An Alternative for Pulmonary Hypertension Approved
By: Jack (Hongkai) Bao, Staff Editor - On December 21st 2015, the FDA approved selexipag (Uptravi®), marketed by Actelion Pharmaceuticals…
A Primer on HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
By: Svetlana Akbasheva, Section Editor (Clinical) - Despite the advances in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the incidence…
FDA Approves New Combo Pill Genvoya® for HIV-1 Infection
By: Alex Chu, Staff Writer - On November 5th 2015, the U.S Food and Drug Administration approved Genvoya®, a once…
Review of Thalidomide in Memory of Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey
By: Kevin J. Choi, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 - “Morning Sickness” – we have all heard of this term being…
Pharmacists’ Standpoint on Possible Changes to Profession
By: Victoria Chirico, PharmD Candidate c/o 2018 - From I-STOP surveillance to vaccine administration, many changes have been made in…
The Importance of Counseling and its Impact on Medication Adherence
By: Sherin Pathickal, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016, Rahul Patel, PharmD Candidate c/o 2017, and Sierra Swaby, PharmD Candidate c/o 2020…
The Reality behind a “Stone Heart”
By: Dimitrios Savva, PharmD c/o 2016 - Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside used in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (Afib)…
Better Understanding the Link between Myasthenia Gravis and Diabetes
By: Jacqueline Chirico, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 - Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder in which an antibody-mediated attack is…
Optimizing Drug Safety in the Operating Room
By: Maryam Ahmed, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 - While hospitals are a place where people can get their ailments cured,…
The Effect of Acetaminophen on Emotional Pain
By: Nicollette Pacheco, Staff Editor (Graphics-focused) - Acetaminophen, an analgesic and antipyretic, has been widely used to relieve minor aches…