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U.S. v Caronia: Misdemeanor or Constitutional Right?

By: Tamara Yunusova, Staff Editor - On December 3, 2012, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals became the first…

13 years ago

New FDA Approval: Fycompa® to Treat Seizures

By: Bhavini Shah, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013  - Fycompa® (perampanel) has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval…

13 years ago

FDA Approves New Indication for Botox (OnabotulinumtoxinA) for Urinary Incontinence

By: Bethsy Jacob, PharmD Candidate 2014 - On January 18, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a…

13 years ago

A Look at Primary Medication NonAdherence and How it can be Overcome

By:  Erica Dimitropoulos, Assistant Student Editor - Although clinical trials can affirm the efficacy and advantages of all marketed medications,…

13 years ago

Rho Chi Beta Delta Chapter Induction Ceremony

By:  Bethsy Jacob, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - On January 24, 2013, Rho Chi Beta Delta Chapter successfully conducted its…

13 years ago

Emerging Pathways For Treating Hepatitis C Virus

By:  Maria Sorbera, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013, AMSCOP, LIU - Hepatitis C is the leading cause of chronic liver disease…

13 years ago

Varizig® for Chickenpox Symptoms

By: Steve Soman, Co-Editor-in-Chief - Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin (Varizig®) was approved by the FDA on December 21st of 2012.…

13 years ago

Pain Management and Palliative Care

By:  Monica Correia, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - This past year of advanced pharmacy rotations, has been a tremendous learning…

13 years ago

The Opioid Debate: PROP and PROMPT Battle Away

By: Tamara Yunusova - On Wednesday, July 25th a petition signed by the reform group Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing…

13 years ago

New Healthcare Law Concerning Birth Control Causes Debate

By: Katie Cimmino, Pharm D. Candidate c/o 2015 -  With the start of the New Year the French government is…

13 years ago

FDA Approves Apixaban For Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

By: Alexandra Alleva, PharmD candidate c/o 2013 - As of December 28th, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer's brand name oral anticoagulant,…

13 years ago

White House Petition Seeks to Recognize Pharmacists as Health Care Providers

By: Mohamed Dungersi, Associate Student Editor - A recent We the People petition on the White House official website has…

13 years ago

Tackling America’s Drug Shortage Crisis

By: John S Lim, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - America’s focus on healthcare, as well as its position as one…

14 years ago

Breakthroughs in Gene Therapy: Pharmacogenetics and Vectors

By: Tamara Yunusova, PharmD Candidate c/o 2017 - Gene therapy? You scoff in disbelief as thoughts of designer babies, liberal…

14 years ago

Adverse Events from Ingestion of OTC Eye Drops and Nasal Sprays

By Tasnima Nabi, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 - The FDA has issued warnings on accidental ingestion of over-the-counter eye drops…

14 years ago

Giving a Second Chance: The Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic on Long Island

By: Maria Sorbera, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 at AMSCOP (LIU) - Author William S. Burroughs states in his novel, “The…

14 years ago

Fungal Meningitis Outbreak: A Sobering Tragedy

By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, Associate Student Editor - For the past few weeks, we have heard about the terrible breakout…

14 years ago

Are You Prepared for RSV Season?

By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, Associate Student Editor - Many of us have prepared for influenza season by receiving the flu…

14 years ago

NYS ACCP – Fall Clinical Meeting 2012

By: James Schurr, Stephen Argiro, & Michael Cronin, PharmD Candidates c/o 2014 - This October, we had the privilege of…

14 years ago

Safety and Efficacy of Atropine for Salivary Hypersecretion

By: Elsa Thomas, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - Atropine is an anticholinergic used to treat various conditions, such as bradycardia,…

14 years ago

New Drug Review: Tofacitinib (Xeljanz®)

By: Jessica Lee, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system…

14 years ago

Mechanisms of NSAID Induced Functional Renal Toxicity

By: James W.  Schurr & Stephen Argiro, PharmD Candidates c/o 2014 - Patients frequently utilize non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for…

14 years ago

SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome

By: Shannon Tellier, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome has been reported in all categories of antidepressants after…

14 years ago

Ivacaftor (KalydecoTM): Targeting the Core of Cystic Fibrosis

By: Eugene Kolomiyets, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013, AMSCOP at LIU - Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease caused…

14 years ago

Duloxetine’s Effect on Blood Glucose Levels

By: Neal Shah, Co-Editor-in-Chief - Duloxetine is a serotonin (5HT) and norepinephrine (NE) reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) introduced to the US…

14 years ago

The Role of NMDA in Electroconvulsive Therapy and Other Neuropsychological Disorders

By: Neal Shah, Co-Editor-in-Chief - Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a last-line procedure in the treatment of refractory depression, among other…

14 years ago

My Experiences at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

By: Addolorata Ciccone, Student Copy Editor - As a fifth-year pharmacy student researching and ranking advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE)…

14 years ago

Influenza Vaccines: Projected Strains for the 2012—2013 Season

By: Joo Hee Kwon, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - There are 3 antigenic types of influenza: A, B, and C.…

14 years ago

A Cherokee Experience: The Story of My Ambulatory Care Rotation

By: Nandini Puranprashad, Pharm D. Candidate c/o 2013 - I’m sitting in a quaint coffee shop in Cherokee, North Carolina,…

14 years ago

Bisphosphonates and Atypical Fracture Risk

By: Steve Soman, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Bisphosphonates are proven to enhance bone density and reduce fracture incidence in…

14 years ago

Antiplatelet Use Following Acute Coronary Syndromes

By: Addolorata Ciccone, Co-Copy Editor - Acute Coronary Syndromes Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a myocardial ischemia caused by obstruction…

14 years ago

Brand Vs. Generic: What Every Prescriber Should Know

By: Marina Yermolayeva, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - “I’m allergic to the generic; I need the brand name medication,” is…

14 years ago

Nutrition Support Pharmacy Practice

By: James W. Schurr, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014 - Nutrition Support Pharmacy is a specialized practice pertaining to the needs…

14 years ago

Quick Update: Triptan Pharmacology

By: Neal Shah, Co-Editor-In-Chief - Migraines can be “classic” or “common.”  While all migraines feature unilateral, pulsating headaches, classic migraines…

14 years ago

Matching Challenge: Over-the-Counter Products

By: Mohamed Dungersi, Associate Student Editor -  Match the following herbal products with their correct description: A. This product has…

14 years ago

Meet the new Beta 3 Agonist: Mirabegron (Myrbetriq®)

By: Steve P. Soman - Mirabegron (Mybetriq®), known also by the brand name Betanis®in Japan, is a new once daily…

14 years ago

DIA 2012: St. John’s Students Collaborate to Innovate in Philadelphia

By: Michael Cronin, Pharm.D.  Candidate c/o 2014 - The Drug Information Association (DIA) student chapter at St. John's University College…

14 years ago

Matching Challenge: Over-the-Counter Products

By Mohamed Dungersi, Associate Student Editor - Match the following herbal products with their natural source and reason for use:…

14 years ago

Use of Donepezil in Patients with Delirium (but without Dementia)

By: Lunbao (Jerry) Huang, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Donepezil, brand name Aricept®, is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor indicated as monotherapy…

14 years ago

Artificial Saliva Agents in Xerostomia

By: Neal Shah, Co-Editor-in-Chief - Xerostomia, commonly known as dry mouth, is an anti-muscarinic side effect of numerous medications.  Antidepressants,…

14 years ago

The Pathology of Pure Red Cell Aplasia

By: Neal Shah, Co Editor-In-Chief - Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA), also known as erythroblastopenia, is characterized by a suppression…

14 years ago

Five Lessons Learned from Being an Assistant Dean

By: Laura Gianni Augusto, B.S., Pharm.D., Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice - Laura Gianni Augusto, Pharm.D., R.Ph.…

14 years ago

Impact of Gender and Race on the Efficacy on Opiods

By: Lunbao (Jerry) Huang, Pharm.D.  Candidate c/o 2013 - Pain is a very difficult condition to manage, as clinicians have…

14 years ago

The Challenges of Pediatric Clinical Drug Trials and Drug Product Labeling

By: Shannon Tellier, Associate Student Editor - The disease burden in children outweighs the number of pediatric clinical drug trials…

14 years ago

The End of an Era

By: Pooja Patel, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - The ‘end of an era’ is a fitting way to describe my…

14 years ago

Effect of Intravenous Ondansetron on QT Interval Prolongation

By: Raymond Wu, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013   The 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 (5HT3) antagonists (e.g. ondansetron [Zofran®]) are commonly used…

14 years ago

Student Pharmacist Star of the Month: Albana Alili

By: Marie Huang -       Each month, the Rho Chi Post has the wonderful opportunity to sit down with an…

14 years ago

My Pharmacy Journey

By: Jena Marion, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - I have traveled a lot these past few years.  I have packed…

14 years ago

Naloxone Distribution Programs

By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, Associate Student Editor, with Special Thanks to Dr. Tomasz Jodlowski for his contributions to this article -…

14 years ago

Risk versus Benefit: Prescription to Over the Counter Medications

By: Maria A. Sorbera, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 -   Maria Sorbera was the 2011-2012 President of the Rho Chi…

14 years ago