UF study questions accuracy of CMS opioid safeguards
Published: Mar 12th, 2019
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services criteria are used to flag high-risk patients for opioid abuse and overdose.
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Dr. Scott Martin Vouri named a Claude D. Pepper Junior Scholar
Published: Mar 8th, 2019
The distinction comes with a two-year, $104,000 award, which Vouri will use to study a type of drug-induced adverse event called a prescribing cascade in older adults.
Dr. Amie Goodin featured in NY Times story on the opioid crisis
Published: Mar 4th, 2019
“Current policies to limit opioid prescriptions leave some pain patients high and dry, resulting in a new wave of unintended consequences for patients with untreated chronic pain.”
Center for Drug Evaluation and Safety established at the University of Florida
Published: Mar 3rd, 2019
The center will unite researchers interested in using big data to evaluate drugs and the safety of medications in real-world populations.
New treatment for hepatitis C results in lower costs overall
Published: Feb 22nd, 2019
The study, published in the journal Hepatology, examined the clinical and economic outcomes of direct-acting antiviral therapy, which cures hepatitis C in nearly 95 percent of patients.
College of Pharmacy’s Yan Li Earns Top Honors at the 32nd Annual Research Showcase
Published: Feb 13th, 2019
The Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy is proud to announce that Yan Li was the winner of the 2019 poster competition in the category of “Pain, Addiction, and CNS […]
New study examining the effectiveness and safety of apixaban versus rivaroxaban is published in the Lancet Hematology
Published: Jan 4th, 2019
UF College of Pharmacy researchers led the study featuring approximately 15,000 patients.
UF study to examine the safety of contrast agents used in MRI body scans during pregnancy
Published: Dec 21st, 2018
The FDA awarded a $330,000 grant to Almut Winterstein, Ph.D., to lead the 18-month study.
Dr. Ghadeer Dawwas, AAUW national fellowship recipient, presents at local meeting
Published: Dec 19th, 2018
Dawwas was awarded an American Association of University Women international fellowship in 2017-18.
Congratulations Graduates
Published: Dec 17th, 2018
Our Ph.D. graduates Fall 2018: Monica Munoz, Pharm.D., M.S., Ph.D.; Ghadeer Dawwas, BS.Pharm., M.B.A., Ph.D.; Abdullah Alalwan, Pharm.D., Ph.D.; and Ju Hyeun (Elise) Kim, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
They are pictured with advisors Abraham Hartzema, Pharm.D., MSPH, Ph.D., FISPE; Haesuk Park, Ph.D. and Almut Winterstein, RPh, Ph.D., FISPE