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To Defend the People

By: Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - As the world’s largest market for pharmaceuticals, the United States receives many medications…

12 years ago

Look Into APhA-ASP Region 1&2 MRM

By: Tracey Li, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - The American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) holds the only…

12 years ago

Long Term PPI Use Heightens Concern of Associated Health Consequences

By: Tamara Yunusova, Senior Staff Editor - Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) are acid-reducing agents that have multiple uses in the…

12 years ago

A Walk To Remember

By: Caitie Stehling, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - St. John’s University is grounded in its Catholic, Vincentian, and Metropolitan mission.…

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

Dengue Fever: Where Do We Go From Here?

By: Sherin Pathickal, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 - Dengue Fever, widely known as “break-bone fever,” is an illness that causes…

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

Dr. Robert Mangione – From Student to Provost of St. John’s University

By: Katharine Cimmino, Editor-in-Chief and Melissa Roy, Co-Copy Editor [Graphics-Focused] - Dr. Mangione has been a prominent member here at…

12 years ago

Surviving APPE Rotations

By: Aleena Cherian, Co-Copy Editor [Graphics-Focused] and Jenny Prakash, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014 - Starting your rotations in 5th year…

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

The Use of Methadone in Neuropathic Pain

By: Neal Shah, PharmD, MD/PhD Student c/o 2021, West Virginia University School of Medicine - Methadone is a powerful long-acting…

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

Phi Lambda Sigma’s 12th Annual Healthy Halloween

By: Taryn Mondiello, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Halloween came early this year to St. John’s University and to 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

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

Possible Mandatory Lung Cancer Screening

By: Jenny Park, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Lung cancer takes away the lives of about 160,000 individuals annually, which…

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

Meet the President: An Interview with Father Levesque

By: Beatrice Popovitz, Staff Editor and Ada Seldin, Staff Editor -       In August 2013, St. John’s University welcomed…

13 years ago

Advancements Towards a Malaria Vaccine

By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - A new experimental vaccine, PfsPZ, offers great promise as a cure for malaria.…

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

Accepting the Mantle: The 2013 White Coat Ceremony

By: Davidta Brown - Every year in late October, the third year pharmacy students at the College of Pharmacy and…

13 years ago

Does Moxifloxacin Increase the Risk of Dysglycemia?

By: Nathan Trustman, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014, AMSCOP at LIU - The antibiotic class known as the fluoroquinolones is widely…

13 years ago

Nature’s Remedy… in a More Palatable Dosage Form

By: Davidta Brown, Staff Editor - Pathogenic bacteria have been enemies to human health for centuries. As recently as last…

13 years ago

What You Should Know About Selecting APPE Rotations

By: Aleena Cherian, Co-Copy Editor, Graphics Focused - Selecting APPE Rotations You’ve made it past the progression interviews at the…

13 years ago

New Treatment for a Deficiency in Iron-Supplement Therapies

By: Davidta Brown, Staff Editor - For the estimated 7.5 million individuals in the United States living with iron deficiency…

13 years ago

After 15 Years, First New Recombinant Coagulation Factor IX (Rixubis) Gains Orphan Drug Approval

By: Tamara Yunusova, Senior Staff Editor - After a lengthy fifteen-year hiatus in recombinant drug approvals, FDA-approved Recombinant Coagulation Factor…

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

Hope For Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - Emily Whitehead, a 7-year-old girl who fought off relapsing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), has…

13 years ago

Meet the Dean: Interview with Dean DiGate

By: Katharine Cimmino, Editor-in-Chief and Erica Dimitropoulos, Senior Staff Editor -       Just last month, St. John’s University…

13 years ago

An Interview with Dr. Barile: Professor, Reseacher, and Editor

By: Katharine Cimmino, Editor-in-Chief & Bharat Kirthivasan, Co-Copy Editor - Frank A. Barile Ph.D. is a Professor of Clinical and…

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

Olmesartan Medoxomil Label Revision

By: David Ong, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014 - Manipulating the renin-angiotensin system is one of the many ways drugs are…

13 years ago

HIV Test: Making a Difference

By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - On June 27, 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AIDS.gov,…

13 years ago

Novel Virus, Standard Vigilance

By: Davidta Brown, Staff Editor - When the seasons transition from winter into spring every year, healthcare providers brace for…

13 years ago

Children, Codeine, and Cytochrome P-450

By Davidta Brown, Staff Editor - For post-operative pain treatment, few drugs are as trustworthy, as tried-and-true, as codeine. Prescriptive…

13 years ago

A Close Concurrence on Certolizumab (Cimzia®)

By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - This year, on July 23rd, FDA advisers voted 7 to 6, with one…

13 years ago

Take a Chance!

By: Praneeta Nagraj, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Summer is a great time to recover from the school year through…

13 years ago

New Findings Regarding Cardiovascular Adverse Events with ADHD Medications

By: Aleena Cherian, Co-Copy Editor [Graphics-Focused] - Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic neurological behavior characterized by persistent patterns…

13 years ago

Two New Agents for the Treatment of Obesity

By: Nathan Trustman, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013, AMSCOP at LIU - Obesity is defined as having a body mass index…

13 years ago

DIA 2013 Annual Meeting: Boston, Massachusetts

By: Kristin M. Cheng, PharmD candidate c/o 2014  -       The Drug Information Association (DIA) 2013 Annual Meeting took place…

13 years ago

Superbug Makes Super Waves in Hospitals Across America

By: Beatrisa Popovitz, Staff Editor -  For the past decade, antibiotic resistant bacteria have been a growing concern in healthcare.…

13 years ago

Solving the HCV Enigma: Current and Future Drug Therapy for Hepatitis C

By: Tamara Yunusova, Senior Staff Editor - Approximately 3.2 million Americans have chronic hepatitis C infection.1 While acute cases are…

13 years ago

Compounding at a Crossroads: New Boundaries in the Aftermath of Tragedy?

Davidta Brown, PharmD Candidate c/o 2017 -      The debate on the nature of compounding practice and the extent to…

13 years ago

The HIMSS Conference

By: Tina Chang & Helen Dong PharmD Candidates c/o 2014   Ever been to a conference where all you do…

13 years ago