Congratulations to P3 Bethany Withycombe who was recently appointed as the student representative of the Council on Pharmacy Practice for ASHP. Bethany was nominated by her mentor, Kristy Butler (’96) and appointed to the position by ASHP President Christene Jolowsky. As student representative, Bethany will participate in Policy Week in Bethesda, MD and Legislative Day […]
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An Expert Panel comprised of NLA (National Lipid Association) members, including Dr. Matt Ito, recently released a draft summary highlighting key aspects of care for clinicians treating patients with dyslipidemia. The document aims to help standardize guidelines among different cardiology groups. The recommendations made in the summary state each patient’s risk should be assessed and […]
ASHP President, Christene Jolowsky, recently appointed Dr. Dan Rackham (’08) as Vice-Chair to the Council on Therapeutics of ASHP for 2014-2015. Dr. Rackham has served on the Council for two years and looks forward to his third year of service as the Vice-Chair. The Council on Therapeutics reviews and develops ASHP professional policies and position […]
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Dr. Cherala Published
Dr. Ganesh Cherala and other researchers from OSU and OHSU were recently published in the European Journal of Pharmacology for their study of the effects of low birth rate on the metabolism of medications. The study found that rats born between 18-20% underweight did not metabolize furosemide to the same extent as a rat born […]
Dr. John Block, Emeritus Faculty, was recently recognized by OSURA (Oregon State University Retirement Association) as Volunteer of the Year. Dr. Block has spent many hours volunteering with OSURA serving as a board member for three years, chair of the Scholarship Committee for two years, and on the Membership Services Committee. Additionally, Dr. Block has […]
April 16th was a big day at Murray Drug pharmacy in Condon, OR. Storeowner and OSU College of Pharmacy alumna Ann Murray (’87) had the opportunity to talk one-on-one with Senator Ron Wyden. Senator Wyden had called Ann and asked to meet as he came through Condon on a town hall trip. This was the […]