Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Medicaid could cut costs, provide better meds, UCSF School of Pharmacy researchers find7

Wed Jun 22, 2011
A study by researchers with the UCSF School of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy finds that the Medicaid program is likely paying far more than necessary for medications and not offering patients the most effective ones available.

Prioritizing drug label warnings called for by UCSF School of Pharmacy authors9

Wed Jun 8, 2011
In the current issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, two faculty members of the UCSF School of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy issue a call for prioritization in prescription labels’ increasingly long lists of adverse drug events (ADEs).

Clinical pharmacy spring seminar celebrates wide-ranging research10

Wed May 18, 2011
Anson, McCurdy, and Odierna
McCurdy: Steve Batiloro

Left to right: Rifkind Award winners Angela Anson, Megan McCurdy, and Donna Odierna

The 13th annual Spring Research Seminar highlighting work by students, residents, and faculty members in the UCSF School of Pharmacy Department of Clinical Pharmacy—and featuring 48 project posters—was held May 3, 2011 on UCSF’s Parnassus campus.

Rifkind Award winners

The winners of the 4th...

Brock talks about her new role as associate dean of teaching and learning11

Thu May 5, 2011
Brock
Education researcher Tina Penick Brock, BSPharm, MSPH, EdD, became the UCSF School of Pharmacy associate dean of teaching and learning, effective March 11, 2011.

Robotic pharmacy featured on CNN12

Tue Apr 26, 2011
21st century pharmacy
The robotic pharmacy at UCSF Medical Center was featured on Cable News Network (CNN) on April 22, 2010, in the report 21st Century Pharmacy.

Cutler is honored by APhA for pharmacy leadership13

Fri Apr 1, 2011
Timothy Cutler, PharmD, a faculty member in the UCSF School of Pharmacy, is the 2011 recipient of The Albert B. Prescott / Glaxo SmithKline Pharmacy Leadership Award from the American Pharmacists Association (APhA).

California Poison Control System reaches the public via social media and mobile devices14

Mon Mar 21, 2011
CPCS on Facebook
The California Poison Control System (CPCS) is now connecting with state residents through text messaging, Twitter updates, Facebook quizzes, online games, and even a mobile application (app), which was launched today as part of National Poison Prevention Week — March 20-29, 2011.

California Poison Control System warns against potassium iodide at this time15

Fri Mar 18, 2011
potassium iodide
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

Robotic pharmacy aims to free the pharmacist, improve medication safety16

Mon Mar 7, 2011
Pharmacy robot selects medications from drawers
Susan Merrell

Pharmacy robot selects medications from drawers.

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.

Update from the Dean - Fall/Winter 201117

Tue Mar 1, 2011
Koda-Kimble
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Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD

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,...

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