Clinical Pharmacy

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact global health and safety. Numerous drugs are under expedited investigations, without well-established safety or efficacy data. Jasmine Luzum, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy, has published a review of pharmacogenomics for COVID-19 therapies in a Nature journal. The goal of Dr. Luzum’s research is to use precision […]

Insights on developing a field hospital formulary and medication distribution process in preparation for a second surge of COVID-19 cases explores key considerations for the implementation of pharmacy operations and a field hospital formulary at an offsite location in a two-week period. Deborah Wagner, PharmD, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy and Anesthesiology, and collaborators drew on […]

Kyle Burghardt, PharmD’11, has been recognized by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) as a 2020 New Investigator Award winner. The goal of the New Investigator Award is to highlight the research program of an ACCP member who has made a major impact in an aspect of clinical pharmaceutical science. Nominees must have a […]

Forty University of Michigan College of Pharmacy 4th-year students recently completed the COVID Emergency Response rotation – the second group to go through the inventive and relevant nontraditional Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE). Read more on how the rotation was developed and the College’s efforts to ensure all P4’s receive their experiential training. “I know […]

Critically ill COVID-19 patients who received a single dose of a drug that calms an overreacting immune system were 45% less likely to die overall, compared with those who didn’t receive the drug, according to a new University of Michigan study. And they were more likely to be out of the hospital or off a […]

Theodore Jennaro, 2nd year graduate student in Clinical Pharmacy Translational Sciences at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, has earned an American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Regional Fellowship. The AFPE fellowship program is designed to positively impact patient and public health by supporting high performing students who possess the skill and aptitude to […]

Manjunath “Amit” Pai, PharmD, has been named chair of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Department of Clinical Pharmacy. Prof. Pai joined the University of Michigan in 2016, his term as chair began on July 1. “As chair of an exceptional department of pharmacist-scientists, I believe our public mission is to improve lives through […]

Forty University of Michigan College of Pharmacy 4th-year students just completed the COVID Emergency Response rotation – the second group to go through the inventive and relevant nontraditional Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE). In fact, thanks to quick action and innovative solutions from the U-M Pharmacy Experiential Education team, COVID-19 did not prevent any of […]

This article originally appeared on IHPI’s website, view the original article. A new University of Michigan research initiative aims to investigate how mobile health (mHealth) technology, such as smartwatches and smartphones, can be used to study and improve health behaviors among hypertensive populations.  The potential to improve hypertensive patient care inspired a multidisciplinary team of […]

Jeong (Jamie) Park, MS, PharmD, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation (FAST). The FAST designation recognizes American Society of Transplantation (AST) members who have demonstrated both an exceptional commitment to the field of transplantation and outstanding service to the AST.  Dr. Park is a clinical professor in the Department of […]