medication

The Difference in Guanfacine Formulations for ADHD

By: Katharine Cimmino, Editor-in-Chief - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common pediatric psychiatric disorder, and it affects the education,…

12 years ago

Interview: Med Ed 101: Dr. Eric Christianson

By: Tasnima Nabi, Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - Social media is a powerful platform, allowing for the quick and easy exchange…

12 years ago

FDA Defends Generic Drug Labeling Plan

By: Nancy Simon, PharmD c/o 2016 - Last November, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submitted a proposal for a…

12 years ago

Off-Label Antidepressant Use in Pediatric Patients with Autism

By: Jacqueline Meaney, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015, University at Buffalo: School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences -- Psychotropic medications are…

12 years ago

Meet the Air Force: Dr. Joanne Bollhofer-White

By: Melissa Roy Co-Copy Editor [Graphics focused] -- Many people do not realize the opportunities that are available to pharmacists.…

12 years ago

Accountable Care Organizations

By: Stephanie Chiu and Elissa Tam, PharmD Candidates c/o 2015 -- According to the Dartmouth Atlas project, health care spending…

12 years ago

FDA-Approved Afrezza: An Inhaled Alternative to Injectable Insulin?

By: Elissa Tam, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Patients with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes who cannot control their…

12 years ago

Combating Counterfeit Drugs

By: Azia Tariq, Staff Editor - With the sale of counterfeit drugs reaching an alarmingly higher rate than ever, The…

12 years ago

HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

By: Elissa Tam PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - HIV/AIDS continues to be a persistent problem in the United States and…

12 years ago

Pediatric Hypertension

By: Anthony Botte and Tyler Valente, PharmD Candidates c/o 2016 - Diseases which are prevalent within the pediatric population require…

12 years ago

Drug Shortages: Effects & Costs in the United States Healthcare System

By: Valentina DiGangi,PharmD Candidate c/o 2017, Brandon Hu, PharmD Candidate c/o 2018, Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor, Samantha Lau, PharmD…

12 years ago

The Role of Pharmacists Expanding into the Emergency Room

By: Sherin Pathickal, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 - In 2006, the Institute of Medicine reported that over 1.5 million people…

12 years ago

Tailored Tablets

By: Azia Tariq, Staff Editor - Truly personalized medication is the goal of researchers in the pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries.…

12 years ago

Quantifying the Benefits of Pharmacist Prescribing Power

By Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - The idea of granting pharmacists the right to prescribe, as well as to…

12 years ago

Grastek®: FDA Approves New Sublingual Immunotherapy for Allergies

By: Kevin Lin, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - This April, the FDA approved three sublingual immunotherapies for pollen induced allergic…

12 years ago

Antipsychotic Use in the Elderly with Dementia

By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - The overuse of antipsychotics in the nursing home population for off-label indications continues to…

12 years ago

The Dangers of Intrathecal Baclofen

By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) is indicated for the treatment of intractable spasticity caused by spinal…

12 years ago

Pharmacy Lobby Day

By: Melissa Roy, Co-Copy Editor [Graphics Focused] - During Pharmacy Lobby Day, pharmacists and students from all over New York…

12 years ago

I Have a Problem

By: Sang Hyub Kim, DPM Candidate c/o 2018, New York College of Podiatric Medicine - I was diagnosed with ulcerative…

12 years ago

Evzio™ – New Naloxone Auto-Injector For Opioid Overdose

By: Diana Gritsenko, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Drug overdose is a serious problem in the United States.  In 2010,…

12 years ago

FDA Approves Drug Elosulfase Alfa (Vimizim™) for Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS IVA)

By: Erica Dimitropoulos Co-Copy Editor [Content- Focused]  - On February 14, 2014, elosulfase alfa (Vimizim™) became an FDA-approved enzyme replacement therapy…

12 years ago

Possible New Prostate Cancer Screening

By: Fatema Elias, Senior Staff Editor - Prostate cancer occurs when abnormal cells form in the tissues of the prostate…

12 years ago

The Use of Topical Opioid Treatment for Pressure Ulcer Wounds

By: Katharine Cimmino, Editor-in-Chief - Pressure ulcers can be a painful condition decreasing the quality of life of patients and…

12 years ago

Brown-Bag Event

By: Hayeon Na, Co-Copy Editor (Content Focused) - On February 26th, 2014, pharmacists, clinical faculty, and pharmacy students from St.…

12 years ago

New Strides in Lupus Treatment

By: Daniel Mathan, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016, Anita Kachappilly, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016, & Amrita Singh, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 -…

12 years ago

Riociguat (Adempas®) New Drug for Pulmonary Hypertension

By: Hayeon Na, Co-Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - On October 8th of 2013, Bayer’s new drug riociguat (Adempas®) was approved for…

12 years ago

Dietary Supplements and Their Potential Dangers

By: Fatema Elias, Staff Writer - With the New Year and everyone committing to their New Year resolutions, more and…

12 years ago

The Importance of Organ Donation: Perspectives and the Lives Affected

By: James Schurr, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014 and Jennifer Miao, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014 With very special thanks to Jessica…

12 years ago

Psychiatric Prescriptions in the Fight Against Juvenile Diabetes

By: Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - In August 2013, the results of a yearlong safety study were published in…

12 years ago

Low Literacy and Medication Management?

By: Jenny Park, Pharm. D. Candidate c/o 2015 - As the Affordable Care Act brings health care to many people…

12 years ago

The Increasing Roles of Pharmacists in Transplant Outcomes

By: Jenny Park, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Medication adherence is a big part of a patient’s success in managing…

12 years ago

Pharmacy Across the Border: An Interview with Sherif Guorgui, VP of Pharmacy at the Ontario Pharmacists Association

By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - For the brand new year, we present an interview with Sherif Guorgui, the…

12 years ago

Do You Know Your Organizations?: SCCP

      The St. John’s University Student College of Clinical Pharmacy (SCCP) is an organization for anyone interested in…

12 years ago

Say Hello to JNC8: New Hypertension Guidelines

By: Frances Trosa PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - After much anticipation, the report from the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC…

12 years ago

The Blunt Truth

By: Katharine Cimmino, Editor-in-Chief - Marijuana, also known as “grass,” “pot,” “joint,” “weed,” “reefer,” “hashish,” and “Mary Jane,” is a…

12 years ago

Do You Know Your Organizations?: APhA-ASP

The mission of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) is to be the collective voice of student…

12 years ago

Newly Approved: Macitentan (Opsumit®)

By: Rebecca Gilene, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014, St. Louis College of Pharmacy - The FDA approved macitentan (Opsumit®) on October…

13 years ago

Possible Inhaled Option for Diabetics

By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - Near the end of December, the pharmaceutical company, MannKind Corp, will submit their…

13 years ago

Ponatinib Taken Off the Market

By: Sherine Jaison, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 -  The leukemia chemotherapy drug ponatinib (Iclusig) has just been taken off the…

13 years ago

Hospital Drug Shortages

By: Hamid Razaki, PharmD - Drug shortages seen across pharmacies in the United States continue to be an issue in…

13 years ago

Still a Long Road Ahead for New Hepatitis C Treatment

By: Ramya Mathew, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Vertex Pharmaceuticals, an American biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been…

13 years ago

Expanding a Technician’s Role

By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - Pharmacy, like much of medicine, is constantly changing, and the new changes in…

13 years ago

Provider Status for Pharmacists: Call to Action or Distant Dream?

By: Samantha Schmidt, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014, Palm Beach Atlantic University - The role of pharmacists in healthcare has grown…

13 years ago

Zecuity(TM): Novel Treatment Option for Migraines

By: Arya Mathew, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014 -  About twelve percent of the U.S. population suffers from migraines, affecting adult…

13 years ago

Moving Towards Provider Status: An Interview with Sandra Leal

By: Hayeon Na, Co-Copy Editor and Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - In Volume 1 Issue1 of the Rho Chi…

13 years ago

The Third Wheel or the Steering Wheel? Pharmacists on the Healthcare Team

By: Joshua Bliss, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 - Doctor - a word often utilized by both professionals and the general…

13 years ago

Ceftriaxone Induced Hemolytic Anemia

By: Samad Tirmizi, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014 - Hemolytic anemia (HA) is a type of anemia that occurs due to…

13 years ago

Ketoconazole No More

By: Hayeon Na, Co-Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on July 26th that oral dosage…

13 years ago

Canagliflozin (Invokana®): New Type 2 Diabetes Drug

By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - On March 29th 2013, the U.S Food and Drug Administration approved canagliflozin (Invokana®),…

13 years ago

FDA’s New Warning: Acetaminophen Associated with Serious Skin Reactions

By: Andy Zhang, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - On August 1st, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released…

13 years ago