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Muscle-soothing creams should be used with caution

Fri Jun 22, 2007

Overuse of non-prescription topical creams that contain methyl salicylate, such as liniments used to soothe sore muscles, can be a health hazard, warns Thomas E. Kearney, PharmD, UCSF school of pharmacy faculty member, in response to the reported methyl salicylate-related death of a New York City high school track star.

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California Poison Control System wins award for marketing

Fri Jun 22, 2007

The California Poison Control System (CPCS), which is administered by the UCSF School of Pharmacy, has won the 2007 International Award of Excellence from the Medical Marketing Association and the Coalition for Healthcare Communicators. The award recognizes the CPCS's consumer marketing campaign Don't Guess. Be Sure....

Dill and Bradford shed light on evolution

Mon Jun 11, 2007

A computer model can now give scientists clues about how different chemicals could be attracted to each other and form more complicated molecules. This information, in turn, could shed light on how the universe was formed and how life emerged. The model was developed by Ken Dill, PhD, UCSF School of Pharmacy faculty member, and...

Industry-sponsored research more likely to favor drug than placebo

Mon Jun 11, 2007

Published results of drug trials sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry are more likely than trials not sponsored by the industry to favor drug over placebo, according to

Lisa Bero, PhD and Kirby Lee, PharmD, UCSF School of Pharmacy faculty members; Peter Bacchetti, PhD, a UCSF School...

Antimicrobial drug management program succeeds through teamwork

Tue May 1, 2007

Increasing resistance to antimicrobial drugs and a shortage of new antimicrobial drugs call for new ways to use them wisely. This is especially true in hospitals and medical centers where bacteria are prominent and can be easily spread. A model management program at the UCSF Medical Center, which was created by UCSF School of Pharmacy faculty...

Inaugural Legislative Day with Leno fuels political interests

Tue Apr 17, 2007

An inaugural Legislative Day will be held in San Francisco on Friday, April 20, 2007 to fuel interest among UCSF School of Pharmacy students to become politically involved in pharmacy-related issues. Featured activities include a presentation, on the UCSF Parnassus campus, by California State Assemblyman Mark Leno and a health...

Burlingame talks about mass spectrometry and its potential

Mon Apr 2, 2007

Mass spectrometry technology and techniques are key to knowing the structure and function of proteins and how they act in the constantly moving highways of biological systems. Alma Burlingame, PhD, faculty member in the UCSF School of Pharmacy's department of pharmaceutical chemistry is a master of mass spectrometry and the...

James comments on university science and drug discovery

Mon Apr 2, 2007

The odds of finding a chemical compound that can be developed into a drug are not good, says Thomas James, PhD, chair of the UCSF School of Pharmacy's department of pharmaceutical chemistry, but those odds can be improved by university scientists.

Learn more about James' perspective on drug discovery in Science...

Update from the Dean - Fall/Winter 2007

Thu Mar 1, 2007

In Memory: Dean Jere Goyan. Student and staff honors and awards: Chinn, Farm, Almas, Beverage. Clinical scientist news and awards: Lee, Giacomini. Partners in D Outreach: Stebbins, Levens Lipton, Amgen. Chemistry and Chemical Biology Chemistry-Biology Interface grant renewal: Craik. American Course on Drug Development and Regulatory Sciences. Lee...