffordable, and many patients just stay sick.

At the end of April, FDA approved a new biologic to help prevent and control bleeding in patients with hemophilia B who are 12 years and older. It also is approved for use in perioperative management in this patient population.

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) recently issued a report listing illegal online drug sellers and detailing the threat they pose to the public.

Amneal Pharmaceuticals has completed its acquisition of Actavis’ Australian-based generic pharmaceuticals business. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.