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How to Pass Your MPJE Exam the First Time

Each year, the NABP composes a list of MPJE pass rates for each school and college of pharmacy in the United States and compares these results to previous years. While the goal is to observe an upward and promising trend

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How to pass your NAPLEX the first time

Congratulations, you made it through pharmacy school and officially graduated! Now, you may find yourself consistently browsing through articles and student forums across the web, all in hopes of finding the best tips for succeeding in your upcoming licensure exam(s).

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Common Checkpoint Inhibitors and Their Role in Cancer

Background Multiple medications have been discovered to target cell surface receptors. These are programmed death-1 (PD-1) and programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1). These receptors are specifically selected because they are important targets for cancer therapy. There are some similarities between these

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Overview of Antibiotic Selection for MRSA Infections

Staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria that can lead to the process of problematic issues in many patients. It is classified and broken down into a few categories, but the main category discussed here will be Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). MRSA

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A Quick Refresher on LABAs and SABAs

Most common short-acting beta-agonist (SABA) medications are albuterol and levalbuterol. Similarly, the most common long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) medications are salmeterol and olodaterol. These medications are used to help alleviate the many symptoms of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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