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  • Robotic pharmacy featured on CNN

    Robotic pharmacy featured on CNN The robotic pharmacy at UCSF Medical Center was featured on Cable News Network ( CNN ) on April 22, 2010, in the report 21st Century Pharmacy . By automating the dispensing of medications, UCSF aims to improve medication …

  • Drug safety is the aim of UCSF-Optivia research partnership

    Drug safety is the aim of UCSF-Optivia research partnership Giacomini Pharmacogenetics expert Kathy Giacomini, PhD , co-chair of the UCSF Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, is leading the UCSF arm of a research partnership in which her …

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

    California Poison Control System reaches the public via social media and mobile devices The California Poison Control System ( CPCS ) is now connecting with state residents through text messaging, Twitter updates, Facebook quizzes, online games, and even …

  • California Poison Control System warns against potassium iodide at this time

    California Poison Control System warns against potassium iodide at this time 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, …

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

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

  • Robotic pharmacy aims to free the pharmacist, improve medication safety

    Robotic pharmacy aims to free the pharmacist, improve medication safety 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 …

  • Craik recognized as an AAAS fellow

    Craik recognized as an AAAS fellow Craik 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, …

  • Bero represents The Cochrane Collaboration on the World Health Assembly

    Bero represents The Cochrane Collaboration on the World Health Assembly Lisa Bero, PhD 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 …

  • CDC flu vaccination campaign awards UCSF video

    CDC flu vaccination campaign awards UCSF video woman holding a sign saying The FLU ends with U, learn more: www.flu.gov For her public service announcement video entry, You vs. the Flu , UCSF student pharmacist Madalene Mandap received the grand prize in …

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

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