pharmacy

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

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

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Submit an article and letter of intent To rhochipost@gmail.com View the application: http://rhochistj.org/RhoChiPost/application/ Below are some FAQ; please email us…

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

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

An Interview with an FDA Preceptor: Pharmacist’s Role at the FDA

By: Melissa Roy Co-Copy Editor [Graphics focused] - Our dedicated preceptor Kimberly Defronzo, RPh, MS, MBA is currently a Consumer…

12 years ago

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

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

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

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

Rho Chi Society’s 90th Annual Meeting: Keynote Address

By: Fawad Piracha, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 - Rho Chi Society held its 90th annual meeting on Sunday, March 30,…

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

CVS Pharmacy Takes Tobacco Off the Shelves

By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - CVS, the largest chain pharmacy in the United States, has announced that it will…

12 years ago

The 2014 Rho Chi Society Beta Delta Chapter Induction Ceremony

By: Tasnima Nabi, Co-Copy Editor [Content-focused] - On January 23rd, St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences inducted…

12 years ago

New Legislation Redefines Oversight for Compounding Pharmacies

By: Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - As the world of healthcare and its provision evolves, laws which organize and…

12 years ago

Prior Experience and the Growth of the Biosimilars Market

By: Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - In 21st century medicine, pharmaceuticals have come to include compounds derived through novel…

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

A Brave New World for Lipid Management

By: Amrita Singh, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Last November, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association…

12 years ago

ASHP 48th Midyear Clinical Meeting

By: Aleena Cherian, Co-Copy Editor [Graphics-focused] - From December 8th to 12th 2013, over 20,000 student pharmacists, residents, fellows, pharmacy…

12 years ago

Going International

By: Hayeon Na, Co-Copy Editor (Content-focused) - On Tuesday, February 4th, the New Jersey Pharmacist Association (NJPhA) and Dr. Maria…

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

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

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

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?: PLS

Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS) is a nationally recognized Pharmacy Leadership Society. As the St. John’s Xi Chapter, our organization acknowledges pharmacy…

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

Do You Know Your Organizations?: PDC

Phi Delta Chi (PDC) is a national professional Pharmacy fraternity, which has been on the St. John’s University campus since…

12 years ago

Do You Know Your Organizations?: LKS

      Lambda Kappa Sigma (LKS) is an international professional pharmacy fraternity that provides opportunities to women in pharmacy…

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

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

Do You Know Your Organizations?: SSHP

      The Student Society of Health-system Pharmacy (SSHP) seeks to educate pharmacy students on the future of clinical…

12 years ago

Do You Know Your Organizations?: Rho Chi

The Rho Chi Society is an Academic Honor Society in Pharmacy. Pharmacy students in their professional years of study are…

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

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

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

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

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

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