By: Benedette Cuffari, BS Toxicology Candidate c/o 2015 - Hemophilia B is an inherited bleeding disorder that is caused by…
By: Nancy Simon, PharmD c/o 2016 - Last November, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submitted a proposal for a…
By: Kevin Lin, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 -- The FDA recently completed an observational cohort study that compared Pradaxa® (dabigatran)…
By: Melissa Roy Co-Copy Editor [Graphics focused] - Our dedicated preceptor Kimberly Defronzo, RPh, MS, MBA is currently a Consumer…
By: Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - A new therapeutic device has seemingly leapt from the pages of a science…
By: Erica Dimitropoulos Co-Copy Editor [Content- Focused] - On February 14, 2014, elosulfase alfa (Vimizim™) became an FDA-approved enzyme replacement therapy…
By: Fawad Piracha, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 - Rho Chi Society held its 90th annual meeting on Sunday, March 30,…
By: Daniel Mathan, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016, Anita Kachappilly, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016, & Amrita Singh, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 -…
By: Beatrisa Popovitz, Senior Staff Editor - On January 31st 2014, the FDA announced the release of a revolutionary new…
By: Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - As the world of healthcare and its provision evolves, laws which organize and…
By: Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - In 21st century medicine, pharmaceuticals have come to include compounds derived through novel…
By: Fatema Elias, Staff Writer - With the New Year and everyone committing to their New Year resolutions, more and…
By: Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - As the world’s largest market for pharmaceuticals, the United States receives many medications…
By: Jenny Park, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - On July 12, 2013, the FDA approved afatinib (GilotrifTM) as a new…
By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - On November 22, 2013, simeprevir (Olysio®), a new agent to treat chronic hepatitis C,…
By: Rebecca Gilene, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014, St. Louis College of Pharmacy - The FDA approved macitentan (Opsumit®) on October…
By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - Near the end of December, the pharmaceutical company, MannKind Corp, will submit their…
By: Sherine Jaison, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - The leukemia chemotherapy drug ponatinib (Iclusig) has just been taken off the…
By: Ramya Mathew, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Vertex Pharmaceuticals, an American biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been…
By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - On August 12,2013, a new weapon against HIV-1 infection was added to the existing…
By: Tamara Yunusova, Senior Staff Editor - After a lengthy fifteen-year hiatus in recombinant drug approvals, FDA-approved Recombinant Coagulation Factor…
By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - On March 29th 2013, the U.S Food and Drug Administration approved canagliflozin (Invokana®),…
By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - This year, on July 23rd, FDA advisers voted 7 to 6, with one…
By Omar Khalid Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2014 - The outpour of a multitude of new oral anticoagulants in recent years…
By: Tamara Yunusova, Senior Staff Editor - Approximately 3.2 million Americans have chronic hepatitis C infection.1 While acute cases are…
Davidta Brown, PharmD Candidate c/o 2017 - The debate on the nature of compounding practice and the extent to…
By: Ada Seldin PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - On April 16th, 2013, the FDA approved the labeling change for the…
By: Erica Dimitropoulos, Senior Staff Editor - Lupus is highly unpredictable and occurs without warning; there is no known cause…
By: David Ong, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2014 - Our current healthcare system receives much criticism from the press as well…
By: Andy Zhang, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - On March 28, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the…
By: Hayeon Na, Co-Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - On March 22, 2013, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) aired an episode of “Need…
By: Bansri Patel - As of May 1st 2013, Plan B®, the brand name emergency contraception pill will now be…
By Nancy Rizkalla, PharmD candidate c/o 2015 - Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with subsequent stent implantation is a highly…
By: Tamara Yunusova, Staff Editor - On December 3, 2012, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals became the first…
By: Bhavini Shah, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - Fycompa® (perampanel) has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval…
By: Bethsy Jacob, PharmD Candidate 2014 - On January 18, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a…
By: Alexandra Alleva, PharmD candidate c/o 2013 - As of December 28th, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer's brand name oral anticoagulant,…
The College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions has officially changed its name to the College of Pharmacy and Health…
By: Marina Yermolayeva, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - “I’m allergic to the generic; I need the brand name medication,” is…
By: Michael Cronin, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2014 - The Drug Information Association (DIA) student chapter at St. John's University College…
By: Maria A. Sorbera, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Maria Sorbera was the 2011-2012 President of the Rho Chi…
By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, with Special Thanks to: Dr. Tomasz Jodlowski - In previous issues, we discussed an upcoming $29.1 billion…
By: Kathlynn Ferrer, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Nabiximols (Sativex®) is a buccal spray that has been approved for use…
By: Alexandra Alleva, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - On February 17, 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved…
By: Mohamed Dungersi - Starting July 1, 2012, Albertans will be able to have their prescriptions renewed at their local…
By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - Express Scripts Inc., one of the nation’s top pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), has announced a…
By: Neal Shah - Anticlotting agents are staples in the prevention and treatment of thrombotic disorders, such as deep vein…
By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - We have all heard the mortifying tales of recent attacks on pharmacies by addicts looking…
By: Khilna Patel, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2012 - On October 25 of this year, Eli Lilly and Company announced a…
By: Neal Shah - Dr. Ashby is a well-known Pharmacology professor for student pharmacists studying in their professional years. He…