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St. John’s Pharmacy Students Get Involved for NYC World Hepatitis Day

By: Kenny Ng, STJ AMCP Chapter President, PharmD c/o 2017, Kenny Chan, STJ AMCP Chapter President-Elect, PharmD c/o 2017, Davidta…

12 years ago

Direct Association of HIV and Early Kidney Damage in Women

By: Elizabeth Kopec, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014, South University School of Pharmacy at Columbia, SC - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…

12 years ago

New Drug to Treat HIV-1 Hits the Market

By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - On August 12,2013, a new weapon against HIV-1 infection was added to the existing…

13 years ago

Lower Vaccine Costs for Developing Nations

By: Steve Soman, PharmD - India has become a powerhouse in pharmaceutical manufacturing, often supplying generic alternatives at a fraction…

13 years ago

Extending the Standing Order for Tdap

By:  Christina Tarantola, PharmD, PGY-1 Resident at Kings Pharmacy - The New York State Department of Health issued a health…

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

Transplantation in HIV +/- HBV/HCV Patients

By: Jayoung Park, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Traditionally, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients have generally been excluded from organ…

14 years ago

Immunizations and Pharmacy

By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - Many pharmacists were disappointed that New York was the 49th state to allow pharmacists to…

14 years ago

HIV Transmitted from a Living Organ Donor: NYC, 2009

By: Alisha Kumar, PharmD Candidate c/o 2012 - HIV transmission via organ transplantation is rare in the United States. However,…

15 years ago

In The News: TNF-Alpha Inhibitors Receive More Warnings

By Ebey P. Soman - TNF-alpha inhibitors are drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis, as…

15 years ago