Adapting to the Changing Roles in Pharmacy...
February 1, 2012 - Featured , Professional Advice / Opinions By: Kate Croegaert, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 – Kate Croegaert is a PharmD Candidate (Class of 2013) and the current President of the Rho Chi Delta Chapter at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. She believes in the importance of advancing the profession of pharmacy and promoting innovative practices… |
|
The Importance of Researching Residency Sites...
February 1, 2012 - Professional Advice / Opinions By: Dr. Regina Ginzburg – Regina Ginzburg is an Associate Clinical Professor of St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions. Her clinical site is at the Institute for Family Health (IFH) where she is an appointed faculty member for the Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Health. She and Dr. See oversee… |
|
Bydureon®: A Weekly Injection for Type 2 Diabetes Mell...
February 1, 2012 - Clinical , Featured , In the News / Politics By: Mohamed Dungersi – On January 27, the FDA approved Bydureon® (exenatide extended-release) for use in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), as an adjunct to diet and exercise. Bydureon®, a product of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, is a modified formulation of the twice-daily injection, Byetta® (exenatide). It is the first once-a-week medication for T2DM in the market.… |
|
Should Plan B Have an Age Restriction?...
February 1, 2012 - Professional Advice / Opinions By: Marie Huang – Back in December, the FDA was overruled by the presidential administration to make Plan B (levonorgestrel 1.5 mg) an over-the-counter (OTC) medication.1 We became interested in the matter, and asked our fellow students if Plan B should be available to people of all ages directly off of drugstore / supermarket shelves… |
|
Clevidipine in the Management of Hypertensive Emergency...
January 1, 2012 - Clinical , Featured By: Neal Shah – Defined by the Joint National Committee, hypertension (HTN) is a systolic blood pressure (SBP) greater than or equal to 140 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) greater than or equal to 90 mmHg. Patients with Stage 1 HTN have a SBP between 140 and 159 mmHg and DBP between 90… |
|
Alumni Spotlight: Reducing Medication Dispensing Errors...
December 1, 2011 - Featured , Professional Advice / Opinions By: Joseph Saffi, RPh – Joseph Saffi is a St. John’s University College of Pharmacy graduate, class of 1985. He is currently the supervising pharmacist at Pathmark Pharmacy of Franklin Square in Long Island, New York, and has been working for Pathmark pharmacies since 1988. Mr. Saffi is also a community pharmacy preceptor with St.… |
|
Differences Between Antagonists and Inverse Agonists...
December 1, 2011 - Clinical By: Neal Shah – There are two major classifications of drug-receptor activity: agonism and antagonism. Agonism occurs when a molecule binds to a receptor, causes an exertion of normal receptor operation, and eventually causes a response. Antagonism of a receptor occurs when a molecule binds to the receptor and does not allow activity to occur.1… |
|
Drug Shortages: Impacts and Prevention Measures...
December 1, 2011 - Featured , In the News / Politics , Professional Advice / Opinions By: Jimmy Johnson, PharmD Candidate c/o 2012 – Drug shortages have become more and more of an issue in the health care industry. There are over 200 drugs on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug shortage list – a number that has tripled in the last five years.1 The largest impact has been on anesthesia… |
|
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Charles R. Ashby...
December 1, 2011 - Featured , Professional Advice / Opinions By: Neal Shah – Dr. Ashby is a well-known Pharmacology professor for student pharmacists studying in their professional years. He graduated from the University of Louisville with a BA in Biology and Psychology in 1983. After obtaining his PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Louisville in 1987, he continued his education by obtaining a… |
|
Our “Live from NY” Experience...
November 1, 2011 - Events By: Shivani Kapadia & Nancy Simon, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016 – For us, “Live from NY” was a very memorable event. It was collaboratively-hosted by the American Pharmacists Association chapters across the east coast on the morning of October 5th to celebrate the start of American Pharmacists Month. During this event, students arrived in New… |
|
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Parnali Chatterjee...
October 1, 2011 - Featured , Professional Advice / Opinions By: Ebey P. Soman – Meet Dr. Parnali Chatterjee, a new faculty member in our St. John’s University family. I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Chatterjee at the doctoral seminar hosted by Dr. Lin Mantell entitled, “Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics in Drug Discovery and Development.” I was introduced to Dr. Chatterjee through Dr. Frank… |