Categories: Patient Care

What we know about autism could change after new UCSF study

Tue Dec 5, 2023

From the community to the clinic, pharmacists have a critical role to play in dementia care

Mon Nov 27, 2023

Stebbins named Pharmacist of the Year by California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP)

Wed Nov 1, 2023
Stebbins
Elisabeth Fall

Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD

Emeritus faculty member recognized as pioneer of pharmacy practice models.

Alum Maria Lopez fights for underserved communities

Wed Oct 11, 2023
Lopez
Steve Babuljak

Maria Lopez, PharmD

Mission Wellness models how community pharmacies provide affordable care to vulnerable populations.

Crystal Zhou honored with ACCP practice award

Tue Oct 10, 2023
Zhou
Marco Sanchez

Crystal Zhou, PharmD

The ACCP Cardiology PRN Award recognizes excellence in advancing the pharmacotherapy of cardiovascular disorders.

Fentanyl testing could curb overdose crisis

Mon Oct 2, 2023
2 mg of Fentanyl next to penny.
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2 milligrams of fentanyl—a lethal dose in most people—next to a penny.

Successful UCSF-VA pilot paved the way for a testing initiative across the United States.

Vaccinate the Dean: Get a jump on flu like Giacomini

Fri Sep 29, 2023
Tran vaccinates the dean.

Second-year PharmD student Emil Tran (left) vaccinates Dean Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm (right).

Traditional vaccination of the dean promotes flu shot availability and recognition of American Pharmacists Month.

After leading decongestant found ineffective, many doctors say ‘not much’ works for treating common cold

Tue Sep 26, 2023

As prescribed: pharmacogenomic testing and the future of medicine

Thu Jul 6, 2023

UCSF launches first pharmacogenomics testing service in California

Tue May 2, 2023
Tamraz and Kroon
Elisabeth Fall
, Noah Berger

Bani Tamraz, PharmD, PhD, (left) and Lisa Kroon, PharmD, (right) are leading the im­ple­men­ta­tion of UCSF’s new Clin­i­cal Phar­ma­co­ge­no­mics Program.

Health care delivered to patients at UCSF Health will be systematically informed by patient genomic data, ensuring that prescribed therapies are tailored to individuals’ unique biology.

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