Department of Clinical Pharmacy

New review finds drug, device study results affected by funding source

Wed Dec 19, 2012

Lisa Bero, PhD

An updated and expanded review of clinical research papers on drugs and medical devices finds that industry-sponsored studies are more likely to lead to favorable results, including reports of greater benefits and fewer harmful side effects.

Mary Anne Koda-Kimble cites ongoing need for work-life balance policies

Wed Dec 5, 2012

Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD

Writing in the current issue of the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (JAPhA), Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD, looks back on the seismic shift in the treatment and expectations of women in clinical and academic pharmacy over the last four decades.

Levens Lipton interviews Daschle about ongoing health care challenges

Tue Nov 6, 2012

A Conversation with Thomas A. Daschle: A New Paradigm for Health Care in America

What are the specific challenges to ensuring the successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act?

Update from the Dean - Fall 2012

Thu Nov 1, 2012

Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD
School of Pharmacy
University of California, San Francisco

Faculty retreat, Recent faculty publications: Burlingame, Arkin, Chen, Cocohoba, Bero. Recently received research funding: Yang, Ahituv, Wells, Burlingame. Gifts: John and Marcia Goldman Foundation: The Kidney Project, Harry W. Hind Request: Troy C. Daniels Distinguished Professorship, The Joseph...

Radio show leads to campus invite for aspiring chef-pharmacist, age 10

Mon Sep 24, 2012

Audrey Dilling, KALW Local Public Radio 91.7FM

Future Chef and Pharmacist, Lita Hernandez

A community storytelling initiative by a public radio station has yielded a surprising connection between an East Oakland fifth grader and Sharon L.

Conflicts of interest significantly underreported in systematic reviews of drug efficacy, safety

Wed Aug 29, 2012

Cindy Chew

Lisa Bero, PhD

Systematic reviews seek to answer key questions about the relative effectiveness and safety of medical interventions by selecting, combining, and critically evaluating the research in published medical literature.

Guglielmo named interim dean of UCSF School of Pharmacy

Tue Jun 12, 2012

Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD

Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, has been named interim dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy, and will take the reins of the school from outgoing Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD

Ambrose named CSHP Pharmacist of the Year

Mon Jun 11, 2012

Peter Ambrose, PharmD, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Peter Ambrose, PharmD, a veteran clinician and educator with special expertise in clinical pharmacokinetics and sports pharmacy, has been named the 2012 California Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (CSHP) Pharmacist of the Year.

The Lancet profiles Lisa Bero’s “path of most resistance”

Fri May 18, 2012

Cindy Chew

Lisa Bero, PhD

Health policy expert Lisa Bero, PhD, is hailed in the latest issue of The Lancet for tackling hot-button subjects such as financial biases in drug research.

Cancer drug dosing in kids, medication-related delirium, and battery swallowing take top honors at seminar

Fri May 18, 2012

Rifkind Award winners, left-to-right: Janel Long-Boyle, PharmD, PhD; Caroline Lindsay, PharmD; Elisabeth Birdsall, PharmD

Studies of cancer drug dosing in children, possible medication links to delirium in hospital patients, and how to decide when swallowed batteries may call for invasive removal took top honors at the Department of Clinical Pharmacy’s 14th annual Spring Research Seminar.

Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Pages