By: Katharine Cimmino, Editor-in-Chief - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common pediatric psychiatric disorder, and it affects the education,…
By: Davidta Brown, Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - It’s difficult to have a discussion about antibiotics without mentioning the developing crisis…
By: Benedette Cuffari, BS Toxicology Candidate c/o 2015 - Hemophilia B is an inherited bleeding disorder that is caused by…
By Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - The pain, nausea, and light or sound sensitivity that comprise a migraine attack…
By: Valentina DiGangi,PharmD Candidate c/o 2017, Brandon Hu, PharmD Candidate c/o 2018, Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor, Samantha Lau, PharmD…
By: Azia Tariq, Staff Editor - Truly personalized medication is the goal of researchers in the pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries.…
By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - The overuse of antipsychotics in the nursing home population for off-label indications continues to…
By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) is indicated for the treatment of intractable spasticity caused by spinal…
By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - Since the first release of the Surgeon General’s Report on smoking 50 years ago,…
By: Beatrisa Popovitz, Senior Staff Editor - On January 31st 2014, the FDA announced the release of a revolutionary new…
By: Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - As the world of healthcare and its provision evolves, laws which organize and…
By: Amrita Singh, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Last November, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association…
By: Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - As the world’s largest market for pharmaceuticals, the United States receives many medications…
By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - Near the end of December, the pharmaceutical company, MannKind Corp, will submit their…
By: Nathan Trustman, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014, AMSCOP at LIU - The antibiotic class known as the fluoroquinolones is widely…
By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - On August 12,2013, a new weapon against HIV-1 infection was added to the existing…
By: Hayeon Na, Co-Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on July 26th that oral dosage…
By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - Emily Whitehead, a 7-year-old girl who fought off relapsing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), has…
By: David Ong, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014 - Manipulating the renin-angiotensin system is one of the many ways drugs are…
By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - On June 27, 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AIDS.gov,…
By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - There is a new invention called “i-limb ultra revolution,” which allows amputees to…
By: Aleena Cherian, Co-Copy Editor [Graphics-Focused] - Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic neurological behavior characterized by persistent patterns…
By: Ada Seldin PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - On April 16th, 2013, the FDA approved the labeling change for the…
By: Erica Dimitropoulos, Senior Staff Editor - Lupus is highly unpredictable and occurs without warning; there is no known cause…
By: Moisey Rafailov, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - It was early in the morning on New York’s Route 684 when…
By: Bansri Patel - As of May 1st 2013, Plan B®, the brand name emergency contraception pill will now be…
By: Tasnima Nabi, Staff Editor - Merck & Co. will pay $688 million to settle two lawsuits filed in December…
By: Miriam Maltz, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013, AMSCOP, Long Island University - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic…
By: Maria Sorbera, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013, AMSCOP, LIU - Hepatitis C is the leading cause of chronic liver disease…
By: Steve Soman, Co-Editor-in-Chief - Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin (Varizig®) was approved by the FDA on December 21st of 2012.…
By: Alexandra Alleva, PharmD candidate c/o 2013 - As of December 28th, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer's brand name oral anticoagulant,…
By Sunhae Chang, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - When patients complain of heartburn, the blame usually shifts to gastroesophageal reflux…
By: Steve Soman, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Bisphosphonates are proven to enhance bone density and reduce fracture incidence in…
By: Neal Shah, Co-Editor-In-Chief - Migraines can be “classic” or “common.” While all migraines feature unilateral, pulsating headaches, classic migraines…
By: Steve P. Soman - Mirabegron (Mybetriq®), known also by the brand name Betanis®in Japan, is a new once daily…
By: Mohamed Dungersi & Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, Associate Student Editors - Each month, the editors at the Rho Chi Post…
By: Kathlynn Ferrer, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Nabiximols (Sativex®) is a buccal spray that has been approved for use…
By: Yufan (Frank) Liu, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Results of numerous epidemiological studies have indicated that having high serum…
By: Marie Huang - The amphitheater at Nassau University Medical Center fills up slowly as Dr. Alan Jay Cohen, a…
By: Alisha Kumar, PharmD Candidate c/o 2012 - Express Scripts proposed a $29 billion acquisition of Medco Health back in…
By: Mohamed Dungersi - On January 27, the FDA approved Bydureon® (exenatide extended-release) for use in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus…
By: Ebey P. Soman - Since its discovery in Tanganyika (modern day Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa) in 1952, Chikungunya…
By: Neal Shah - There are two major classifications of drug-receptor activity: agonism and antagonism. Agonism occurs when a molecule…
By: Ebey P. Soman - Dr. Abu Serajuddin is a true inspiration for student pharmacists who wish to enter the…