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Wisconsin Pharmacy Collaborative launches pilot medication therapy management program.

Drug errors and other lapses in patient care sends a North Carolina hospital into a tailspin

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has added new critiera hospitals must meet in order to get optimal reimbursement

The American College of Cardiology meeting spotlights ENHANCE study on Vytorin

The author believes that dietary supplements do have a place in health systems

McKesson's High Performance Pharmacy program has helped many hospital pharmacies develop effective leaders

Congress is considering legislation to establish an academic detailing program to cut healthcare costs

It's hard to train technicians about pharmacy when confusion reigns in everything from claims processing to drug names

A New system seeks to eliminate drug stocking and other emdication errors, but improving the design of drug storage cabinets

New technology uses smartphones to collect compliance data from medication packages and sends alerts to healthcare providers

Pennsylvania creates system to share medical data across various information technology platforms for better reporting and to prevent medical errors

Duke University Hospital implements a new system to prevent dosing errors on medications

CVS Pharmacy has a mentoring program designed to attract new pharmacists to the chain and to keep mature workers.

Kodak Traceless system provides new tool to combat counterfeit prescription drugs

This article reveals the industry's reaction to CMS' announcement of DMEPOS prices for round one of competitive bidding.

This article discusses why probiotics are becoming popular to treat inflammatory bowel disease as well as to stay healthy.

States vary in their laws regarding whether pharmacists can dispense when they receive a prescription ordered by the physician for himself or his family members

Ilisa Bernsteain, FDA's director of pharmacy affairs talks to Drug Topics about a variety of pharmacy issues, including e-pedigree, REMS plans, risk management plans and other issus.

Using research from several sources, the authors have compiled a table listing the drugs that are sensitive to light and moisture

Patients with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura may soon have new treatment options.

A new guide spells out how to treat pregnant women with asthma without hurting the mother and fetus

Traditional beta-blockers may no longer be the best choice for initial treatment of hypertension but vasodilatory beta-blockers show promise.

The Joint Commission issues a sentinel event alert to warn hospitals about drug errors involving kids

The FDA approves simulant prodrug for treatment of adult ADHD

Amitiza has gained a new indication-to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation in women.