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There's a crisis in rural health, and while the future for these smaller, remote hospitals may seem bleak, experts see a major change in the model to keep these providers afloat..."You have a shortage of primary care physicians, which could provide an impulse to use the emergency room ..adapt by "growing outpatient and emergency care and shrinking inpatient care,"...

Methaqualone (Quaalude) use peaked in the 1970s, but interest in the powerful sedative peaked again when comedian Bill Cosby admitted to using the drugs to have sex with women.

United Family chain of supermarkets...announced an expansion of its pharmacy services with the launch of Pet Meds....allows customers to fill prescriptions for their four-legged friends in-store and online..."Our guests rely on our pharmacies to fill their prescription needs, and we are thrilled to now be a one-stop shop for guests’ pets as well,"

Verde Technologies....is debuting its Deterra Drug Deactivation System, a self-contained pouch used to dispose of prescription medications....deactivate unwanted and unneeded opioids, antibiotics, transdermal patches and other prescription drugs, rendering them ineffective for misuse and safe for the environment,...

Fight is more difficult because antibiotic-resistant bacteria is more adept at survival...troubling findings when it comes to the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs in hospitals across the country. The antibiotic-resistant bacteria, once thought to be less "fit" than other strains, in fact survive better and cause more deadly infections,...

FDA warning letter, ....was issued to SCA Pharmaceuticals....deficiencies in the company’s production of sterile drug products, including failure to adequately perform investigations of sterility failures and batches of product that contained particulates...

bill extending the authority of pharmacists and nurse practitioners to administer certain immunizations..shingles, meningitis, tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough immunizations, in addition to administering influenza immunizations..

antibiotic-resistant bugs aren’t new, their rise...is leading hospitals to stock up on supplies...preventive and detective technologies seem prudent particularly in light of the fact that pharmaceutical companies aren't spending as much money on research and development of new antibiotics as they used to....

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced...the launch of "Perfectly, Imperfect," an educational initiative that debunks myths about emergency contraception.

AmerisourceBergen Corp. reported....that revenue rose 12.8% to $34.2 billion for its third quarter of fiscal 2015, partially due to the...Walgreens Boots Alliance generic pharmaceuticals business and ..organic sales growth in its independent pharmacy business.