In the News / Politics

Medco & Express Scripts Merger

By: Alisha Kumar, PharmD Candidate c/o 2012 - Express Scripts proposed a $29 billion acquisition of Medco Health back in…

14 years ago

Bydureon®: A Weekly Injection for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

By: Mohamed Dungersi - On January 27, the FDA approved Bydureon® (exenatide extended-release) for use in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus…

14 years ago

Hope on the Horizon: Chikungunya Vaccine Trial Begins!

By: Ebey P. Soman - Since its discovery in Tanganyika (modern day Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa) in 1952, Chikungunya…

14 years ago

New Oral Direct Thrombin Inhibitors and Factor Xa Anticoagulants

By: Neal Shah - Anticlotting agents are staples in the prevention and treatment of thrombotic disorders, such as deep vein…

14 years ago

FDA Challenges Pharmacists’ Right to Compound

By: Ebey P. Soman - With clearly established roles for pharmacists, compounding is recognized and upheld as a core foundation…

14 years ago

FDA Approves Edarbyclor®

By: Gokul Kalla, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Hypertension is a chronic disease that affects one out of every three…

14 years ago

Placement of Carisoprodol into Schedule IV

By Jena Marion, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - On December 12, 2011, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)…

14 years ago

New York Lawmakers Tackle Prescription Drug Abuse

By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - We have all heard the mortifying tales of recent attacks on pharmacies by addicts looking…

14 years ago

Legislative Update: Restricting Mail Order Services

By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - In previous issues, we mentioned Bill 5502, which would prohibit insurers from requiring their patients…

14 years ago

Greater Bone Loss in Post-Menopausal Women with HIV

By: Bibin Thomas, Long Island University, PharmD Candidate - Earlier in 2011, it was reported that that young and middle-aged…

14 years ago