Study Calls for New Approach to Improve Adherence Among Part D Participants
July 9, 2013
Findings show poor medication adherence costs an extra $49 to $840 per Medicare beneficiary, per month.
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SOP Partners With Congressman John Sarbanes to Host Community MTM Events
June 10, 2013
Faculty and students visit local senior and community centers to provide patients with free blood pressure screenings and medication reviews.
MPC Study Compares Outcomes of Non-Medical Buprenorphine Use vs. Methadone
June 6, 2013
Non-medical use of methadone associated with higher hospitalization rates, greater ICU admissions, and worse medical outcomes.
SOP Hosts World-Renowned Researchers During CERSI-Sponsored Conferences
June 4, 2013
New developments in pharmaceutical manufacturing and topical drug bioequivalence and bioavailability addressed in two day-long workshops.
New Case Study Shows Maryland P3 Program Can Improve Employee Productivity
May 23, 2013
Employees at Chesapeake Public Schools experience decreased health care costs and improved productivity through participation in program’s diabetes management services.
PHSR Teacher and Mentor Retires from the School of Pharmacy
May 21, 2013
Sheila Weiss, PhD, concludes successful career in academia and embarks on new opportunity in health services industry.
SOP’s Maryland P3 Program Now Available in Pilot to Select State Employees
May 10, 2013
Pilot project for 5,000 state workers uses School’s expertise to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of comprehensive medication therapy management services.
Rodriguez de Bittner Receives Excellence in Pharmacy Practice Award
February 6, 2013
School of Pharmacy professor is an innovative leader in community and ambulatory pharmacy.
SOP Joins International Group to Advance Treatments for Radiation Injuries
January 31, 2013
The Mass Spectrometry facility at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy will lead investigation to identify and characterize new biomarkers of radiation damage.
Study of Outcomes From Medicare PartD Can’t Explain North-South Disparities
January 10, 2013
Heart failure and diabetes patients in the north paid more, adhered more to use of Part D drugs in first two years of the Medicare option, says School of Pharmacy professor.
SOP Program Cited As National Model for Patient-Pharmacists Partnerships
December 3, 2012
A recently published program guide from the CDC highlights the efforts of the Maryland P3 Program to expand pharmacists’ role in team-based health care.
SOP CIPS Program Responds to Expanding Needs of Health Care Reform
November 12, 2012
Knowledge Enterprise, an online continuing education portal for pharmacists, is part of the School’s ‘game-changing’ Center for Innovative Pharmacy Solutions.