Patient Care

Consortium inventing medical devices for children gets new funding

Thu Nov 10, 2011

Shuvo Roy, PhD

A two-year-old, cross-disciplinary effort to invent new medical devices for children, co-founded by bioengineer Shuvo Roy, PhD, has received a two-year $1 million grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand its work.

Bero heads new WHO center studying, promoting global access to vital drugs

Wed Nov 9, 2011

Cindy Chew

Lisa Bero, PhD

The office of Lisa Bero, PhD, on UCSF’s Laurel Heights campus has long been a key portal between the School of Pharmacy and the world at large, including countries where billions of people cannot get even the most vital life-saving drugs.

Drugs screened for effects on key transporters, risk of dangerous interactions

Tue Nov 8, 2011

UCSF scientists are studying key drug transporters that play roles in drug absorption and elimination. Shown here: OCT2 and others in the membrane of cells in the kidney tubules (at right). The urine collecting tubules interface with capillaries (at left) to remove substances such as medications and environmental toxins from the blood.

To reduce the risk of toxic drug interactions, UCSF's Kathy Giacomini, PhD, and colleagues are screening thousands of prescription drugs, testing how much they inhibit key proteins in kidney and liver cell

Soller and Stebbins discuss drug savings and safety in LA Times

Fri Jul 29, 2011

Marilyn Stebbins (left) and William Soller (right)

William Soller, PhD, and Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD, faculty members in the UCSF School of Pharmacy’s Department of Clinical Pharmacy, were sources for a July 25, 2011 Los Angeles Times feature about the safety and effectiveness of saving money by splitting pills or taking medications after their...

Nelson and Ferrone explain how they are joining forces against prostate cancer

Fri Jul 8, 2011

Viewing prostate cancer aggressiveness in a unique way

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), used with a novel pyruvate chemical compound that is specially labeled to be read by the MRI machine, is being applied for the first time in humans to study the aggressiveness of prostate cancer in patients and the success of prostate cancer therapies.

Finley provides medication therapy management to patients with depression

Thu May 26, 2011

Patrick Finley, PharmD, BCPP

Psychiatric pharmacist Patrick Finley, PharmD, BCPP, spends his days not behind the pharmacy counter, but in the clinic interviewing patients with depression, determining the provisional diagnosis, selecting and prescribing medications, and working with patients over the long hau

Campbell wins student pharmacist of the year award

Thu May 5, 2011

Hilary Campbell, UCSF student pharmacist, has been named the 2011 Student Pharmacist of the Year by the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) at its annual meeting, held February 2011 in Palm Springs, California.

California Poison Control System’s emergency response role triggered by tsunami in Japan

Thu Apr 28, 2011

radiation symbol with radiating circles on top of a map of Japan

The March 11, 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan caused damage and radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

During the two weeks following Japan’s March 11, 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, the California Poison Control System (CPCS) was as visible as ever, answering telephone calls on poisoning questions.

Robotic pharmacy featured on CNN

Tue Apr 26, 2011

The robotic pharmacy at UCSF Medical Center was featured on Cable News Network (CNN) on April 22, 2010, in the report 21st Century Pharmacy.

California Poison Control System reaches the public via social media and mobile devices

Mon Mar 21, 2011

The California Poison Control System (CPCS) is now connecting with state residents through text messaging, Twitter updates, Facebook quizzes, online games, and even a mobile application (app), which was launched today as part of National Poison Prevention Week — March 20-29, 2011.

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