The rising cost of insulin

7 years ago

By: Daniela Farzadfar, PharmD Candidate c/o 2020            Over 30 million Americans are currently living with diabetes. According to the…

Food and Drug Administration approves lofexidine (LucemyraTM): the first non-addictive opioid withdrawal therapy in the United States

7 years ago

By: Evanthia Siozios, PharmD Candidate c/o 2020            Anxiety, nausea, muscle pain, insomnia are some of the most common withdrawal…

The “Netflix” approach to hepatitis C drugs

7 years ago

By: Michael Lim, PharmD Candidate c/o 2020            In a February 2019 Senate Finance Committee hearing, executives from major pharmaceutical…

Epilepsy, children, and how the pharmacist can play a vital role in patient care

7 years ago

By: Evanthia Siozios, PharmD Candidate c/o 2020            A diagnosis of epilepsy requires either two unprovoked seizures or one unprovoked…

Bridging medicine and technology: FDA approves first digital inhaler

7 years ago

By: Michael Lim, PharmD Candidate c/o 2020            As modern technology continues to grow ever more complex and powerful, it…

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommends co-prescribing naloxone (Narcan®) with opioids in patients with high opioid overdose risk

7 years ago

By: Michael Lim, PharmD Candidate c/o 2020            In 2017, 70,237 overdose deaths occurred in the United States. Of those…

Esketamine (Spravato™): a new treatment option for depression

7 years ago

By: Sylvia Hong (PharmD Candidate c/o 2021), Muaz Sadeia (PharmD Candidate c/o 2021)            On March 5, 2019, Janssen Pharmaceuticals…

Stricter accreditation standards for the Doctor of Pharmacy program at St. John’s University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Challenging the stigma of mental health

7 years ago

By: Michelle Lavrichenko, PharmD Candidate c/o 2020            What does it mean to be a pharmacist? A pharmacist is a qualified health care professional…

Potential complications posed by hypocalcemia in wound healing Challenging the stigma of mental health

7 years ago

By: Sarah, Hewady, PharmD Candidate c/o 2020            Calcium’s fundamental importance in the early hemostasis phase of wound healing has…

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves patisiran (Onpattro™): America’s first RNA-based therapy

7 years ago

By: Michael Lim, PharmD Candidate c/o 2020            In the investigation of gene function and its role in health care…