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How Many Drugs is Too Many?

How Many Drugs is Too Many? By: Caitlyn Cummings, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 and Ruby Lee, PharmD Candidate c/o 2017…

11 years ago

Harvoni™ – First Combination Pill to Treat Hepatitis C

By: Sebanti Bhowmik and Elissa Tam, PharmD Candidates c/o 2015 - On October 10, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration…

11 years ago

Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in the United States

By: Jacqueline Meaney, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015, University at Buffalo: School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Psychiatric disorders are common…

11 years ago

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Oncology Patients

By: Nicollette Pacheco, Staff Editor [Graphics-focused] - With an increase in the use of alternative medicine in the United States,…

11 years ago

Usage of Codeine in Pediatric Patients

By: Azia Tariq, Section Editor - With the deaths of thirteen pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy occurring post operation…

11 years ago

No More ABCs: FDA Issues Final Rule on Pregnancy and Lactation Drug Labeling

By: Svetlana Akbasheva, Staff Writer - Pregnancy categories in drug labeling were created in order to facilitate decisions on a…

11 years ago

Using Bacteriophage Enzymes to Stay One Step Ahead of MRSA

By: Davidta Brown, Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - It’s difficult to have a discussion about antibiotics without mentioning the developing crisis…

12 years ago

Recombinant Factor IX (Alprolix) Brings Hope for Hemophilia B Patients

By: Benedette Cuffari, BS Toxicology Candidate c/o 2015 - Hemophilia B is an inherited bleeding disorder that is caused by…

12 years ago

FDA Defends Generic Drug Labeling Plan

By: Nancy Simon, PharmD c/o 2016 - Last November, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submitted a proposal for a…

12 years ago

The Silver Age of Antibiotics

By: Andrew Leong, Staff Writer -- This year, the FDA approved three new antibiotics to treat acute bacterial skin and…

12 years ago