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NCPA's midyear summary tallies what's been done and what's in the works.

A few simple precautions could decrease opioid abuse significantly.

The risk of developing an infection during hospitalization due to a multidrug-resistant organism increases by 1% for each day of the hospitalization, according to a report published by Infection Control Today.

Offering 24/7 pharmacy coverage and expanding outpatient services are two ways hospitals can better fulfill their quality care mission, according to Mary Baxter, RPh, vice president, national practice leader with Cardinal Health’s Performance and Outcomes Innovative Delivery Solutions.

As of October 9, a new DEA regulation will allow pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, and other authorized collectors to accept unused prescription drugs.

That’s the question being asked by pharmacists throughout Ohio as a recent change in that state’s law allows the governor to appoint a pharmacy director with no experience in the field.

FDA has approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda, Merck) for treatment of patients with advanced or unresectable melanoma who are no longer responding to other drugs. Pembrolizumab, which received breakthrough therapy designation for advanced melanoma, is the sixth new melanoma treatment approved since 2011.

Federal agents Thursday arrested the former supervising pharmacist of New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts, which in 2012 provided tainted drugs that led to a fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people and sickened more than 700.

A surprising number of pharmacists belong to "pharmacy families." Contributor Fred Schenker sheds some light on why that is so.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), on September 27, 2014, will provide collection sites nationwide for people wishing to dispose of unwanted or expired medications.

Healthcare providers who share HIPAA-protected health information with certain service providers must update their written agreements by September 22, 2014.

Like retail pharmacists, hospital pharmacists are being held accountable for opioid use in their facilities.

To reflect its growing interest in delivery of healthcare services, CVS Caremark will rebrand itself as CVS Health. The company also decided to end tobacco sales one month earlier than previously announced.

A new coalition has formed to help prevent the misuse, abuse, and diversion of medications for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), particularly among college students.

Whenever a pharmacist takes on the country’s largest pharmacy, it’s bound to make news. So, perhaps, it’s no surprise that “Pharmacist sues Walgreens over uniform and training pay” was our most-read story in August.

The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) recently issued guidelines for hospital emergency rooms throughout the state to follow when prescribing opioid painkillers.

The Rhode Island Department of Health recently began tracking the number of prescriptions written for opioid painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin, according to a report on Rhode Island Public Radio.

Walgreens CFO Wade Miquelon and pharmacy head Kermit Crawford may have been forced to step aside due to a billion-dollar forecasting error, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Leading cybersecurity experts will provide real solutions to help businesses protect against potential cybersecurity risks during the 2014 NACDS Total Store Expo in Boston.

In an effort to curb increasing opioid abuse and overdose deaths, the Drug Enforcement Agency has voted to reclassify hydrocodone combination products (HCPs) under the more restrictive category of Schedule II.

With his recent victory in the Republican runoff for Georgia’s 1st Congressional District, pharmacist and State Sen. Buddy Carter is now considered the favorite to win the seat in November.

A California pharmacist has filed a potential class action lawsuit against Walgreens, alleging the chain violated state and federal laws by not paying pharmacists for training hours or time spent maintaining uniforms.

More than six out of 10 Americans do not know that adults 65 years and older need high-dose flu vaccines to prevent senior influenza, according to an online poll commissioned by CVS Caremark.

California lawmakers passed a bill that would allow pharmacists to furnish naloxone without a prescription according to guidelines yet to be established by the state’s pharmacy and medical boards.

A University of Kentucky pharmacy professor has developed a quicker, easier way to deliver naloxone via a nasal spray, and his invention is being fast-tracked by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a report in the Lexington Herald-Leader.

Why do discharge nurses tell patients to check with their pharmacists? Here's one answer - and the answer to quite a bit more.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) committee has recommended Prevnar 13 [Pneumococcal 13-valent Conjugate Vaccine] for routine use to help protect adults aged 65 years and older against pneumococcal disease, Pfizer announced.

A new study suggests heart patients with atrial fibrillation have an increased risk of death while taking the widely used drug digoxin.