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Using Bacteriophage Enzymes to Stay One Step Ahead of MRSA

By: Davidta Brown, Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - It’s difficult to have a discussion about antibiotics without mentioning the developing crisis…

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

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

The Status of Surveillance of Japanese Encephalitis in Asia

By: Sabrina Ahmed, PharmD Candidate c/o 2017 - One recent stride towards combating worldwide infectious disease has been in the…

12 years ago

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

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

Asperger Syndrome: Temple Grandin’s Insight and Contribution

By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - During the Fall 2013 semester, activist and bestselling author Temple Grandin, Ph.D, came…

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

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

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

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

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

Lower Vaccine Costs for Developing Nations

By: Steve Soman, PharmD - India has become a powerhouse in pharmaceutical manufacturing, often supplying generic alternatives at a fraction…

13 years ago

Pilltalk: Innovation to Simplify Patient Counseling

By: Mitesh Patel, PharmD Candidate 2014 - $1.2 trillion- This is what the United States spends on healthcare. At 17%…

13 years ago

Tackling America’s Drug Shortage Crisis

By: John S Lim, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - America’s focus on healthcare, as well as its position as one…

14 years ago

Breakthroughs in Gene Therapy: Pharmacogenetics and Vectors

By: Tamara Yunusova, PharmD Candidate c/o 2017 - Gene therapy? You scoff in disbelief as thoughts of designer babies, liberal…

14 years ago

Mechanisms of NSAID Induced Functional Renal Toxicity

By: James W.  Schurr & Stephen Argiro, PharmD Candidates c/o 2014 - Patients frequently utilize non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for…

14 years ago

Indications for Dialysis: A Mnemonic And Explanation

By: Neal Shah, Co-Editor-in-Chief -  Dialysis is the removal of substances from intravascular circulation by filtration.1  Typically, dialysis is ordered…

14 years ago

Impact of Gender and Race on the Efficacy on Opiods

By: Lunbao (Jerry) Huang, Pharm.D.  Candidate c/o 2013 - Pain is a very difficult condition to manage, as clinicians have…

14 years ago

Transplantation in HIV +/- HBV/HCV Patients

By: Jayoung Park, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Traditionally, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients have generally been excluded from organ…

14 years ago

Interview with: Mr. Phil Hecken, Director of Communications to Sen. Kemp Hannon & Mr. Timothy Broschardt, Legislative Aide to Sen. Kemp Hannon

By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - In previous issues, we discussed prescription drug abuse and several bills currently on the floor…

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

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

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

Pharmacogenetic Applications in Clinical Practice

By: Neal Shah - The focus of pharmacy is rapidly shifting from simple filling and dispensing of prescriptions to preventative…

15 years ago

Letter to the Editor: An Answer to the Rising Drug Costs in 3rd World Nations

By: Dr. Olga Hilas - Foreword: Dr. Olga Hilas is an Associate Clinical Professor at Saint John’s University and a…

15 years ago

The Industry: Generics Drugs and Intellectual Property Rights

By: Ebey P. Soman - The World Trade Organization (WTO) and its member nations met in Uruguay in 1994 to…

15 years ago