Pharmacy News
August 9, 2022
Area High School Students STEP Toward a Career In Pharmacy
The 2022 edition of the Students Exploring Pharmacy (STEP) program recently welcomed 30 local high school juniors and seniors to…
June 14, 2022
Study Examines Effects of Regulations That Eliminate Insurance Cost-Sharing for Colorectal Cancer Screening
JAMA Network Open has published a new study – “Comparison of Screening Colonoscopy Rates After Positive Noninvasive Testing for Colorectal…
December 23, 2021
Four students awarded Baxter scholarships in Geriatric Pharmacy
Four second-year pharmacy students have been selected to receive a Baxter Scholarship toward their fee for the Plein Certificate in Geriatric Pharmacy. The Plein Center Leadership Team was inspired by the motivation and vision of the scholarship recipients. Each scholarship winner shared compelling personal stories of experiences that inspired them to pursue a career in geriatric pharmacy. A link between all of them is a desire to strengthen relationships with – and uphold dignity and agency to – older adults.
May 11, 2021
SOP Receives Gift From Washington Research Foundation For BRAMS Program
The SOP recently received a $75,000 gift from the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) to establish the Regulatory Sciences Fellowship Program,…
December 8, 2020
Steve White receives achievement award from AES
UWSOP Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacy H. Steve White has been honored with the Extraordinary Contributions to…
December 3, 2020
UWSOP grad students represent state in national ASHP competition
Congratulations to Camille Troyer and Jessica Bixby, who will be representing the state of Washington December 5 & 6 in…
September 18, 2019
Promoted UWSOP faculty tackling tough problems facing population health with novel approaches
Recently promoted faculty are finding news ways to solve significant population health problems from Alzheimer’s and related dementias to kidney…
September 13, 2019
Using Data and Economics to Transform Health | Celebrating 25 Years
Celebrating 25 years, The CHOICE Institute continues to grow and transform, expanding its impact on population health. “At CHOICE, we…
A Tradition of Reinventing Pharmacy
Never doubt the profound impact that our faculty and alumni have had on health care nationwide through decades of advocacy…
September 12, 2019
Enhancing the way epilepsy is managed by engaging community pharmacists
The University of Washington’s School of Pharmacy today announced a collaboration with global biopharmaceutical company UCB to improve access to…
September 10, 2019
The Future of Pharmacy
Celebrating 125 Years of Impact & Innovation Our mission is to develop exceptional pharmacy leaders and researchers, discover solutions to…
July 6, 2019
Supporting cancer survivors
Aasthaa Bansal leads an NIH MERIT award-winning team to develop decision-making frameworks to guide post-treatment care for cancer survivors Despite…
May 6, 2019
But is it safe for my baby?
Mary Hebert and the Obstetric-fetal Pharmacology Research Unit (OPRU) team are exploring how to optimize care for pregnant and lactating…
Kidney on a Chip has gone to outer space..and returned to Earth!
What did it take to send delicate kidney cells into space to be studied by astronauts wearing big, clunky gloves…
April 23, 2019
5/3 UPDATE: 5/3 11:48 PM PDT launch for Kidney on a Chip project to the International Space Station!
Updated May 3, 11:29 am Pacific: NASA has pushed back the launch to Friday, May 3 at 11:48 PM Pacific…
April 4, 2019
UWSOP team wins the AMCP 2019 National Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Competition
Congratulations to our PharmD students, Michael Sporck, ‘20, Eunice Kim, ‘20, Hanna Kleiboeker, ‘20 and Erin Ichinotsubo, ‘21, who won…
March 27, 2019
Advice from UW pharmacists on senior use of marijuana
Marijuana use among older adults has soared in recent years despite little being known about the effectiveness and safety of…
March 25, 2019
Bacci, White, and Zaraa awarded UW Population Health grant to study integrated care models for people living with epilepsy
Congratulations to Jennifer Bacci, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy; H. Steve White, Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacy; and Sabra Zarâa, CHOICE…
January 12, 2019
Werth and Xu awarded $1.86M NIH grant to continue MRSA investigation
Pharmacy’s Brian Werth and grant coinvestigator UWSOP Medicinal Chemistry’s Libin Xu will continue their novel research into antibiotic resistance mechanisms…
December 28, 2018
Leah Ruggerone and Richard Lee named to Husky 100
Leah Ruggerone, ’18, and PY3 student Richard Lee were both selected for the UW Husky 100 from the School of…
December 18, 2018
Devine and Chen debut Real-world Evidence Assessments and Needs Guidance (READi) Tool
CHOICE faculty member Beth Devine and CHOICE PhD student Shuxian Chen led an invited workshop last month at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy…
December 17, 2018
CHOICE director Anirban Basu and collaborators receive NIH grant to study costs of dementia care
Team seeks to improve the projections of the future burden of the disease. Anirban Basu, director of the CHOICE Institute…
December 14, 2018
CHOICE PhD student Landaas studies PupilScreen app in Thailand
CHOICE PhD student Erik Landaas received funding to conduct a mobile health validation study in Thailand. The study is funded by…
December 13, 2018
Kai Yeung receives grant for project looking at value in prescription drug benefit design
Congratulations to CHOICE Institute alumnus and Affiliate Assistant Professor, Kai Yeung, PharmD PhD, `15, who received a research grant from…
December 7, 2018
Anirban Basu awarded Mid-Career Excellence Award by HPSS
At the 2018 International Conference on Health Policy Statistics (ICHPS) held in Charleston, South Carolina, Anirban Basu was awarded the…
November 27, 2018
Barthold uses economics methods to improve dementia diagnosis and treatment plans across race, ethnicity, and sex
The newest researcher in The CHOICE Institute at UWSOP, Doug Barthold is taking a couple of approaches that use data and…
Collaboration with UWSOP results in health benefits against flu for Era Living residents
Last year’s flu season was one of the worst in nearly a decade. The people most susceptible to the flu…
Meet our Plein Center for Geriatric Pharmacy Preceptors: Neris Palunas
Neris M. Palunas, PharmD, BCGP, is a Consultant Pharmacist with Consonus Pharmacy, serving people in the Seattle area. Neris consults as…
Meet our Plein Center for Geriatric Pharmacy Alumni: Cara McDermott
Alumna Cara McDermott, PharmD, PhD, MSc, ’11, ’12, 16, is a K12 Scholar in the UW Implementation Sciences Training Program and…
Meet our Plein Center for Geriatric Pharmacy Faculty: Leigh Ann Mike
Learn the latest about the deprescribing education and outreach UWSOP faculty member Leigh Ann Mike provides to older adults and…
Marcum takes a multi-prong approach toward developing a dementia prevention strategy
The prospect of developing dementia is terrifying for most people, particularly for those with family members who have had the…
Plein Center students and faculty research highlighted at ASCP’s annual meeting
Our School’s faculty and students presented two posters at the ASCP Annual Meeting, and the abstracts are in the October…
Barker-Haliski’s novel research looks at the under-studied problem of epilepsy in patients with Alzheimer’s
People with Alzheimer’s disease can have up to an 87-fold increased risk of seizures. Patients with early-onset Alzheimer’s have the…
November 20, 2018
Werth receives prestigious Young Investigator Award from SIDP
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Brian Werth who received this year’s Young Investigator Award from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacist…
November 15, 2018
UW Researchers Gray and Phelan to study the impact of deprescribing to reduce falls in older adults
UW Pharmacy’s Shelly Gray and UW Medicine’s Elizabeth Phelan are teaming up to identify ways to prevent falls in older…
November 1, 2018
Researchers at UW and USC find a type of medication used to treat high blood pressure may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers Doug Barthold of the University of Washington and Julie Zissimopoulos of the University of Southern California published the first…
October 11, 2018
Lou Garrison named 2018 Value Assessment Challenge Award recipient
The PhRMA Foundation and the Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC) announced that Lou Garrison is one of the first place recipients…
September 12, 2018
UW ranks 4th world wide for pharmacology and toxicology
The UW ranks 4th worldwide in Pharmacology and Toxicology, a subject that includes pharmacy, pharmacology, substance abuse, and toxicology, according…
July 26, 2018
Researchers at UW bolster study of how austerity devastated Greece’s health
A new study by dozens of researchers from the University of Washington and around the world has found that Greece’s…
June 4, 2018
APhA honors Project VACCINATE, led by Bacci and Odegard
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) presented the National APhA Immunization Champion Award (Partnership) to Project VACCINATE at their 2018 Annual…
May 30, 2018
Organs-on-chips: Tiny technology helping bring safe new drugs to patients faster
It doesn’t look like a kidney, but this ‘kidney-on-a-chip’ is a breakthrough for new drug testing. Alex Levine, CC BY-ND…
May 10, 2018
Strand awarded 2018 Garrison Prize in Health Policy & Economics
Congratulations to 3rd year, PhD student Lauren Strand who received the Louis Garrison Sr. And Marilyn Garrison Endowed Prize in…
April 27, 2018
Wienkers is keynote speaker at June 2018 AAPS-RMDG meeting at UW
Abstracts are due Friday, May 18, 2018 The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists – Rocky Mountain Discussion Group (AAPS-RMDG) Annual…
April 25, 2018
Certain drugs for muscle conditions may be linked to increased risk of dementia
Shelly Gray editorial in The BMJ underscores importance of avoiding long-term use of anticholinergic drugs in older adults UWSOP Plein Center for…
April 24, 2018
Marcum study finds metformin has mortality benefits even with low kidney function
Collaborative research between UW School of Pharmacy and VA Puget Sound looked at 175,000 patients In a recent study, researchers…
April 17, 2018
Basu trains Indian government and health leaders in health economics
With India rolling out the one of the largest public health insurance initiatives in the world, it became more important than…
March 27, 2018
Barker-Haliski advances research in antiseizure therapies in patients with Alzheimer’s
When a project is moments away from completion, or a new question arises during the experiment, a little bit of…
March 26, 2018
Our CHOICE PhD students continue to advance research to improve health outcomes
From all of us at CHOICE, we hope your year is off to a good start. Our PhD students have…
February 21, 2018
Meet Our Newest Faculty Member, Doug Barthold
We welcome Dr. Doug Barthold, PhD., Research Assistant Professor, to the faculty of the Department of Pharmacy and to The…
February 6, 2018
New fellowship will advance thoughtful health care innovation in Washington state
Partnership between Washington Research Foundation and The CHOICE Institute at UWSOP creates opportunities for students and researchers at non-profit research…
February 5, 2018
CHOICE alumnus Scott Strassels moves into leadership role at Ohio State U
The University of Washington School of Pharmacy congratulates Scott Strassels, PhD, PharmD, on his new position as assistant professor in…
January 10, 2018
Libin Xu and Brian Werth Receive Royalty Research Fund Award
Libin Xu, Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, and Brian Werth, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, have received a Royalty Research Fund…
December 16, 2017
Alumnus Glen Schumock, ’89, named Dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy
Congratulations to University of Washington School of Pharmacy alumnus Glen Schumock, ’89, who will become Dean of the University of…
December 8, 2017
Meet our Geriatric Pharmacy Preceptors: Karen Dawson
Karan Dawson, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy; Consulting Pharmacist, UW Pharmacy Cares Following an internship at Valley Medical Center, Karan…
Launch of The CHOICE Institute at UWSOP promises leadership in health economics and outcomes research
We are witnessing a period of renaissance, as current advances in medical technology and breakthroughs are unprecedented in human history….
December 1, 2017
SPECIAL EVENT: A talk with NPR’S Richard Harris
Panel Discussion: “From Rigor to Rigor Mortis–Good Science, Bad Science, and Patient Care” Noon-1:20pm, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Health Sciences…
November 16, 2017
Veenstra weighs in on genetic testing in Science Magazine
The question about the benefits and pitfalls of genetic testing is discussed in, “Is health care ready for routing DNA…
November 14, 2017
UW/Kaiser study finds taking Proton Pump Inhibitors not linked to higher dementia risk
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are medicines commonly prescribed to treat acid-related digestive problems, including gastroesophageal reflux disease. Up to one…
October 20, 2017
Stergachis co-edited maternal immunization roadmap for Gates Foundation & GAPPS
UWSOP Associate Dean Andy Stergachis co-edited the “Maternal Immunization Safety Monitoring in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Roadmap for Program…
Bounthavong receives UWSOP Graduate Leadership Award
The UWSOP Graduate Student Leadership Award honors graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and service and have had a positive impact…
September 7, 2017
Lou Garrison was named a Change Agent in the 2017 PharmaVOICE 100 Honorees
UW School of Pharmacy Professor Emeritus Lou Garrison was named a Change Agent in the 2017 PharmaVOICE 100 honorees. A…
July 5, 2017
Sager, Bounthavong, Seguin, Weber, & Shen receive inaugural UWSOP Graduate Program Awards
To recognize extraordinary excellence among our graduate students and faculty, UW School of Pharmacy established three new award programs in…
May 30, 2017
Inaugural Plein Symposium advances geriatric pharmacy
“Celebrating Today, Planning Tomorrow” brought together a host of disciplines to discuss healthy aging Decades ago, geriatric pharmacy pioneers Joy…
May 24, 2017
A conversation at the College Inn leads to Faculty Innovation Award, possible breakthrough in combating MRSA
There is a rich tradition of stories that begin with…“we were sitting in a bar talking, when we got this…
Team finds no adverse risk to use of common antimalarials in first trimester
UW and international researchers publish the most comprehensive international analysis on artemisinin combination antimalarials safety in pregnancy Malaria is more…
March 31, 2017
UW bestows Distinguished Retiree Excellence Award to UWSOP Alumna and Professor Emerita Joy Plein
We are thrilled to announce that our very own Professor Emerita Joy Plein, ’51, ’56, has been named the recipient…
February 13, 2017
Little-known disease has major economic impact
Giant cell arteritis is estimated to cost U.S. health-care system $1 billion in first year of treatment PORPP faculty members,…
January 30, 2017
McDermott researches value of insurer-provided care coordination
Pharmacy alumna and UW Medicine post doc receives 2017 AcademyHealth New Investigator Award to study benefits of end-of-life care planning in…
January 4, 2017
Pharmacy Professor John Horn raises concerns about drug safety
Chicago Tribune investigation shows problems in drug interaction communications to patients UW School of Pharmacy Professor John Horn and UWSOP…
November 7, 2016
Get to know the Plein Geriatric Pharmacy Center leaders
Over the summer, Dean Sullivan announced the leadership for the Plein Geriatric Pharmacy Center and some of the early planning…
UWSOP, Era Living Partner for Patient-Centered Care
UW School of Pharmacy offers a novel approach to student training and patient care in Era Living residential communities. The…
October 31, 2016
Common genetic disorder linked to increased death rate from cancer drug
Researchers recommend ‘caution’ when using the chemotherapy busulfan in patients with Gilbert’s syndrome By Susan Keown, Staff Writer, Fred Hutch News…
October 26, 2016
Sid Nelson’s legacy lives on in science and collaboration
Busulfan is one of our oldest anticancer drugs. Today, it is often used to prepare a patient’s body for a…
October 17, 2016
UWSOP Alumnus Watanabe named National Academy of Medicine Fellow
University of Washington School of Pharmacy alumnus, Jonathan H. Watanabe, PharmD, Ph.D., ’08, ’12, has been selected as one of three…
October 5, 2016
Class of 2017 Honors Professor Doug Black
UW School of Pharmacy’s PharmD class of 2017 announced their class gift this week. They will work together over the…
August 19, 2016
UW researchers find revascularization provides greater improvements for patients with peripheral arterial disease
Study published in JAMA Surgery compares effectiveness of two ways to treat intermittent claudication by evaluating outcomes that are important…
Costs outlined of health plans that exclude contraception
Pharmacy study links lack of coverage to more unintended pregnancies, greater health expenses for employers At companies whose health insurance…
July 13, 2016
Lou Garrison to retire from UW School of Pharmacy
UWSOP Dean Sean D. Sullivan announced Dr. Lou Garrison’s retirement from the UW School of Pharmacy’s Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Research…
UWSOP faculty and alumni elected to ISPOR leadership
Five UWSOP faculty and alumni have led ISPOR over the past 20 years UW School of Pharmacy faculty and alumni…
July 12, 2016
Lingtak-Neander Chan elected Fellow of the American College of Nutrition
UW School of Pharmacy congratulates Professor Lingtak-Neander Chan on his election as a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition…
July 6, 2016
Marcum named K12 Scholar for research on dementia and cardiac medications
UWSOP researcher will investigate the impact medication adherence has on patient health outcomes UW School of Pharmacy (UWSOP) Assistant Professor Zachary…
July 1, 2016
Student’s enterprise yields 3 “essentially paid” for degrees
Pharmacy Ph.D. candidate shares tips for self-funding success You would think three degrees from the University of Washington would take…
June 3, 2016
Anirban Basu Elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association
UW School of Pharmacy and UW Department of Economics congratulate Anirban Basu on his election as a 2016 Fellow of…
May 10, 2016
UWSOP Announces Groundbreaking Plein Center for Geriatric Pharmacy Research, Education & Outreach
Research shows that medication-related problems are one of the top reasons for hospitalizations and for older adults losing the ability…
May 2, 2016
Bennette, Sullivan find cancer drug prices rise rapidly after market launch
UW School of Pharmacy researchers’ found large increases in oral anticancer drugs even in the face of increasing market competition…
April 4, 2016
“When you really want something, you don’t give up.”
A look back at legendary pharmacist, civic and women’s advocate, Shirley G. Bridge As we near our 125th Anniversary in…
January 28, 2016
UWSOP and ICER form collaboration to model the clinical and economic impact of new medications
The University of Washington School of Pharmacy (UWSOP) and the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) have formed a…
January 21, 2016
Award season comes to UWSOP!
It’s award season–not just for film, also for the UW School of Pharmacy! Many of our School’s faculty, students, post docs and…
December 17, 2015
Steve White Named Chair of UWSOP’s Dept of Pharmacy
The UW School of Pharmacy is pleased to announce the appointment of H. Steve White, RPh, Ph.D. as the new…
November 14, 2015
Odegard and Diabetes Education team win UW award
Train the trainer program empowering clinic teams sees significant improvements in outcomes The UW School of Pharmacy is proud to…
November 2, 2015
Intercollegiate team will study natural product-drug interactions
Herbal remedies are a multi-billion dollar industry. Sales of natural product supplements have nearly tripled in the past twenty years…
October 14, 2015
Are you a #HUSKYPHARMACIST?
Celebrate American Pharmacists Month and share your #HUSKYPHARMACIST pride this October! Whether you are an alum, student, faculty member, preceptor, graduate,…
October 5, 2015
The Chiba Morio Family: Undaunted in the Face of Adversity
Second year PharmD student Beau Chiba comes from a long line of UW School of Pharmacy pharmacists. When he…
September 15, 2015
Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence for the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program (PORPP)
“Great scientists and great surfers share a common trait. They don’t position themselves where the big wave is now; they…
August 11, 2015
Examining the Economic Consequences of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Therapy (ACTH) in Infantile Spasms and Multiple Sclerosis Relapse
PORPP Faculty Member Ryan Hansen and Research Team Present Findings at the 12th World Congress on Inflammation in Boston, Massachusetts…
June 19, 2015
Innovative Pharmacy Training Does a World of Good in Malawi
New Pharmacy Assistants Graduate, Improving Patient Care at Critically Understaffed Rural Health Centers When most of us think of our…
June 17, 2015
Scenes from Commencement 2015
Friday was a day of recognition and celebration! Over 100 graduate and PharmD students received their degrees and began a…
June 11, 2015
Hansen study finds for new users, sleeping pills may double car crash risk
Three prescription sleeping aids are associated with an increase in motor vehicle crashes, according to a study by the University…
June 2, 2015
SB 5557 Expands Patient Access to Care in Washington
An Historic Day in Washington Washington will be the first state in the country to require that pharmacists are included…
May 29, 2015
PORPP Researchers Receive $3 Million Grant to Develop VOI methods to Prioritize NHLBI trials
Three faculty members from the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program (PORPP) and two faculty from the Division of Cardiology…
PORPP Alumnus Joseph Babigumira Featured on Whole U Faculty Friday
We are so proud of University of Washington School of Pharmacy PORPP alumnus Joseph Babigumira, featured today in the The…
May 28, 2015
Students Duong and Heeney Receive National Recognition for Script Your Future Campaign
Earlier this year, PharmD students, Arianne Duong and Stephanie Heeney, collaborated with other health sciences students and created a campaign to…
James Lin Wins NCPA Outstanding Student Member of the Year
Congratulations to James Lin, PharmD, ’16, on being selected as the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Outstanding Student Member of…
May 21, 2015
Anirban Basu Named Director of PORPP
In May 2015, Anirban Basu, PhD, was named the next Stergachis Family Endowed Director of Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research & Policy Program…
May 19, 2015
Lou Garrison voted President-elect of ISPOR
We congratulate Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research & Policy Program (PORPP) Professor Lou Garrison who was voted President-elect for the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics…
May 18, 2015
Joshua Roth Awarded 2015 ISPOR Applied Paper of the Year
On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, PORPP PhD and Current K12 Scholar, Joshua A Roth, will receive the ISPOR Applied Paper…
February 25, 2015
UW PORPP and Fred Hutch Researchers Receive $7.75M PCORI Award to Study Cancer Treatment
A research team, led by Scott Ramsey, director of the Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research (HICOR), that includes…
January 26, 2015
Higher dementia risk linked to more use of common drugs
Dr. Shelly Gray et. al. found a persistent link between dementia and some medications in a University of Washington/Group Health…
December 29, 2014
Joy & Elmer Plein Scholars Advance Geriatric Research
JOY AND ELMER PLEIN CREATED A LEGACY by establishing two funds for geriatric pharmacy research: the Elmer Plein Research Fund…
Dr. Gary Lyman Joins PORPP Faculty
GARY H. LYMAN, M.D., M.P.H., is Adjunct Professor in the School of Pharmacy and the School of Public Health at…
December 12, 2014
UW PharmD Students Aid Hundreds in Nicaragua
The day after final exams ended in June, 43 UW pharmacy students met before dawn at SeaTac. Seventeen hours later they…
Fulbright Scholar Researches Experiential Pharmacy Education at UW
IT’S NOT OFTEN A PROMINENT RESEARCHER FROM SERBIA comes to UW Pharmacy as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar. Dr. Jelena Parojcic…
October 16, 2014
Congratulations Prof McCune!
Jeannine McCune, PharmD, was announced as the newest Associate Editor of the Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics the official scholarly publication…
September 30, 2014
PORPP Faculty Member Garrison Named Interim Director
LOU GARRISON, PH.D., HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS INTERIM DIRECTOR for the Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Research Policy Program (PORPP). With a…
August 28, 2014
How do you teach when the topic changes so fast? A Q&A with Dr. Doug Black
Doug Black, UW associate professor of pharmacy practice, confers with students in the Bracken Pharmacy Learning Center. From left are…
August 11, 2014
On-demand intravenous fluids questioned
Have you heard about the critical shortage of IV products? We sat down with UW Pharmacy Professor Lingtak-Neander Chan to…
June 26, 2014
UW Pharmacy Huskies Lead the Pack
As a School of Pharmacy consistently in the Top 10 nationally, we’ve come to expect our students, faculty, and alumni…
June 20, 2014
Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching Goes to Dr. John Watkins
OUR PRECEPTORS CONTRIBUTE TIME AND EXPERTISE, opening their practice to teach and mentor our students. The Wayne A. Kradjan Excellence…
June 6, 2014
Alumnus Mitch Higashi Speaks at Uppsala Health Summit
University of Washington School of Pharmacy alumnus Mitch Higashi addressed the topic of innovation in healthcare at the Uppsala Health…
June 2, 2014
UW Pharmacy Alumnus Ryan Oftebro Innovates Method for Opioid Overdose Rx
The pain of losing a cousin who mixed methadone with alcohol inspired pharmacist Ryan Oftebro to turn his attention to…
May 29, 2014
Dr. Beth Devine Leads Study Showing Electronic Records Cost Savings
Dr. Beth Devine Leads Study Showing Electronic Records Cost Savings The age-old joke about physicians’ bad handwriting is no laughing…
April 7, 2014
Dr. Sean Sullivan Honored with Steven G. Avey Award for Distinguished Service
Dr. Sullivan was chosen for his many outstanding accomplishments, including service as director of the UW Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and…
January 9, 2014
New Research Institute Co-Director is Affiliate Faculty
The Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research has hired Gary Lyman to serve as the institute’s co-director. Lyman is also…
December 12, 2013
Sullivan Shares Expertise with Maryland Students
The University of Maryland’s International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research student chapter recently hosted a lecture by Sean Sullivan….
December 2, 2013
Report Profiles Student Scholarship Recipient
The UW Report to Contributors features a story about fourth-year pharmacy student Blaze Paracuelles. In the piece, Paracuelles talks about…
November 4, 2013
Faculty Members Receive $1.9 Million Grant to Study Personalized Medicine Print
Many healthcare and research experts predict that the era of personalized medicine is fast approaching. Soon, individual patients could have…
October 30, 2013
Understanding Methadone Treatment in Pregnancy
Clinical Professor Michaelene “Micki” Kedzierski was interviewed for this radio story about how women who struggle with addiction can best…
October 25, 2013
Working Together Across Healthcare Settings
In the Foundations of Interprofessional Practice curriculum, health sciences students are working together to solve real health challenges. Faculty member…
August 29, 2013
Garrison Contributes to ‘Value in Health’ Report
Lou Garrison, assistant director of the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research & Policy Program (PORPP), co-chaired a task force whose new report…
July 24, 2013
Grad Student’s Research in Uganda Gets Boost
PORPP Affiliate Professor Andy Stergachis and his wife, JoAnn, have create the Stergachis Endowed Fellowship for International Exchange in the…
July 11, 2013
Garrison Contributes to Report on State of Personalized Medicine
LONDON, UK, July 12, 2013 — The development of personalized medicine in the United Kingdom and internationally is being thwarted…
June 26, 2013
Students Get Certified in Tuberculosis Screening
Screening for TB is one of the best tools to prevent the disease and its spread. Pharmacists throughout the region…
June 5, 2013
PORPP Grad Students Named Global Health Fellows
Graduate students Solomon Lubinga and Marita Mann have received Thomas Francis, Jr., Global Health Fellowships from the UW Department of…
June 3, 2013
A Prescription for Healthy Aging
‘Columns’ magazine, in its UW Foundation section, profiles PharmD student Laura Hart. The piece highlights the role that Professor Emeritus…
A Conversation with the Border-to-Border Founder
‘Columns,’ the UW alumni magazine, interviewed Patrick Gallaher, ’95, founder of the School of Pharmacy’s Border-to-Border relay race that since…
May 18, 2013
Jeff Rochon is the 2012 Distinguished Alumnus in Pharmacy Practice
This week, at the UW School of Pharmacy Dean’s Recognition Reception, Jeff Rochon, PharmD, ’99, will be named the School’s 2012…
April 4, 2013
Lingtak-Neander Chan Honored for Clinical Nutrition Efforts
PRESS RELEASE A.S.P.E.N. Announces Lingtak-Neander Chan as Distinguished Nutrition Support Pharmacist Service Award Winner Dr. Chan honored for his dedication…
PORPP Graduate Student Named Magnuson Scholar
William Canestaro from the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research & Policy Program has received a 2013-2014 Magnuson Scholarship. He is receiving this…
March 12, 2013
Reception and Lecture Combine for One Special School of Pharmacy Event
This year, the School of Pharmacy is combining two of our signature events — the Dean’s Recognition Reception and the…
February 10, 2013
Grant Will Help Create New Certificate Program
The PhRMA Foundation recently announced that the UW will receive a $250,000 grant to establish a graduate certificate program in…
February 6, 2013
School of Pharmacy Debuts 301 Class
In an effort to give more UW undergraduate students an in-depth look at what the pharmacy profession is all about,…
January 23, 2013
Students Win Clinical Skills Competition
Fourth-year pharmacy students Stephanie Friedman and Linda Lei took part in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 16th Annual Clinical…
January 1, 2013
Global Health Program Has Widespread Impact
The UW Global Medicines program, co-founded by Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy Andy Stergachis and Professor of Pharmacy Lou Garrison, is…
December 31, 2012
Naloxone Cost-Effective in Preventing Overdose
‘The Annals of Internal Medicine’ has released a study showing that giving heroin users naloxone is a cost-effective way to…
November 2, 2012
Students Practice Clinical Problem-Solving Skills
On October 30, nearly 450 pharmacy students, medical students, nursing students and physician assistant students convened as teams to apply…
October 25, 2012
New Report Focuses on Diabetes in Older Adults
A new report by a consensus panel of diabetes experts has been published in ‘Diabetes Care’ and the ‘Journal of…
October 23, 2012
‘Native Women Face Patchwork of Plan B Policies’
I2P2 Endowed Professor Don Downing, who has long collaborated with the Tribal Health Authority, was interviewed for an ‘AP/Huffington Post’…
October 15, 2012
Andy Stergachis Elected to Institute of Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy Andy Stergachis has been named a member of the Institute of Medicine, one of the highest…
October 10, 2012
Pharmacists Play Expanding Role in Health Care
Institute for Innovative Pharmacy Practice Endowed Professor Don Downing is interviewed in this ‘Everett Herald’ story about the pharmacists’ role…
October 1, 2012
WSPA Announces 2012 Award Winners
Several School of Pharmacy alumni and affiliate faculty members are among this year’s award winners. The awards include Pharmacist of…
September 25, 2012
Faculty Contribute to Malawi Health Care Project
VillageReach and the Barr Foundation recently announced the launch of a new program in Malawi to increase health care access…
September 3, 2012
Spotlight: Medicine Safety in the Middle East
At the Seattle Center’s recent Global Health Experience Exhibit, a UW booth showed several videos of UW students involved in…
August 21, 2012
PORPP to Join Forces with Oregon Research Center
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a five-year contract to Pacific Northwest Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC). Through…
June 18, 2012
Student Training Focuses on Teamwork, Communication
In the simulated acute care environments of the UW Institute for Simulation and Interprofessional Studies, more than 300 students from…
May 9, 2012
Working to Protect Women’s Health in Uganda
As a graduate student in the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research & Policy Program (PORPP) and now as an assistant professor of…
May 8, 2012
‘UW360’ Showcases Kedzierski’s Outreach Work
Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Micki Kedzierski is profiled on the May episode of ‘UW 360.’ In it, she and some…
May 1, 2012
UW Global Medicines Program Expands Impact
From Bangladesh to South Africa, the UW Global Medicines Program continues its efforts to improve the use, safety and affordability…
March 28, 2012
Ryan Hansen is 2011 Distinguished Alumnus
The School of Pharmacy’s 2011 Distinguished Alumnus Award in Pharmacy Practice will go to a young pharmacist who has already…
February 6, 2012
Shifting Hong Kong’s Pharmacy Care Model
Department of Pharmacy faculty members Lingtak-Neander Chan, Al Ellsworth and Annie Lam recently spent two weeks in Hong Kong training…
January 18, 2012
Pharmaceutical Outcomes Program Receives Endowed Directorship
The University of Washington School of Pharmacy is pleased to announce the establishment of an endowment that will support the…
January 8, 2012
Student Completes International Rotation
Fourth-year pharmacy student and Thomas Francis, Jr. Global Health Fellow Elise Fields recently completed a rotation in Windhoek, Namibia, where…
December 16, 2011
Pharmacy Faculty Collaborate Across Borders
Faculty members Dana Hammer and Nanci Murphy recently joined the UW team who presented at the international Collaborating Across Borders…
December 6, 2011
NIH Genome Sequencing Grants Awarded to the UW
To accelerate genome sequencing applications for patient care, the National Human Genome Research Institute has announced the establishment of two…
November 16, 2011
Pharmacy Students Lead Honduras Medical Brigade
This past September, almost thirty UW pharmacy students led a global health project in Honduras — offering a temporary, free…
November 1, 2011
WSPA Announces Its 2011 Award Recipients
Clinical Professor Micki Kedzierski received the Cardinal Health Generations Rx Award, Associate Dean Nanci Murphy took home the Bill Mueller…
October 25, 2011
Pharmacy Students Amp Up Their Business Expertise
The School of Pharmacy’s Principles of Pharmacy Practice Management class has undergone some changes this year. The class, co-taught by…
September 12, 2011
UW Pharmacy Cares Offers Services to Older Adults
Last year, UW Pharmacy Cares, the School of Pharmacy’s consulting pharmacy program, partnered with Era Living Retirement Community’s University House…
August 31, 2011
Keeping Medicines Safe in a Global Economy
In a recent opinion piece in ‘The Scientist,’ Epidemiology and Global Health Professor and Adjunct Pharmacy Professor Andy Stergachis writes about…
August 15, 2011
Caring for Prescriptions in Extreme Weather
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Skye McKennon recently shared her drug safety expertise with ‘The New York Times.’ The article…
July 27, 2011
KUOW Story Discusses Expiring Drug Patents
The patents are currently set to expire on seven of the 20 top-selling prescription drugs. Professor of Pharmacy John Horn…
July 20, 2011
Professor, Alum Address Pharmacy Robbery Issue
Pharmacy robberies are on the rise in Washington state. Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Don Downing and Washington State Pharmacy Association…
July 12, 2011
Study Determines Cost-Effective Means to Prevent Diabetes
Professor of Pharmacy Sean Sullivan is the lead author on a study out this week that shows that the cost-effectiveness…
June 24, 2011
School Spinoff Company Receives Large Grant
Impel NeuroPharma, a Seattle biotech co-founded by Professor Rodney Ho and John Hoekman, Ph.D., ’10, has received a $750,000 research…
May 25, 2011
Odegard Named Chair of Department of Pharmacy
Bridge Endowed Professor of Pharmacy Peggy Odegard will start her new role as the chair of the School’s largest department…
April 29, 2011
Student Team Places in National P & T Competition
Pharmacy students Sara Forrester, Ingrid Larson, Lisa Rogers and Tracy Yep took third place in the Academy of Managed Care…
April 27, 2011
“Preparing For New Health Care Market Realities” took place at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle.
On April 27, a Comparative Effectiveness Symposium, “Preparing For New Health-Care Market Realities” took place at Bell Harbor International Conference…
April 25, 2011
Pharmacy Student Receives ASHP Leadership Award
Third-year student Karen Craddick was one of only ten pharmacy students nationwide to receive an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists…
April 20, 2011
School Helps Namibia Open Pharmacy Program
Faculty members from the UW Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health have been working with the University of Namibia and…
April 13, 2011
Katterman Lecture Looks to ‘Electronic Revolution’
Presenter Sue Merk, pharmacist and VP at OneHealthPort, will headline the School of Pharmacy 2011 Don B. Katterman Memorial Lecture,…
April 6, 2011
Anderson Named School’s Distinguished Alumna
The 2010 Distinguished Alumna in Pharmaceutical Science and Research is UW Professor of Pharmacy Gail Anderson. An internationally recognized expert…
February 7, 2011
School of Pharmacy Student, Faculty Member Receive UW Volunteer Awards
Each January, the UW Medical Center (UWMC) holds a celebration event in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. At this…
February 2, 2011
Two Students Named to National Leadership Roles
Students Sara McElroy and Andrew Heinz will become presidents of two prominent pharmacy organizations — the American Pharmacists Association Academy…
January 17, 2011
Drug Interaction May Cause Hypotension, Study Finds
Professor John Horn co-authored a study that found that older adults on common blood pressure medications could suffer dangerous drops…
January 6, 2011
UW Global Medicines Program Launched
School of Pharmacy Professor Lou Garrison and Affiliate Professor Andy Stergarchis have joined forces in this UW Department of Global…
December 27, 2010
School Receives Flu Vaccines for Outreach Programs
Bartell Drugs has donated 4,000 vaccine doses to the UW and WSU schools of pharmacy to support programs that provide…
November 4, 2010
Downing and Plein Receive 2010 WSPA Awards
Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Don Downing received the David Almquist Award for outstanding work in pharmacy enrichment and Professor of…
October 5, 2010
Garrison Speaks at Health Affairs Comparative Effectiveness Conference
Professor of Pharmacy Lou Garrison presented his research at the Health Affairs-sponsored conference and was featured in the October issue…
Sullivan Receives $2.45 Million AHRQ Grant
Professor of Pharmacy and Director of the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program Sean Sullivan received funding from the Agency…
September 30, 2010
Plein Is Idaho State U’s 2010 Distinguished Alumna
Professor of Pharmacy Joy Plein, ’51, ’56, has been honored by her undergraduate alma mater for exemplary professional and personal…
July 6, 2010
PORPP Helps Create Important UW Research Alliance
This past November, the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program co-founded the UW Centers for Comparative and Health Systems Effectiveness…
June 1, 2010
School of Pharmacy Program Continues Groundbreaking Research on Medication Use in Pregnancy
The summer issue of the UW alumni magazine, Columns, highlighted the work of Professor of Pharmacy Mary Hebert, director of the…
March 4, 2010
Chan and Downing Headline Lecture
Katterman Lecture Highlights Faculty This year’s lecture, headlined by Professors Lingtak-Neander Chan and Don Downing, is called “Keeping Up, Staying…
February 18, 2010
Professors Bring New Pharmaceutical Care Model to Ethiopia
A team of three faculty members from the Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health recently traveled to Ethiopia to help…
January 4, 2010
PORPP Research Shows Impact of E-Prescribing
Research Associate Professor Beth Devine recently led a study on the impacts of e-prescribing, in collaboration with researchers from the…
December 2, 2009
Turning to Technology
Telepharmacies, robots are two ways technological innovations are making pharmacy services better. Read the 2009 Columns article, “Turning to Technology“….
October 5, 2009
Sullivan to co-PI Cancer Research Project
Sullivan to co-PI Cancer Research Project, Read Business Journal article (October 5, 2009) Link to Department of Pharmacy archived…
September 29, 2009
School Research on KING 5
The Department of Pharmacy’s Annie Lam was recently featured on the Seattle evening news to talk about research she is…
September 26, 2009
Local researchers test ‘talking pill bottle’
School Research on KING 5, Watch KING 5 news segment (September 26, 2009), Read previous U Week article article (May…
September 25, 2009
Annie Lam honored for Asian community-outreach program
Lam Honored for Outreach Program (September 25, 2008) Link to Department of Pharmacy archived news
July 28, 2009
Editorial: Pharmacists Important to Health Care Reform
Faculty members Don Downing and Peggy Odegard wrote an editorial for ‘The Bellingham Herald’ about the important role that pharmacists…
June 3, 2009
School Mourns the Loss of Alumna and Longtime Supporter
Shirley Bridge, ’45, passed away this past weekend. In addition to being a prominent community-member and tireless advocate for multiple…
May 29, 2009
School Mourns Loss of Bev Katterman
Remembering Bev Katterman Beverley Katterman, former co-owner of Montlake Drugs and Katterman’s Sand Point Pharmacy and wife of the late…
May 11, 2009
Message from Herb Tsuchiya, 2008 School of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumnus in Pharmacy Practice
Tsuchiya gave the following speech upon accepting his award at the School of Pharmacy’s Dean’s Recognition Reception on Wednesday, May…
April 30, 2009
UW names 2009 Magnuson Scholars
PORPP Student Receives Premier UW Scholarship (April 30, 2009) Link to Department of Pharmacy archived news
April 27, 2009
ISPOR elects Ramsey president
Ramsey Elected as ISPOR President (April 27, 2009) Link to Department of Pharmacy archived news
March 12, 2009
MRSA Among Topics at 2009 Katterman Lecture, April 1
MRSA Among Topics at 2009 Katterman Lecture (March 12, 2009) Link to Department of Pharmacy archived news
January 8, 2009
Combating overmedication one patient at a time
Combating Overmedication One Patient at a Time (January 8, 2009) Link to Department of Pharmacy archived news
December 4, 2008
Weber recognized for contributions to psychiatric pharmacy
Weber Honored for Contributions to Field (December 4, 2008) Link to Department of Pharmacy archived news
November 10, 2008
Talking pill bottles aim to improve health, health literacy
Pill Bottles May Improve Health Literacy, Read U Week article (May 14, 2009), Read NIH Grant announcement (November 10, 2008)…
October 2, 2008
Shen to head national pharmaceutical group
Shen to Head National Pharmaceutical Group (October 2, 2008) Link to Pharmaceutics archived news
Faculty-staff-retiree gifts to the University show depths of connection
Gifts to School Have Far-Reaching Impact (October 2, 2008)
September 28, 2008
Bridge Endowment Names Lam and Odegard
Drs. Annie Lam, ’95, PharmD,’97 and Peggy Odegard,’85, PharmD, ’90, co-directors of the Plein Certificate in Geriatric Pharmacy, have…
June 12, 2008
School Receives License for Nondispensing Pharmacy
The Washington State Department of Health Board of Pharmacy recently granted the UW School of Pharmacy a license to open…
March 3, 2008
Don Downing Named 2008 “Pharmacist Leader of the Year” by the California-based Pharmacy Access Partnership
Don Downing, ’75, clinical professor, was named the 2008 “Pharmacist Leader of the Year” by the California-based Pharmacy Access Partnership…
December 13, 2007
New Residency Program Meets Growing Demand for Management Trained Pharmacists
The UW School of Pharmacy has created a new joint Pharmacy Management/Masters in Health Administration (MHA) residency program to help…
October 1, 2007
Two Professors Named as Fellows, AAAS and ASCP
The University of Washington School of Pharmacy is proud to announce that two if its professors, Drs. Rene Levy and…
December 1, 2005
KATTERMAN LECTURE Managing Change: Pharmacists Shaping the Future of Pharmacy
The University of Washington and the Pharmacy Alumni Association (PAA) are pleased to present motivational speaker and ex-Husky football great,…
September 1, 2005
UW Faculty Are Leaders in Experiential Education
On June 17, representatives from all areas of pharmacy practice, regulation, professional organizations and education met in Chicago, Illinois, for…
March 1, 2005
Downing Receives APhA Distinguished Achievement Award in Specialized Pharmaceutical Services
Don Downing, clinical associate professor, has been awarded the APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APPM) Distinguished Achievement Award…
December 12, 2004
Pharmacist Prescribers Increase Access to Effective Contraceptives
It has been my pleasure to observe and participate in the expansion of clinical services provided by pharmacists in Washington…
August 2, 2004
The Pharmacist’s Role In an Age of Bioterrorism and Other Emerging Public Health Threats
Where were you on 9/11? Andy Stergachis, professor of epidemiology and affiliate professor of pharmacy for University of Washington, School…
UW Pharmacy Care Considered Most Progressive in the Nation
Henry R. Manassi, executive vice president of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), was very impressed by his recent…
UWSOP Receives $2.8 Grant to Study the Pharmacology of Drugs in Pregnant Women
Mary Hebert, associate professor of pharmacy, and her UW team of researchers received a $2.8 million grant from the National…
February 12, 2003
Katterman Lecture to Showcase Latest Technologies
Technology is fueling rapid changes in the pharmaceutical industry. The direction of this profession will be greatly influenced by the…