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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

Recombinant Factor IX (Alprolix) Brings Hope for Hemophilia B Patients

By: Benedette Cuffari, BS Toxicology Candidate c/o 2015 - Hemophilia B is an inherited bleeding disorder that is caused by…

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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12 years ago

The Silver Age of Antibiotics

By: Andrew Leong, Staff Writer -- This year, the FDA approved three new antibiotics to treat acute bacterial skin and…

12 years ago

Remember, you do not have to be a member of the Rho Chi Honors Society to write for the Rho Chi Post

Got something interesting to say? Want to publish your poster presentation? Want to review a new drug on the market?…

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

FDA-Approved Afrezza: An Inhaled Alternative to Injectable Insulin?

By: Elissa Tam, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Patients with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes who cannot control their…

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

Pediatric Hypertension

By: Anthony Botte and Tyler Valente, PharmD Candidates c/o 2016 - Diseases which are prevalent within the pediatric population require…

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

Antipsychotic Use in the Elderly with Dementia

By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - The overuse of antipsychotics in the nursing home population for off-label indications continues to…

12 years ago

Evzio™ – New Naloxone Auto-Injector For Opioid Overdose

By: Diana Gritsenko, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Drug overdose is a serious problem in the United States.  In 2010,…

12 years ago

FDA Approves Drug Elosulfase Alfa (Vimizim™) for Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS IVA)

By: Erica Dimitropoulos Co-Copy Editor [Content- Focused]  - On February 14, 2014, elosulfase alfa (Vimizim™) became an FDA-approved enzyme replacement therapy…

12 years ago

The Use of Topical Opioid Treatment for Pressure Ulcer Wounds

By: Katharine Cimmino, Editor-in-Chief - Pressure ulcers can be a painful condition decreasing the quality of life of patients and…

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

New Strides in Lupus Treatment

By: Daniel Mathan, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016, Anita Kachappilly, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016, & Amrita Singh, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 -…

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

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

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

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

New Alternative First Line Therapy for EGFR NSCLC

By: Jenny Park, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - On July 12, 2013, the FDA approved afatinib (GilotrifTM) as a new…

12 years ago

New Hepatitis C Drug Receives FDA Approval

By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - On November 22, 2013, simeprevir (Olysio®), a new agent to treat chronic hepatitis C,…

12 years ago

The Use of Methadone in Neuropathic Pain

By: Neal Shah, PharmD, MD/PhD Student c/o 2021, West Virginia University School of Medicine - Methadone is a powerful long-acting…

12 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

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

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

Ketoconazole No More

By: Hayeon Na, Co-Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on July 26th that oral dosage…

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

Novel Virus, Standard Vigilance

By: Davidta Brown, Staff Editor - When the seasons transition from winter into spring every year, healthcare providers brace for…

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

Drugs and Diseases: The Survival Manual

By: Beatrisa Popovitz, Staff Editor -  You may have heard the countless horror stories passed on by upperclassman of how…

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

FDA Takes Major Strides Towards Opioid Abuse Prevention

By: Ada Seldin PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - On April 16th, 2013, the FDA approved the labeling change for the…

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

Event Review: Relay For Life

By: Rachna Burman & Rodashi Rahman, PharmD Candidate 2016 - Relay for life (Relay) is a volunteer-based fundraiser to support…

13 years ago

Regulation of Low to Moderate Risk Medical Devices by the Food and Drug Administration

By: Hayeon Na, Co-Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - On March 22, 2013, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) aired an episode of “Need…

13 years ago

Event Review: Pharmacy Day

By: Helen Dong, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014  - Pharmacy Day, or Legislative Day, is a whole day affair for pharmacy…

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

Plan B® Pill Now Available Without Prescription to Women 15 Years of Age and Older

By: Bansri Patel - As of May 1st 2013, Plan B®, the brand name emergency contraception pill will now be…

13 years ago

Three-Person In Vitro Fertilization: Combating Mitochondrial Disease or Ethical Tipping Point?

By: Bharat Kirthivasan - The UK government might soon become the platform for an explosive debate on the utility and…

13 years ago

Increased Costs of Treatment due to the DSM-V: Implications for Pharmacy Practice

By: James W. Schurr and David Gao, PharmD Candidates 2014 - A recent Op-ed in Newsday by Allen Frances, MD…

13 years ago

New FDA Approval: Fycompa® to Treat Seizures

By: Bhavini Shah, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013  - Fycompa® (perampanel) has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval…

13 years ago

Make A Resolution to Get Involved in 2013!

By:  Jena Marion, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - It was a few weeks into the spring semester of my freshman…

13 years ago

Pain Management and Palliative Care

By:  Monica Correia, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - This past year of advanced pharmacy rotations, has been a tremendous learning…

13 years ago

FDA Approves Apixaban For Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

By: Alexandra Alleva, PharmD candidate c/o 2013 - As of December 28th, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer's brand name oral anticoagulant,…

13 years ago

New Drug Review: Tofacitinib (Xeljanz®)

By: Jessica Lee, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system…

14 years ago