Patient Care

FDA, academia, and industry join forces to shepherd new therapies to patients

Thu Jan 23, 2020

Kathy Giacomini, PhD, is co-director of UCSF-Stanford CERSI.

UCSF-Stanford CERSI brings together scientists, industry, and government regulators to get new therapies to patients sooner.

Pharmacists uniquely poised to reduce unnecessary prescriptions

Mon Dec 30, 2019

Elisabeth Fall

UCSF School of Pharmacy Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD

UCSF School of Pharmacy Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, argues that pharmacists can help reduce the use of unnecessary medications.

PharmD degree program art highlights science, focus on patients

Thu Dec 19, 2019

The newly installed artwork can be found on the ninth floor of the UCSF Medical Sciences Building.

The UCSF School of Pharmacy recently installed wall art featuring the values of the School’s doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degree program.

Making sure everyone makes the most of Medicare Part D

Mon Dec 9, 2019

Levi Gadye

PharmD student Kelsey Mott, Class of 2021 (right) looks up prescription insurance coverage information for a patient at the School’s Medicare Part D outreach event on December 3, 2019.

The School’s Medicare Part D outreach event lives on as part of our current PharmD curriculum.

Pharmacy alumna provides lifeline to displaced residents in aftermath of fire

Thu Nov 7, 2019

Noah Berger

Janet Balbutin, PharmD ’68, pharmacist and owner of Paradise Drug and Chico Pharmacy

When the Camp Fire roared through Paradise, CA, last November, the staff of Paradise Drug, a community pharmacy owned and operated by UCSF School of Pharmacy alumna Janet Balbutin, PharmD ’68, didn’t hesitate: they heroically saved a server containing patient data, and went on to provide pharmacy...

PharmD students see to Dean Guglielmo’s flu shot

Wed Oct 23, 2019

Bulla, Wisniewski, Guglielmo, Lee and Li read the proclamation.

From left, Sabrina Bulla, Jessica Wisniewski, present Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, with Mayor London Breed’s proclamation, as Susanna Lee, and Joe Li watch.

Getting vaccinated for the flu not only lowers a person’s chance of getting sick, it also helps protect their whole community.

IRS Greenlights Tax Breaks for Buyers of 23andMe Genetic Tests

Thu Aug 1, 2019

Studies on adolescent drug abuse, antidepressants in the ER, and complications from heart pumps take top honors at annual seminar

Tue May 14, 2019

Joyce Rifkind (left) and Gary Rifkind, PharmD ’60

Research on topics ranging from drug abuse to heart pump complications took top honors at the Department of Clinical Pharmacy’s 21st annual Spring Research Seminar.

Prescription drugs cost 14% more in SF than national average

Fri May 3, 2019

Study shows promise for hormonal contraception services in the community pharmacy setting

Tue Apr 30, 2019

Susan Merrell

Lisa Kroon, PharmD

A study shows the potential of hormonal contraceptives at pharmacies in California and Oregon.

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