Faculty members from Belmont’s College of Pharmacy Drs. Lindsay Hahn, Ashton Beggs, Leela Kodali and Kristy Wahaib recently published a peer-reviewed therapeutic review article in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. The article, “Vedolizumab: An integrin-receptor antagonist for treatment of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis,” serves as a review of the currently available literature for this newly approved medication. The article was also co-authored by Vanessa Kirkwood, a recent College of Pharmacy graduate.

The American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy publishes peer-reviewed scientific papers on contemporary drug therapy and pharmacy practice innovations in hospitals and health systems. With a circulation of nearly 40,000, it is the most widely recognized and respected clinical pharmacy journal in the world.