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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

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

Pradaxa® vs Warfarin

By: Kevin Lin, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 -- The FDA recently completed an observational cohort study that compared Pradaxa® (dabigatran)…

12 years ago

Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

By: Azia Tariq, Staff Editor - The first recorded outbreak of the Ebola Zaire (ZEBOV), a strain of the ebola…

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

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

Migraine Relief at the Push of a Button

By: Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - A new therapeutic device has seemingly leapt from the pages of a science…

12 years ago

Grastek®: FDA Approves New Sublingual Immunotherapy for Allergies

By: Kevin Lin, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - This April, the FDA approved three sublingual immunotherapies for pollen induced allergic…

12 years ago

The Importance of the Measles Vaccine: Should We Be Vaccinated?

By: Sherin Pathickal, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 - The mandatory receipt of vaccinations as a preventive public health measure has…

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

The Dangers of Intrathecal Baclofen

By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) is indicated for the treatment of intractable spasticity caused by spinal…

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

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

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

Riociguat (Adempas®) New Drug for Pulmonary Hypertension

By: Hayeon Na, Co-Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - On October 8th of 2013, Bayer’s new drug riociguat (Adempas®) was approved for…

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

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

A Walk To Remember

By: Caitie Stehling, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - St. John’s University is grounded in its Catholic, Vincentian, and Metropolitan mission.…

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nature’s Remedy… in a More Palatable Dosage Form

By: Davidta Brown, Staff Editor - Pathogenic bacteria have been enemies to human health for centuries. As recently as last…

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

Canagliflozin (Invokana®): New Type 2 Diabetes Drug

By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - On March 29th 2013, the U.S Food and Drug Administration approved canagliflozin (Invokana®),…

13 years ago

FDA’s New Warning: Acetaminophen Associated with Serious Skin Reactions

By: Andy Zhang, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - On August 1st, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released…

13 years ago

Olmesartan Medoxomil Label Revision

By: David Ong, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014 - Manipulating the renin-angiotensin system is one of the many ways drugs are…

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

Two New Agents for the Treatment of Obesity

By: Nathan Trustman, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013, AMSCOP at LIU - Obesity is defined as having a body mass index…

13 years ago

Understanding Opioid Overdose

By: Aleena Cherian, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014 - Although opioid analgesics are among the most effective drugs to treat pain,…

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

FDA Approves Dimethyl Fumarate for Treatment of Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis

By: Andy Zhang, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - On March 28, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the…

13 years ago

Purple Glove Syndrome

By: Sharon Janak, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - How can we distinguish between vascular injury and Purple Glove Syndrome (an…

13 years ago

Alzheimer’s Disease On The Rise

By: Ada Seldin - An impending storm is threatening to stagger the health care system and the nation at large.…

13 years ago

AUVI-Q™: The Newest Epinephrine Device to Hit the Market

By: Diana Gritsenko, Pharm D. Candidate c/o 2015 - Most of us who work in a community pharmacy setting will…

13 years ago

FDA Approves New Drug ‘Tofacitinib’ for Rheumatoid Arthritis

By: Erica Dimitropoulos, Senior Staff Editor - Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful and often debilitating autoimmune disease characterized by symmetric…

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

Flu Season 2012-2013: Rising Opportunities for Pharmacists

By: Fawad Piracha, Pharm. D Candidate c/o 2016 - The 2012-2013 influenza season has developed into one of the greatest…

13 years ago

FDA Approves New Indication for Botox (OnabotulinumtoxinA) for Urinary Incontinence

By: Bethsy Jacob, PharmD Candidate 2014 - On January 18, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a…

13 years ago

Liraglutide (Victoza®) for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

By:  Miriam Maltz, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013, AMSCOP, Long Island University - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic…

13 years ago

Emerging Pathways For Treating Hepatitis C Virus

By:  Maria Sorbera, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013, AMSCOP, LIU - Hepatitis C is the leading cause of chronic liver disease…

13 years ago

Varizig® for Chickenpox Symptoms

By: Steve Soman, Co-Editor-in-Chief - Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin (Varizig®) was approved by the FDA on December 21st of 2012.…

13 years ago

Are You Prepared for RSV Season?

By: Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, Associate Student Editor - Many of us have prepared for influenza season by receiving the flu…

14 years ago

Safety and Efficacy of Atropine for Salivary Hypersecretion

By: Elsa Thomas, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - Atropine is an anticholinergic used to treat various conditions, such as bradycardia,…

14 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