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Liquid Candles, Often Used for Halloween, Pose Danger to TotsLiquid candles sometimes used in jack-o'-lanterns can cause severe breathing difficulties when handled by small children.
$7.5 million grant to fund translational medicinal chemistry program
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $7.5 million grant to the University of Arizona (UA) and Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) to fund a drug discovery and development center that puts renewed focus on the role of medicinal chemistry. The two-year grant, part of the federal economic recovery act, will enable rapid establishment of both key expertise and infrastructure in the field.
Research Shows Prescribers Miss Possibly Dangerous Drug Interactions
Research led by The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy has found that medication prescribers correctly identified fewer than half of drug pairs with potentially dangerous drug-drug interactions.
UA Research on Scorpion Antivenom Published in May 14 NEJM
Research conducted by a UA team on the use of scorpion antivenom is reported in the May 14 New England Journal of Medicine.
Women’s Health Expo To Offer Free Screenings
The 7th Annual Women’s Health Expo is set for Saturday, March 28 at The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Poison Center: 10,800 Calls about Possible Poisonings in Tots
During 2008, the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center received 10,874 calls about possible poisonings of children under the age of 5. A new report by the Arizona Department of Health Services says poisoning deaths to Arizona children are preventable.
New report says 100% of Ariz. children's poisoning deaths preventable
At a time when the Arizona Legislature is threatening to eliminate funding for The University of Arizona’s Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, research by the Arizona Department of Health Services concludes that 100 percent of the state’s poisoning deaths in children under the age of 18 in the year 2007 were preventable.
Budget Committee Seeks To Close Poison Center in Tucson
The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, a public health service at The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy that serves all regions of Arizona other than Maricopa County, will be closed, possibly as soon as February, if a proposal before the Arizona Legislature is adopted.
Professor To Receive Education Award from Society of Toxicology
Serrine Lau, PhD, professor and toxicologist at The University of Arizona, will receive the 2009 Education Award from the Society of Toxicology this March.
Pharmacy Dean Joins National Academies of Practice
The dean of the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy has been elected to the National Academies of Practice as a distinguished practitioner of pharmacy.
Holiday warning: Protect children from accidental alcohol poisonings
The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center and Safe Kids Tucson warn parents to make sure alcohol served at holiday celebrations is never within a child’s reach.
UA COP associate dean elected ACCP president
John Murphy, PharmD, associate dean of academic and professional affairs at The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, has been elected president of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
Accidental drug poisonings increase for children during holidays
The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center at The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy warns parents that young children are at higher risk of accidentally getting into drugs during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
UA pharmacy researcher to study the adverse effects of ecstasy
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded a researcher at The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy $1.7 million for a nearly-five year study of the long-term adverse effects of the street drug ecstasy, also known as the "hug drug."
Alumni Association gives awards to pharmacy faculty
The University of Arizona Alumni Association honored five current or former UA College of Pharmacy faculty members during Homecoming celebrations Oct. 24.
University of Arizona College of Pharmacy salutes alumni, Cunningham
The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy honored three alumni and a recent member of the governor’s staff during Homecoming celebrations Oct. 24.
UA pharmacy students win national business plan competition
Four University of Arizona College of Pharmacy students copped first place in a competition run by the National Community Pharmacists Association.
Chisholm-Burns to receive award for medical textbook
Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, will accept the 2008 Medical Book Award for a textbook about pharmacotherapy.
College admits largest PharmD class ever
The 97 students who began at The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Aug. 25 are the largest doctor of pharmacy class to enroll at the school.
Pharmacy professor honored for biotechnology teaching
Laurence Hurley, professor of medicinal chemistry, received the Paul R. Dawson Biotechnology Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Click here to learn how this star faculty member qualified for the honor.
25 top Tucson high school students in UA labs this summer
Some of Tucson's brightest high school students are developing their research skills in UA laboratories this summer. Click here to learn more.
UA professor first pharmacist to receive critical care medicine award
Brian Erstad, professor at The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, is the first pharmacist ever to receive the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Shubin-Weil Master Clinician/Teacher: Excellence in Bedside Teaching Award.
UA professor to receive Biotechnology Award
Laurence Hurley, PhD, Howard Schaeffer Chair in Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and associate director of the BIO5 Institute, will be recognized by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy with the Paul R. Dawson Biotechnology Award in July.
UA Pharmacy dean J. Lyle Bootman wins top honor
J. Lyle Bootman, PhD, ScD, dean of The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, has been awarded the 2008 Remington Honor Medal, widely considered the pharmacy profession’s highest honor.
UA pharmacists to train others in patient counseling
Five pharmacists from The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy will travel to 17 cities from Anaheim to Newark this spring to teach community pharmacists the nuts, bolts, bells and whistles of patient counseling known by the federal government as “medication therapy management” (MTM).
UA pharmacists train 450 others in Medicare patient counseling
Five pharmacists from The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy traveled to 16 cities from Anaheim to Newark this spring to teach more than 450 community pharmacists the patient counseling methods known by the federal government as “medication therapy management” (MTM).
Venom Week to boast scientific, community events
The new VIPER Institute at The University of Arizona (UA) and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum will host a unique international conference Sept. 3-7 to discuss terrestrial venomous creatures, their venom, and the medical effects of venom. Included in the observances will be the scientific conference and a variety of public events in August and Septembe
UA College of Pharmacy earns continuing education reaccreditation
The college has been reaccredited as a provider of continuing education, allowing it to continue providing continuing education to the nation's pharmacists.
Award for research paper goes to Marie Chisholm-Burns
Marie Chisholm-Burns, professor and department head of pharmacy practice and science, received this year's Rufus A. Lyman Award.
Murphy advances to top of ACCP
John Murphy, associate dean of professional affairs, will become president-elect and president of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
KEYS high school student interns to present research posters at UA
Tucson area high school students will cap five weeks of UA laboratory experience with a poster presentation July 13.
J. Lyle Bootman to receive ASHP Award of Excellence
J. Lyle Bootman, PhD, DSc, dean of The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, has been chosen by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ board of directors to receive the ASHP Award of Excellence.
Pharmacists' workload contributes to errors
Tucson, AZ—High workloads for pharmacists increase the potential for medication errors, says a new study by University of Arizona College of Pharmacy researchers published in the May issue of the journalMedical Care. The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by College of Pharmacy professor Daniel C. Malone, PhD.
Snakebite season comes with warm weather
By the time Spring 2007 arrived on the calendar, the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center at the college had three reported rattlesnake bites.
NIH data find UA COP No. 1
The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy ranks first nationally among pharmacy schools in the percent of PhD faculty receiving funding for research from the National Institutes of Health, and sixth in terms of the total amount of NIH grants and contracts awarded.
Chisholm-Burns to head Pharmacy Practice and Science Department at UA
Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, is the new head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy.
SWEHSC receives 5-year funding
The Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center at the College of Pharmacy will receive $7.8 million from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences over the next five years.
Scientific conference on BRIs set for Tucson
Approximately 150 toxicologists and other scientists from around the world plan to attend a conference on biological reactive intermediates to be held in Tucson Jan. 4 through 7.
Students to staff medication hotline
Student pharmacists and their professors will answer phone questions at 1-866-547-4276 about prescription and non-prescription medications, drug interactions, side effects and more Oct. 29 as part of American Pharmacists Month.
American Pharmacists Month
October is American Pharmacists Month, a great time to explore current issues in the profession of pharmacy.
Cancer researcher to receive European award
Laurence Hurley, professor of medicinal chemistry, will receive an award for his cancer research from the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Arizonans warned to avoid aerosol grout sealer
The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center warns Arizonans to avoid using Stand 'n Seal aerosol grout sealer that appears to have caused breathing difficulties and other toxic reactions in at least nine state residents since June.
College ranked in top 4
America's Best Graduate Schools lists the UA College of Pharmacy as No. 4 in the nation in its 2006 edition released in April.
Researchers explore health effects of water contaminants
Five projects by Center for Toxicology scientists about the health effects of arsenic and TCE are among nine research efforts at The University of Arizona recently approved as part of the $14.1 million grant.