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Leading Researcher on Medication Use in Nursing Homes Joins Northeastern

Associate Professor Becky Briesacher, an international authority on the clinical, economic and policy issues surrounding medication prescribing and reimbursement for older adults who reside in nursing homes joined the Department of Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences this past fall. Dr. Briesacher, the recipient of well over $ 5 million in funding from the National Institutes ...more

April 22, 2015

A Prescription for Success

Dispensing assistance to others is second nature to Mark Zilner, PAH’91. A third-generation pharmacist, Zilner discovered his passion for the profession when his parents founded Diamond Pharmacy, a corner drugstore, in 1970. “What sold me on this career was watching my pharmacist parents and grandmother—the people I admired most—help customers each day,” he says. They also sparked ...more

April 22, 2015

Pharmacy Student Groups - Engaged in Community

Each week, Gabriella Pepe, A P3 Pharm D student and secretary of the Executive Board of the school's Pharmacy Student Government Organization (PSGO) sends out her "PSGO Weekly Dose" to faculty and students. The informative email catalogues activities, lectures, service opportunities, and news from eleven very active School of Pharmacy student groups engaged in community, ...more

April 22, 2015

Pharmacy Scholarship Convocation

Last month, students, parents, alumni, faculty, and donors gathered on campus to celebrate the annual School of Pharmacy Scholarship and Awards Convocation. This convocation honors the School of Pharmacy students who, each year, demonstrate outstanding achievement and embody the highest ideals of the pharmacy profession. Their accomplishments exemplify the very best of what the School ...more

April 21, 2015

School of Pharmacy prepares for Accreditation 2015

As the school readies itself for its accreditation visit this fall, alumni are invited to read and provide feedback on the Northeastern University School of Pharmacy Self-Study document which will be submitted to the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). The draft document is the year-long culmination of work done by six committees, comprised of ...more

April 21, 2015

Pharmacy Student Presents Research on the Effects of ECMO-Associated Sedative Clearance at Critical Care Congress

At the recent Society of Critical Care Medicine World Congress in Phoenix, AZ, Joshua Etheridge, PharmD 2017, presented the results of a research collaboration with Tufts Medical Center and Columbia NewYork Presbyterian Medical Center that characterized the incidence, risk and outcomes associated with ECMO-associated sedative clearance. Most of Joshua’s research was completed during a 4-month ...more

April 21, 2015

SAVE THE DATE: CDD Annual Symposium, Friday, May 15, 2015

The Center for Drug Discovery warmly invites alumni of the School of Pharmacy to attend our annual symposium on “Current Trends in Drug Abuse Research” on Friday, May 15, 2015 at Northeastern’s Fenway Center (77 St Stephen Street). This annual, one-day symposium brings together renowned scientists and clinicians from academia, industry and the National Institutes ...more

April 21, 2015

Students Make an Impact on Capitol Hill and State House

Northeastern University and the School of Pharmacy were well-represented on Capitol Hill for Rx Impact Day, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores' (NACDS) event that educates members of Congress about the importance of "pro-patient, pro-pharmacy policy and key issues related to healthcare reform". Rebecca Antonelli, P1 PharmD student attended and commented on her ...more

April 19, 2015

PharmSci Showcase

PharmSci Showcase May 29, 2015 (8:00 am- 1:30 pm) 010 Behrakis 8:00am – 8:30am : Breakfast and registration 8:30am – 8:35am : Welcome speech (Dean Reynolds) 8:35am – 8:40am : Department developments (Dr. Amiji) 8:40am – 8:45am: AAPS Student Chapter Update 8:45am – 9:05am : Student Award winner presentations (Pooja) 9:05am – 9:25am : Student Award winner presentations (Abhijit) 9:25am – 9:55am : ...more

March 20, 2015

Kayla Joyal elected APhA-ASP Regional Officer

Kayla Joyal, a P1 student in the Doctor of Pharmacy program, was elected to a regional officer position at the American Pharmacist Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) Midyear Regional Meeting in October. In her new position as Region 1 Midyear Regional Meeting Coordinator, Kayla will be responsible for assisting APhA staff in planning, promoting, ...more

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