By: Tasnima Nabi, Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - Social media is a powerful platform, allowing for the quick and easy exchange…
By: Nancy Simon, PharmD c/o 2016 - Last November, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submitted a proposal for a…
By: Stephanie Chiu and Elissa Tam, PharmD Candidates c/o 2015 -- According to the Dartmouth Atlas project, health care spending…
By Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - The idea of granting pharmacists the right to prescribe, as well as to…
By: Melissa Roy, Co-Copy Editor [Graphics Focused] - During Pharmacy Lobby Day, pharmacists and students from all over New York…
By: Fawad Piracha, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 - Rho Chi Society held its 90th annual meeting on Sunday, March 30,…
By: Hayeon Na, Co-Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - On October 8th of 2013, Bayer’s new drug riociguat (Adempas®) was approved for…
By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - For the brand new year, we present an interview with Sherif Guorgui, the…
By: Katharine Cimmino, Editor-in-Chief and Melissa Roy, Co-Copy Editor [Graphics-Focused] - Dr. Mangione has been a prominent member here at…
By: Frances Trosa PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - After much anticipation, the report from the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC…
By: Rebecca Gilene, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014, St. Louis College of Pharmacy - The FDA approved macitentan (Opsumit®) on October…
By: Taryn Mondiello, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Halloween came early this year to St. John’s University and to the…
By: Sherine Jaison, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - The leukemia chemotherapy drug ponatinib (Iclusig) has just been taken off the…
By: Beatrice Popovitz, Staff Editor and Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - In August 2013, St. John’s University welcomed…
By: Hayeon Na, Co-Copy Editor and Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - In Volume 1 Issue1 of the Rho Chi…
By: Katharine Cimmino, Editor-in-Chief and Erica Dimitropoulos, Senior Staff Editor - Just last month, St. John’s University…
By: Ada Seldin and Moisey Rafailov, PharmD Candidates Class of 2015 - The “Coffeehouse Chats” is an annual Rho Chi…
By: Frances Sousonis, Candidate c/o 2017 - Unfortunately, cancer is a disease about which many are able to share stories.…
By: Tasnima Nabi, Senior Staff Editor - On May 2nd, St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences hosted…
By: Diana Gritsenko, Pharm D. Candidate c/o 2015 - Most of us who work in a community pharmacy setting will…
By: Fawad Piracha, Pharm. D Candidate c/o 2016 - The 2012-2013 influenza season has developed into one of the greatest…
By: Tamara Yunusova, Staff Editor - On December 3, 2012, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals became the first…
By: Mohammad A. Rattu, Pharm.D. [PGY-1 Resident at VA NYHHS] - We sometimes need to step back and look at…
By: Mohammad A. Rattu, Pharm.D. [PGY-1 Resident at VA NYHHS] - We sometimes need to step back and look at…
By: Mohammad A. Rattu, Pharm.D. [PGY-1 Resident at VA NYHHS] - We sometimes need to step back and look at…
By: Lunbao (Jerry) Huang, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Donepezil, brand name Aricept®, is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor indicated as monotherapy…
By: Ebey P. Soman, Editor-In-Chief - As a member of Amnesty International and a student pharmacist, I have an opportunity…
By: Nancy Simon, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2016 - Exploring cities while getting lost, viewing beautiful sights, and eating delicious food:…
By: Laura Gianni Augusto, B.S., Pharm.D., Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice - Laura Gianni Augusto, Pharm.D., R.Ph.…
By: Marie Huang - Each month, the Rho Chi Post has the wonderful opportunity to sit down with an…
By: SlanixPaul T. Alex, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2014 - Progressing into one’s fourth year of college is usually a time…
By: Mohammad A. Rattu, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2012 - We sometimes need to step back and look at our foundations…
By: Mohamed Dungersi & Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, Associate Student Editors - Each month, the editors at the Rho Chi Post…
By: Yufan (Frank) Liu, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - “This is the worst day of my life!” These words kept…
By: Sanjay Dave, Supervising Pharmacist, Class of 1985 St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions - Mr.…
By: Dawn Hur, PharmD Candidate c/o 2017 - While going through the rigorous six years of Doctor of Pharmacy program…
By: Mohammad A. Rattu, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2012 - We sometimes need to step back and look at our…
By: Nagma Gargi, Pharm D. Candidate 2013 - Traditionally, lipid panels are drawn under fasting conditions. Is there data supporting…
By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - In previous issues, we discussed prescription drug abuse and several bills currently on the floor…
By: Nagma Gargi, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Smoking cessation programs are extremely important in our society as increasing evidence…
By: Lunbao (Jerry) Huang, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Counterfeit prescription medications are becoming a great concern for us. They…
By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi - Many pharmacists were disappointed that New York was the 49th state to allow pharmacists to…
By: Jessica Lee, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Dr. Hira Shafeeq received her PharmD in 2009 from St. John’s University. …
By: Shannon Tellier - In December 2011, a report written to the United States (U.S.) Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin,…
By: Marie Huang - Each month, the Rho Chi Post has the wonderful opportunity to sit down with an inspiring…
By: Shannon Tellier - Dr. Tran is an assistant clinical professor at St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Allied…
By: Charles George, Pharm.D. - Charles George, Pharm.D. is a recent graduate from the University of Florida in 2011. He…
By: James Schurr, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2014 - Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that results in a state of…
By: Marie Huang - Each month, Rho Chi Post has the wonderful opportunity to sit down with an inspiring leader…
By: Ebey P. Soman - With clearly established roles for pharmacists, compounding is recognized and upheld as a core foundation…