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With U.S. life expectancy for people with cancer at an all-time high, life-years saved now surpass 50 million.

Amneal Pharmaceuticals will start shipping its branded Esomeprazole Strontium 49.3 mg delayed-release capsules on December 18 to three major U.S. wholesalers. Its capsules contain the same active ingredient, esomeprazole, in a different salt form, as found in Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium).

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has launched a national medication safety initiative and an accompanying guide.

The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust and its partners are providing $5 million in grants to help expand patients' access to healthcare.

Giant Eagle last week acquired specialty pharmacy Rx21 Specialty Pharmacy in Dallas, Texas. The pharmacy will help Giant Eagle provide enhanced services to hepatitis C and organ transplant patients and providers.

Many pharmacists have long contended that products that kill should not be sold in pharmacies. Now some pharmacy chains agree.

Although measles has been practically eliminated in the U.S, measles cases spiked in 2013 because of international travel, according to a new study.

Walgreens is expanding its consumer health screening services in Maryland to include cholesterol and other tests.

APhA recognizes pharmacist-educator who contributed to the profession and beyond.

Reorganized exam replaces three subject areas with nine. Testing time and number of questions remain the same.

Aurobindo, Dr. Reddy’s, Lupin, Sun Pharma, Teva, and Torrent Pharmaceuticals all received the OK.

Presented during the Midyear Clinical 2013 Meeting, the report, based on a survey of of 164 industry experts, outlines key trends developing in hospital pharmacy.

WAG–Boots–Amerisource Bergen was only the first. Here comes another behemoth.

An accurate medication history for hospital patients is the product of teamwork shared by pharmacists, physicians, and nurses. The pharmacist must champion this process for it to work smoothly.

How St. Joseph County, Indiana, went from one pharmacy robbery every six weeks to none.

The program combines a doctorate in pharmacy from Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and a medical degree from Rutgers University’s Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Mobile health-monitoring systems can empower the patient and strengthen the position of the pharmacist on the healthcare team.

With pharmacy industry bodies, labor unions, and special interest groups arrayed against the bill, Governor Brown returned the legislation to the State Senate unsigned.

Which way does the FDA spin the issue of opiate use in this country? Try both.

The development of target-specific anticoagulants has raised the question of their possible use in patients with mechanical heart valves.

Pharmacy managers who are not pharmacists manage to do one thing really well.

One bunch of pharmacists won't forget National Pharmacists Week any time soon.

Dolutegravir, a new, once-daily option, may allow improved personalization of a patient’s medication regimen.

Shrinking margins, drug shortages, ACA pose challenges for community, hospital pharmacists.

Urban Detroit community receives outpouring of healthcare resources from pharmacists and other providers.

As pharmacists switch from reimbursement based on a fee-for-service model to value-based care, these best practices can help maximize efficiency despite budget constraints and lean staffs.