research

FDA Defends Generic Drug Labeling Plan

By: Nancy Simon, PharmD c/o 2016 - Last November, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submitted a proposal for a…

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

Anticoagulation in Pregnant Women: Which Medications are Safe?

By: Diana Gritsenko, PharmD Candidate 2015 - Multiple complications can arise during pregnancy. While venous thromboembolism (VTE) has a prevalence…

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

Celiac Disease: Seeking Proper Treatment

By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - The Mayo Clinic reported in the American Journal of Gastroenterology that 1.8 million…

12 years ago

Reservoir of Migraine Therapies Includes Analgesics, AEDs, and now Monoclonal Antibodies

By Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - The pain, nausea, and light or sound sensitivity that comprise a migraine attack…

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

HIMSS Conference NYC

By: Sean Caltabiano PharmD Candidate c/o 2015, Minjoo Park PharmD Candidate c/o 2015, & Elissa Tam PharmD Candidate c/o 2015…

12 years ago

Recent Advances in HIV Treatment

By: Jenny Park PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - A series of broad HIV specific monoclonal antibodies (mAb) have been isolated…

12 years ago

I Have a Problem

By: Sang Hyub Kim, DPM Candidate c/o 2018, New York College of Podiatric Medicine - I was diagnosed with ulcerative…

12 years ago

Asking Questions

By: Bharat Kirthivasan, Co-Copy Editor (Content-focused) - It’s graduation season and some students are moving from academics to professional life.…

12 years ago

Possible New Prostate Cancer Screening

By: Fatema Elias, Senior Staff Editor - Prostate cancer occurs when abnormal cells form in the tissues of the prostate…

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

The Surgeon General’s 2014 Report on Smoking

By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - Since the first release of the Surgeon General’s Report on smoking 50 years ago,…

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

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

Methadone Associated Arrhythmias on the Rise

By: Jenny Park, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Methadone maintenance therapy is prescribed for opioid dependency. Many HIV patients who…

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

Long Term PPI Use Heightens Concern of Associated Health Consequences

By: Tamara Yunusova, Senior Staff Editor - Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) are acid-reducing agents that have multiple uses in the…

12 years ago

Dengue Fever: Where Do We Go From Here?

By: Sherin Pathickal, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 - Dengue Fever, widely known as “break-bone fever,” is an illness that causes…

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?: SCCP

      The St. John’s University Student College of Clinical Pharmacy (SCCP) is an organization for anyone interested in…

12 years ago

The Blunt Truth

By: Katharine Cimmino, Editor-in-Chief - Marijuana, also known as “grass,” “pot,” “joint,” “weed,” “reefer,” “hashish,” and “Mary Jane,” is a…

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

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

Still a Long Road Ahead for New Hepatitis C Treatment

By: Ramya Mathew, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Vertex Pharmaceuticals, an American biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been…

13 years ago

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

By: Uzma Toppa, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014 - Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, also known as MERS, is a viral respiratory…

13 years ago

“Cowcatcher” Enzyme Catching Medical Attention

By: Ansel Oommen, BS Toxicology Candidate c/o 2014 - DNA damage is the driving force behind aging, and, on a…

13 years ago

Does Moxifloxacin Increase the Risk of Dysglycemia?

By: Nathan Trustman, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014, AMSCOP at LIU - The antibiotic class known as the fluoroquinolones is widely…

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

After 15 Years, First New Recombinant Coagulation Factor IX (Rixubis) Gains Orphan Drug Approval

By: Tamara Yunusova, Senior Staff Editor - After a lengthy fifteen-year hiatus in recombinant drug approvals, FDA-approved Recombinant Coagulation Factor…

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

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

Nattokinase use in DVT prophylaxis

Samad Tirmizi, Pharm. D. Candidate c/o 2014 - Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a clot formation that occurs within deep…

13 years ago

BRAIN Initiative: Mapping the Human Brain

By Erica Dimitropoulos, Senior Staff Editor - If you were in charge of government spending, how would you allocate our…

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

A Close Concurrence on Certolizumab (Cimzia®)

By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - This year, on July 23rd, FDA advisers voted 7 to 6, with one…

13 years ago

Take a Chance!

By: Praneeta Nagraj, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Summer is a great time to recover from the school year through…

13 years ago

Comparison of the New Oral Antithrombotics and Warfarin

By Omar Khalid Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2014 - The outpour of a multitude of new oral anticoagulants in recent years…

13 years ago

Organ Creation Attempts to Answer Shortage Crisis

By: Efime Popovitz, BS/MD Candidate, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education - When Sarah Murnaghan received the long awaited adult…

13 years ago

DIA 2013 Annual Meeting: Boston, Massachusetts

By: Kristin M. Cheng, PharmD candidate c/o 2014  -       The Drug Information Association (DIA) 2013 Annual Meeting took place…

13 years ago

Solving the HCV Enigma: Current and Future Drug Therapy for Hepatitis C

By: Tamara Yunusova, Senior Staff Editor - Approximately 3.2 million Americans have chronic hepatitis C infection.1 While acute cases are…

13 years ago

Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: What it Reveals About Today’s Genetic Testing & Road to Curing Breast Cancer

By Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - Angelina Jolie, the actress recognized for her charismatic beauty, revealed to the New…

13 years ago

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Heather Mavronicolas Forges the Path for Public Health Degree

By: Tasnima Nabi, Content-focused Co-Copy Editor - The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has officially launched a Master of…

13 years ago

Helping Solve the Cruel Mystery

By: Erica Dimitropoulos, Senior Staff Editor - Lupus is highly unpredictable and occurs without warning; there is no known cause…

13 years ago

Pay to Delay: The Honest Truth

By: David Ong, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2014 - Our current healthcare system receives much criticism from the press as well…

13 years ago

Noninvasive Cancer Screening—Will We Ever Get It Right?

By: Frances Sousonis, Candidate c/o 2017 - Unfortunately, cancer is a disease about which many are able to share stories.…

13 years ago

Disclosure of Clinical Research Funding: Can Ignorance be Bliss?

By: Bharat Kirthivasan, Co-Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - Most people would prefer that a research paper be mandated to disclose its…

13 years ago