By: Jacqueline Meaney, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015, University at Buffalo: School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences -- Psychotropic medications are…
By: Kevin Lin, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 -- The FDA recently completed an observational cohort study that compared Pradaxa® (dabigatran)…
By: Elissa Tam, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Patients with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes who cannot control their…
By: Katharine Cimmino, Editor-in-Chief - Many articles and quick one-line stories have been cropping up on the internet boasting the…
By: Elissa Tam PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - HIV/AIDS continues to be a persistent problem in the United States and…
By Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - The pain, nausea, and light or sound sensitivity that comprise a migraine attack…
By: Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - A new therapeutic device has seemingly leapt from the pages of a science…
By Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - The idea of granting pharmacists the right to prescribe, as well as to…
By: Kevin Lin, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - This April, the FDA approved three sublingual immunotherapies for pollen induced allergic…
By: Sabrina Ahmed, PharmD Candidate c/o 2017 - Over the decades, one of the biggest mysteries encountered by researchers has…
By: Erica Dimitropoulos Co-Copy Editor [Content- Focused] - On February 14, 2014, elosulfase alfa (Vimizim™) became an FDA-approved enzyme replacement therapy…
By: Katharine Cimmino, Editor-in-Chief - Pressure ulcers can be a painful condition decreasing the quality of life of patients and…
By: Daniel Mathan, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016, Anita Kachappilly, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016, & Amrita Singh, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 -…
By: Beatrisa Popovitz, Senior Staff Editor - On January 31st 2014, the FDA announced the release of a revolutionary new…
By: Jenny Park, Pharm. D. Candidate c/o 2015 - As the Affordable Care Act brings health care to many people…
By: Sherin Pathickal, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 - Dengue Fever, widely known as “break-bone fever,” is an illness that causes…
By: Jenny Park, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - On July 12, 2013, the FDA approved afatinib (GilotrifTM) as a new…
By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - On November 22, 2013, simeprevir (Olysio®), a new agent to treat chronic hepatitis C,…
By: Katharine Cimmino, Editor-in-Chief - Marijuana, also known as “grass,” “pot,” “joint,” “weed,” “reefer,” “hashish,” and “Mary Jane,” is a…
By: Elizabeth Kopec, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014, South University School of Pharmacy at Columbia, SC - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…
By: Sherine Jaison, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - The leukemia chemotherapy drug ponatinib (Iclusig) has just been taken off the…
By: Jenny Park, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Lung cancer takes away the lives of about 160,000 individuals annually, which…
By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - A new experimental vaccine, PfsPZ, offers great promise as a cure for malaria.…
By: Davidta Brown, Staff Editor - For the estimated 7.5 million individuals in the United States living with iron deficiency…
By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - On August 12,2013, a new weapon against HIV-1 infection was added to the existing…
By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - Emily Whitehead, a 7-year-old girl who fought off relapsing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), has…
Samad Tirmizi, Pharm. D. Candidate c/o 2014 - Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a clot formation that occurs within deep…
By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - This year, on July 23rd, FDA advisers voted 7 to 6, with one…
By: Nathan Trustman, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013, AMSCOP at LIU - Obesity is defined as having a body mass index…
By: Tamara Yunusova, Senior Staff Editor - Approximately 3.2 million Americans have chronic hepatitis C infection.1 While acute cases are…
By Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - Angelina Jolie, the actress recognized for her charismatic beauty, revealed to the New…
By: Erica Dimitropoulos, Senior Staff Editor - Lupus is highly unpredictable and occurs without warning; there is no known cause…
By: David Ong, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2014 - Our current healthcare system receives much criticism from the press as well…
By: Andy Zhang, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - On March 28, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the…
By: Bharat Kirthivasan, Co-Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - Most people would prefer that a research paper be mandated to disclose its…
By: Hayeon Na, Co-Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - On March 22, 2013, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) aired an episode of “Need…
By: Tasnima Nabi, Staff Editor - Merck & Co. will pay $688 million to settle two lawsuits filed in December…
By: James W. Schurr and David Gao, PharmD Candidates 2014 - A recent Op-ed in Newsday by Allen Frances, MD…
By Nancy Rizkalla, PharmD candidate c/o 2015 - Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with subsequent stent implantation is a highly…
By: Bethsy Jacob, PharmD Candidate 2014 - On January 18, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a…
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: Alexandra Alleva, PharmD candidate c/o 2013 - As of December 28th, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer's brand name oral anticoagulant,…
By: Elsa Thomas, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - Atropine is an anticholinergic used to treat various conditions, such as bradycardia,…
By: Jessica Lee, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system…
By Sunhae Chang, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - When patients complain of heartburn, the blame usually shifts to gastroesophageal reflux…
By: Neal Shah, Co-Editor-in-Chief - Duloxetine is a serotonin (5HT) and norepinephrine (NE) reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) introduced to the US…
By: Neal Shah, Co-Editor-in-Chief - Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a last-line procedure in the treatment of refractory depression, among other…
By: Steve Soman, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Bisphosphonates are proven to enhance bone density and reduce fracture incidence in…
By: Addolorata Ciccone, Co-Copy Editor - Acute Coronary Syndromes Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a myocardial ischemia caused by obstruction…