In the News / Politics

The First Lab-Grown Blood Transfusion

By: John Ortiz, PharmD Candidate c/o 2025 What is a Blood Transfusion? A blood transfusion is a procedure where donated…

2 years ago

Pharmacy Benefit Managers 2023 Update

By: Giavanna Carr, PharmD Candidate c/o 2025 In March of 2023, Senators Maria Cantwell and Charles E. Grassley successfully passed…

2 years ago

FDA Approves Bimzelx® for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis

By: Bhojranie Brahmanand, PharmD Candidate c/o 2025 On October 18, 2023, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved…

2 years ago

The “Morning-After” Antibiotic

By: Anureet Kaur, PharmD Candidate c/o 2024  According to surveillance data from the United States Centers for Disease Control and…

2 years ago

An Oral Revolution in Treating Adults Diagnosed with Type II Diabetes Mellitus

By: Samia Rahman Adity, PharmD Candidate c/o 2025 Diabetes Facts and Statistics Type II diabetes (T2D) has been a consequential…

2 years ago

FDA Approves Jardiance® for the Treatment of Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease

By: Urooj K. Malik, PharmD Candidate c/o 2024 Effective September 22, 2023, the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration…

2 years ago

How drug shortages have affected pharmacies, pharmacists, and patients

By: Jennalynn Fung, PharmD Candidate c/o 2025 Drug shortages are not new; however, their frequency has significantly increased over the…

3 years ago

FDA Approves First Nonprescription Oral Contraceptive

By: Bhojranie Brahmanand, PharmD Candidate c/o 2025 Traditionally, a prescription has always been required for contraceptives such as birth control.…

3 years ago

The New “Zombie Drug”

By: Sandra Jojo, PharmD Canddiate c/o 2024 The United States (US) is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic.…

3 years ago

RSV Vaccine: Furthering the Expansion of the Pharmacist’s Role

By: Ashley Medina, PharmD Candidate c/o 2025 After decades of trial and error, science is ready to offer preventative measures…

3 years ago