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My APhA 2012 Experience

By Mohamed Dungersi - Last month, I had the immense opportunity to travel to New Orleans to be a part…

14 years ago

The Diagnosis and Management of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents

By: Marie Huang - The amphitheater at Nassau University Medical Center fills up slowly as Dr. Alan Jay Cohen, a…

14 years ago

Drug Shortage Update: FDA Successfully Alleviates Chemotherapy Shortage

By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - As previously reported, there is currently great concern in the medical community because of the…

14 years ago

Student Pharmacist Star of the Month: Praneeta Nagraj

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

14 years ago

FDA Makes Label Changes to Statins

By: Mohamed Dungersi - On February 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved important safety label changes for…

14 years ago

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Tran

By: Shannon Tellier - Dr. Tran is an assistant clinical professor at St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Allied…

14 years ago

The Changing Role of Community Pharmacy

By: Charles George, Pharm.D. - Charles George, Pharm.D. is a recent graduate from the University of Florida in 2011.  He…

14 years ago

I-STOP: The New Front Against Prescription Drug Abuse

By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - As previously reported, the recent rise in violence against pharmacies (by people in search of…

14 years ago

Pharmacists in Alberta Allowed to Renew Prescriptions

By: Mohamed Dungersi - Starting July 1, 2012, Albertans will be able to have their prescriptions renewed at their local…

14 years ago

CHF, a Rare but Serious Presentation of Graves’ disease

By: James Schurr, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2014 - Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that results in a state of…

14 years ago

Express Scripts and Medco Merger

By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - Express Scripts Inc., one of the nation’s top pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), has announced a…

14 years ago

Link Revealed: PPI Usage, Smoking and Bone Fractures

By: Ebey P. Soman - Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are medications commonly prescribed to treat heartburn, acid reflux disease, and…

14 years ago

Brilinta® vs. Plavix® in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

By: Ronik Saha, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Clopidogrel (Plavix®) is a thienopyridine antiplatelet agent, which exerts its antiplatelet effects…

14 years ago

Proton Pump Inhibitors and the Treatment of Osteoporosis

By: Neal Shah - Osteoporosis is a disease of the bone characterized by decreased bone mineral density (BMD), which reduces…

14 years ago

Student Pharmacist Star of the Month: Yining Shao

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

14 years ago

Pharmacy Practice Residency Training Programs

By Dr. Tina Kanmaz - Dr. Kanmaz is the Assistant Dean for Experiential Pharmacy Education and Associate Clinical Professor at…

14 years ago

EPIC Spells Trouble for Many Seniors

By: Ebey P. Soman - New York State’s Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program (EPIC) is a secondary prescription insurance program…

14 years ago

Pharmacists Are Healthcare Providers!

By: Sandra Leal Pharm.D., CDE -  Sandra Leal, PharmD, CDE is the Director of Clinical Pharmacy at El Rio Health…

14 years ago

The Latest Novartis Recalls

By: Aleena Chacko, Long Island University Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Established in 1996, Novartis International AG is a multinational…

14 years ago

Adapting to the Changing Roles in Pharmacy

By: Kate Croegaert, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Kate Croegaert is a PharmD Candidate (Class…

14 years ago

My Residency, My Experience, A Foundation for My Career

By: Sum Lam, PharmD, CGP, BCPS, FASCP - Sum Lam, Pharm.D., CGP, BCPS, FASCP is an Associate Clinical Professor in…

14 years ago

The Importance of Researching Residency Sites

By: Dr. Regina Ginzburg - Regina Ginzburg is an Associate Clinical Professor of St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and…

14 years ago

Bydureon®: A Weekly Injection for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

By: Mohamed Dungersi - On January 27, the FDA approved Bydureon® (exenatide extended-release) for use in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus…

14 years ago

Residency Experiences: Direct Impact on Professional Development

By Dr. Sharon See, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS - Sharon See, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS is an Associate Clinical Professor in the…

14 years ago

Express, Be Involved, and Grow

By: Dr. Gregory J. Hughes - Gregory J. Hughes, PharmD, BCPS, CGP is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Clinical…

14 years ago

Hope on the Horizon: Chikungunya Vaccine Trial Begins!

By: Ebey P. Soman - Since its discovery in Tanganyika (modern day Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa) in 1952, Chikungunya…

14 years ago

The 2012 Rho Chi Induction

By: Nandini Puranprashad, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - On January 17, the Rho Chi Beta Delta Chapter at St. John’s…

14 years ago

New Oral Direct Thrombin Inhibitors and Factor Xa Anticoagulants

By: Neal Shah - Anticlotting agents are staples in the prevention and treatment of thrombotic disorders, such as deep vein…

14 years ago

FDA Challenges Pharmacists’ Right to Compound

By: Ebey P. Soman - With clearly established roles for pharmacists, compounding is recognized and upheld as a core foundation…

14 years ago

Tackling the End-of-Semester Stressors

By: Nataliya Sulyk, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Often waiting until the very last minute to begin studying for finals…

14 years ago

Liposomal Doxorubicin For Liver Cancer

By Lunbao (Jerry) Huang, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Over the last two decades, there has been an increasing focus…

14 years ago

FDA Approves Edarbyclor®

By: Gokul Kalla, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Hypertension is a chronic disease that affects one out of every three…

14 years ago

Partners in Health Comes to Columbia University

By: Bethsy Jacob, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2014 - On November 16, 2011, Dr. Joia Mukherjee, Medical Director of Partners in…

14 years ago

Placement of Carisoprodol into Schedule IV

By Jena Marion, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - On December 12, 2011, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)…

14 years ago

The 2011 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting – New Orleans, LA: What to Expect and How to Prepare

By: Anon, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2012 - This year’s ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting took place in New Orleans, Louisiana from…

14 years ago

Clevidipine in the Management of Hypertensive Emergency

By: Neal Shah - Defined by the Joint National Committee, hypertension (HTN) is a systolic blood pressure (SBP) greater than…

14 years ago

ASHP Midyear in New Orleans: A Personal Residency Showcase Experience

By: Christine Liaw, PharmD Candidate c/o 2012 - The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition…

14 years ago

Choosing Clinical Rotations Sites

By: Ruby Lin, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Rotation selection begins around mid-October for fifth year pharmacy students.  You may…

14 years ago

Greater Bone Loss in Post-Menopausal Women with HIV

By: Bibin Thomas, Long Island University, PharmD Candidate - Earlier in 2011, it was reported that that young and middle-aged…

14 years ago

Student Pharmacist Star of the Month: Jay Chadderwala

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

14 years ago

Alumni Spotlight: Making the Right Decisions

By: Jim Fitzgerald, RPh - James Fitzgerald is a SUNY Buffalo School of Pharmacy graduate from the class of 1980.…

14 years ago

Xigris: A Worldwide Withdrawal

By: Khilna Patel, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2012 - On October 25 of this year, Eli Lilly and Company announced a…

14 years ago

Stool Transplants in C. difficile Infections

By Ebey P. Soman - Many living organisms occupy our intestines to aid us with metabolism, recycling of hormones, and,…

15 years ago

A Day in the Life of a Cardiac Care Unit Pharmacist

By: Dr. Manouchkathe Cassagnol - Dr. Manouchkathe Cassagnol is an Assistant Clinical Professor at St. John’s University College of Pharmacy…

15 years ago

Student Pharmacist Star of the Month: Jena Marion

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

15 years ago

Alumni Spotlight: Reducing Medication Dispensing Errors

By: Joseph Saffi, RPh - Joseph Saffi is a St. John’s University College of Pharmacy graduate, class of 1985. He…

15 years ago

Differences Between Antagonists and Inverse Agonists

By: Neal Shah - There are two major classifications of drug-receptor activity: agonism and antagonism. Agonism occurs when a molecule…

15 years ago

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 2012!

By: Ebey P. Soman - Dear Sir or Madam, Christmas is just a few days away, and an amazing year…

15 years ago

Ivabradine: A Novel I(f) Blocker for Stable Angina

By: Neal Shah - Part I:              Preface. Part II:             Brief review of cardiac electrophysiology. Part III:           Ivabradine as a novel…

15 years ago

Finding Your Niche in Pharmacy

By: Nandini Puranprashad - As primary advocators of patient care, student pharmacists and pharmacists are well on their way in…

15 years ago