By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - In previous issues, we discussed prescription drug abuse and several bills currently on the floor…
By: Nandini Puranprashad - This year we had an awesome turnout of 17 attendees representing the American Pharmacist Association Academy…
By: Lunbao (Jerry) Huang, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Counterfeit prescription medications are becoming a great concern for us. They…
By: Joseph Lee, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - In the book, Strengths Finder, Rath describes thirty-four different strengths that people…
By: Jessica Lee, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Dr. Hira Shafeeq received her PharmD in 2009 from St. John’s University. …
By: Shannon Tellier - In December 2011, a report written to the United States (U.S.) Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin,…
By: Marie Huang - The amphitheater at Nassau University Medical Center fills up slowly as Dr. Alan Jay Cohen, a…
By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - As previously reported, there is currently great concern in the medical community because of the…
By: Marie Huang - Each month, the Rho Chi Post has the wonderful opportunity to sit down with an inspiring…
By: Shannon Tellier - Dr. Tran is an assistant clinical professor at St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Allied…
By: Charles George, Pharm.D. - Charles George, Pharm.D. is a recent graduate from the University of Florida in 2011. He…
By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - As previously reported, the recent rise in violence against pharmacies (by people in search of…
By: Mohamed Dungersi - Starting July 1, 2012, Albertans will be able to have their prescriptions renewed at their local…
By: James Schurr, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2014 - Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that results in a state of…
By: Ebey P. Soman - Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are medications commonly prescribed to treat heartburn, acid reflux disease, and…
By: Ronik Saha, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Clopidogrel (Plavix®) is a thienopyridine antiplatelet agent, which exerts its antiplatelet effects…
By: Neal Shah - Osteoporosis is a disease of the bone characterized by decreased bone mineral density (BMD), which reduces…
By Dr. Tina Kanmaz - Dr. Kanmaz is the Assistant Dean for Experiential Pharmacy Education and Associate Clinical Professor at…
By: Ebey P. Soman - New York State’s Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program (EPIC) is a secondary prescription insurance program…
By: Sandra Leal Pharm.D., CDE - Sandra Leal, PharmD, CDE is the Director of Clinical Pharmacy at El Rio Health…
By: Kate Croegaert, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Kate Croegaert is a PharmD Candidate (Class…
By: Sum Lam, PharmD, CGP, BCPS, FASCP - Sum Lam, Pharm.D., CGP, BCPS, FASCP is an Associate Clinical Professor in…
By: Mohamed Dungersi - On January 27, the FDA approved Bydureon® (exenatide extended-release) for use in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus…
By Dr. Sharon See, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS - Sharon See, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS is an Associate Clinical Professor in the…
By: Dr. Gregory J. Hughes - Gregory J. Hughes, PharmD, BCPS, CGP is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Clinical…
By: Ebey P. Soman - Since its discovery in Tanganyika (modern day Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa) in 1952, Chikungunya…
By: Ebey P. Soman - With clearly established roles for pharmacists, compounding is recognized and upheld as a core foundation…
By Lunbao (Jerry) Huang, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Over the last two decades, there has been an increasing focus…
By: Ruby Lin, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Rotation selection begins around mid-October for fifth year pharmacy students. You may…
By: Bibin Thomas, Long Island University, PharmD Candidate - Earlier in 2011, it was reported that that young and middle-aged…
By: Marie Huang - Each month, Rho Chi Post has the wonderful opportunity to sit down with an inspiring leader…
By: Jim Fitzgerald, RPh - James Fitzgerald is a SUNY Buffalo School of Pharmacy graduate from the class of 1980.…
By Ebey P. Soman - Many living organisms occupy our intestines to aid us with metabolism, recycling of hormones, and,…
By: Marie Huang - Each month, Rho Chi Post editors have the wonderful opportunity to sit down with an inspiring…
By: Joseph Saffi, RPh - Joseph Saffi is a St. John’s University College of Pharmacy graduate, class of 1985. He…
By: Neal Shah - Part I: Preface. Part II: Brief review of cardiac electrophysiology. Part III: Ivabradine as a novel…
By: Nandini Puranprashad - As primary advocators of patient care, student pharmacists and pharmacists are well on their way in…
By: Alisha Kumar, PharmD Candidate c/o 2012 - HIV transmission via organ transplantation is rare in the United States. However,…
By: Maria Sorbera, AMSCOP at LIU, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - Maria Sorbera is the President of the Rho Chi…
By: Marie Huang - As the studio lights dimmed and the dynamic music played in the background, many students gathered…
By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, with special thanks to Dr. Tomasz Jodlowski - Drug shortages have plagued health care institutions in…
By: Neal Shah - The focus of pharmacy is rapidly shifting from simple filling and dispensing of prescriptions to preventative…
By: Neal Shah - As the year comes to a close, many pharmacy students are turning their sights onto the…
By: Dr. Bernard Sorofman - Foreword: Dr. Bernard Sorofman is a pharmacy professor and Chair of Pharmacy Practice and Science,…
By: Pooja Patel, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - In response to the article on the controversy surrounding Bill 5502, a…
By: Ebey P. Soman - During a seminar held by the Career Center on September 30th, 2011, I had the…
By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - Heart failure is a condition in which the heart cannot pump blood efficiently to adequately…
By: Marie Huang - Every month, Rho Chi Post has the wonderful opportunity to sit down and talk to an…
By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - Once again, Albany is in the setting of a fierce debate on pharmacy. On June…