School of Pharmacy Enters Education Collaboration with Millennium Health
October 29, 2015
Leading health solutions company will support genotyping services for students in the School’s advanced pharmacogenomics course.
Research
School of Pharmacy Hosts UMB’s First CER-PCOR Summer Institute
September 17, 2015
Week-long workshop featured presentations, panel discussions, and other activities designed to broaden participants’ knowledge of comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research.
CERSI Symposium Highlights Use of Biomarkers in Drug Development
August 28, 2015
More than 500 researchers from academia, government, and industry gather to gain perspective on biomarker development and the application of biomarkers in preclinical and clinical research.
UMB Conducts First-of-a-Kind Study on Bioequivalency of Anti-Epileptic Drug
August 14, 2015
Collaborative study helps validate effectiveness of FDA’s bioequivalence standard, showing no significant differences between major brand name and generic medication used to treat patients with epilepsy.
PHSR Names New Graduate Program Director
August 7, 2015
Graduate program co-founder Dr. Frank Palumbo assumes leadership of program, allowing previous director, Dr. Ebere Onukwugha, to focus on her work as executive director of the department’s Pharmaceutical Research Computing center.
SOP’s Polli Testifies for GDUFA Renewal at National Public Meeting
August 6, 2015
Testimony examined the impact of FDA-supported research in generic drugs and advocated for continued funding through renewal of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012 (GDUFA).
SOP & NORD Receive PCORI Award to Create Patient-Centered Training Program
July 16, 2015
Pharmaceutical health services researchers, in collaboration with the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), will design, implement, and evaluate an educational program for NORD members
Dean Eddington Appoints Two New Department Chairs
May 22, 2015
Longtime School faculty members assume leadership of pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacy practice and science.
Study Aims to Develop Faster Techniques for Identifying Bacterial Infection
April 2, 2015
NIH-funded study focuses on novel means of bacterial identification that could provide hospitals with a more rapid and accurate assessment of infections.
School of Pharmacy Alumnus Receives Prestigious Remington Medal
March 30, 2015
Pharmacist and business owner Cal Knowlton recognized by APhA for his contributions to the pharmacy profession.
Paper Calls for Patient-Centered Approaches to MTM for Medicaid Patients
March 4, 2015
Findings published in AJMC show higher rates of hospitalization in heart failure patients on Medicaid; authors advocate for pharmacists’ involvement in managing medications
JAMA Study Examines Medicaid Oversight of Antipsychotic Use in Children
March 3, 2015
Study led by PHSR faculty member shows that 31 states have implemented prior authorization policies for atypical antipsychotic prescribing.