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California Poison Control System warns against potassium iodide at this time

Fri Mar 18, 2011

Taking potassium iodide in reaction to any perceived threat to California of radiation exposure from Japan is not advised for California residents at this time, according to Stuart Heard, PharmD, FCSHP, a faculty member in the UCSF School of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, and the executive director of the California...

Desai’s drug delivery research focus of agreement between UCSF and Zcube

Wed Mar 16, 2011

Drug delivery research led by UCSF’s Tejal Desai, PhD, will now be supported by an exclusive worldwide license agreement between UCSF and Zcube s.r.l. The agreement focuses on drug delivery micro patches, developed by Desai, which stick to the lining of the intestine where they release their precise medication payloads directly...

Pharmacy robot selects medications from drawers

Robotic pharmacy aims to free the pharmacist, improve medication safety

Mon Mar 7, 2011

Automated robots in a new, high-tech pharmacy now prepare medications for UCSF hospital patients with the aim of improving medication safety while freeing UCSF hospital pharmacists and nurses to spend more time caring directly for patients.

According to Lynn Paulsen, PharmD, UCSF Medical Center’s director of...

Update from the Dean - Fall/Winter 2011

Tue Mar 1, 2011

US$1 billion budget gap, student fee increases likely to continue, Levens Lipton keynote address to CPhA, Nkansah and the Dr. Oz television show, Bero and The Cochrane Collaboration and the World Health Assembly, Roy unveils model of bioartificial kidney; Faculty awards: Huang, Galonić Fujimori, Gartner, Fischbach, Craik, Shoichet, Wells,...

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CDC flu vaccination campaign awards UCSF video

Tue Feb 22, 2011

For her public service announcement video entry, You vs. the Flu, UCSF student pharmacist Madalene Mandap received the grand prize in a U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) competition to encourage the public to get vaccinated for the 2010-2011 flu season. The competition supports the CDC's U.S. flu...

Bero represents The Cochrane Collaboration on the World Health Assembly

Tue Feb 22, 2011

Lisa Bero, PhD, a faculty member in the UCSF School of Pharmacy was named to represent The Cochrane Collaboration on the World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) after the Collaboration was awarded an Assembly seat on January 23, 2011. The Cochrane Collaboration is an international organization that promotes...

Craik recognized as an AAAS fellow

Tue Feb 22, 2011

Charles S. Craik, PhD, a UCSF School of Pharmacy faculty member, has joined the ranks of elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He, along with four UCSF colleagues, was recognized on February 19, 2011 during the Fellows Forum at the AAAS annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Election is...

Fischbach explains his search for antibiotic-producing bacteria in the human gut

Thu Jan 20, 2011

The bacteria in the human gut that produce antibiotics are the focus of a US$1 million W. M. Keck Foundation grant being led by Michael Fischbach, PhD, a faculty member in the UCSF School of Pharmacy.

He explains here the goal of the project: to identify antibiotics produced by gut bacteria and determine how these...

Nkansah examines 5 misused over-the-counter drugs with Dr. Oz

Thu Jan 20, 2011

Nancy Nkansah, PharmD, a faculty member in the UCSF School of Pharmacy, appears with Mehmet Oz, MD, on The Dr. Oz Show to caution consumers about 5 over-the-counter-drugs that are often misused.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) Antihistamines Proton pump inhibitors Acetaminophen Multi-...