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Despite strong FDA warnings against its use in adolescents, a new study suggests that codeine is prescribed for children during at least 500,000 emergency room (ER) visits each year.

Pharmacists who contacted high-risk patients within 72 hours of discharge from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, found more than half of the patients had medication-related issues. In a different group of high-risk patients who had received inpatient interventions, 35% of patients were found to have issues after a pharmacist reviewed their medications just prior to discharge, according to Laura Carr, PharmD.

CVS Pharmacy is once again in hot water regarding its handling and dispensing of controlled substances-this time being sued by an insurer and 18 states that claim the pharmacy chain collected hundreds of millions for invalid prescriptions that were diverted to the black market.

The number of pharmacist jobs in South Carolina increased over the past four years, and the number of pharmacists nearing retirement is likely to create jobs for new graduates, according to a new report.

An eight-week regimen of ledipasvir-sofosbuvir was highly effective in treating non-cirrhotic HCV patients with genotype infection.

Nearly one-third of the ADHD-diagnosed foster-care youth received atypical antipsychotics regardless of age group.

The sublingual tablet provides a new treatment option for patients who decline allergy shots

A federal judge has blocked Massachusetts’ attempt to ban the controversial new painkiller Zohydro ER, which law enforcement officials, politicians, and some healthcare officials fear will dramatically increase opioid overdose deaths.

In a surprising shift, total U.S. spending on medicines increased 3.2% on a nominal basis in 2013 after several years of declining spending, according to a new report.

Study finds that targeting the pharmacy service to patients who are most likely to benefit is important.

“Healthcare professionals should consider whether the benefits of Doribax treatment are likely to exceed its potential risks in patients who develop pneumonia while on ventilators,” says FDA.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will collect unused medications at sites across the country during its National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 26.

For one day only, Google will make its Goggle Glass computer available for sales to any adult in the United States. Up until now, the technology has not been available to the general public.

A recent victory for New York State pharmacists fighting against reduced Medicaid reimbursements may be a victory for pharmacists across the country.

There is no testimony without tests. How are we handling ours?

Drugs dispensed by physicians are far more expensive than those dispensed by pharmacies. And there are other issues.

The fight over whether pharmacists serve "patients" or "customers" continues. And now there's a new question: How come a major national pharmacy organization has no opinion?

How does it feel to have your brainchild critiqued by an audience of your peers? Dennis Miller gives us an idea.

They play their company policy, you raise 'em one federal regulation.

Pharmacies that don't use social media will soon go the way of the dinosaur. Here are six tips for making these modalities work for you.

By maintaining a strong knowledge base about HCV infection and management, pharmacists can be a resource to providers and patients alike.

Things aren't as simple as the DEA would have us believe.

Pharmacists and consumers alike need to educate themselves about the proper use of these products, taken either alone or with Rx medications.

As opposition to execution drugs grows, manufacturers are cutting off supplies and compounding pharmacies are under pressure.

Some early adopters - well, beta testers - give us the lowdown on current and future applications of Google Glass in pharmacy.

Conditions targeted by the first guidelines geared specifically to women include migraine, high blood pressure, preeclampsia, and atrial fibrillation.

Once-daily simeprevir should be used in combination with peginterferon alpha and ribavirin. It is not a monotherapy.

Like oral medications, topical analgesics can offer patients well-controlled pain relief, but they do so without adverse systemic effects.

Groundbreaking new therapies for HCV are now available. As experts in screening and treatment guidelines, pharmacists can lead in managing these new options for patient care.

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