Coe Laboratory

Antoinette (Toni) B. Coe, PharmD, PhD, FAPhA is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy and affiliate faculty with the Center to Accelerate Population Research in Alzheimer’s. She received her PharmD from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Pharmacy in 2009. In 2010, she completed a PGY-1 Community-Based Pharmacy Practice Residency with VCU School of Pharmacy/Martin’s Pharmacy. She then received her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from VCU in 2015. She completed post-doctoral training as a 2016-2018 Clinician Scholar in the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI) Clinician Scholars program.

Dr. Coe is a pharmacist-health services researcher devoted to improving transitions of care and ensuring safe and effective medication use in older adults, particularly those with dementia and cognitive impairment. Her research program is focused on how healthcare delivery and health policy impact medication use and outcomes among older adults. Her work focuses on understanding the uptake and effectiveness of Medicare Part D Medication Therapy Management, examining how pharmacist-provided medication reviews and medication management mitigate inappropriate medication use and adverse events among older adults, and identifying community-based strategies and interprofessional models of care to prevent medication-related problems during care transitions. She has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Aging (NIA), the University of Michigan NIH NIA-funded Center to Accelerate Population Research in Alzheimer’s, the Michigan Region VII Area Agency on Aging, the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, the American Pharmacists Association, and the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education.

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