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  • EpiPen’s pricing debacle and its impact on patients, insurers


    A firestorm erupted this week in response to the pharmaceutical company Mylan’s sharp increase in the price of its EpiPen, a life-saving treatment for severe allergic reactions. The company quickly backtracked, announcing a rebate plan. Here, three Northeastern faculty members—pharmacist Tayla Rose, healthcare finance expert Steven Pizer, and health policy researcher Gary Young—explain the clinical, economic, and policy implications of the controversy.

    • by Thea Singer   August 26, 2016
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    Tayla Rose

    Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences

  • The changing face of pharmacy


    Social scientists and scholars from around the world are convening at Northeastern this week for the International Social Pharmacy Workshop, a four-day conference focused on the psychosocial aspects of medication use.

    • by Joe O'Connell   August 7, 2014
  • The secret life of serotonin


    Post-doctoral researcher Chris Skipwith has received two prestigious fellowships to develop nanosensors that detect serotonin and other small molecules in order to gain a better understanding of their role in cardiovascular disease.

    • by Angela Herring   June 9, 2014
  • Three students earn NSF graduate research fellowships


    Doctoral students Allison Matzelle, Jennifer Morales, and Tanya Rogers have been named 2014 graduate research fellows by the National Science Foundation. The program supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines.

    • by Angela Herring   May 21, 2014
  • Last dance with Mary Jane


    Assistant professor of pharmacy Ganesh Thakur is developing compounds that have the same benefits as medicinal marijuana but without the negative side effects.

    • by Angela Herring   March 27, 2014
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    Ganesh Thakur

    Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

  • When smaller is better


    Assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences Tania Konry has developed a system that efficiently tests for a wide range of biological specimens. Whether you’re looking for complex cancer cell biomarkers in a sample or simple bacteria in drinking water, the system costs significantly less than standard approaches and spits out results in a fraction of the time.

    • by Angela Herring   March 18, 2014
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    Tania Konry

    Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

  • Take 5: Questions of the heart


    From studying the physics of a heartbeat to designing new cardiac disease detection methods, these five researchers have the heart on the brain.

    • by Angela Herring   February 14, 2014
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