Each participant in the webinars receives naloxone nasal spray, fentanyl test strips By Allie Shinskey The University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy‘s Community First Responder Program, which provides free Narcan training seminars to the local community, has moved online due to coronavirus concerns. Each person who completes a session will also receive a free […]

It has been another year of impressive research productivity at the URI College of Pharmacy. In fiscal 2019, more than 30 College of Pharmacy researchers were credited with external research funding.   In an effort to spread the word about the successes of our faculty scholars, the College Research Committee compiles a description of research activities […]

The College of Pharmacy institute’s sanitizer to supply campus, Department of Corrections facilities Aiming to fill local shortages and meet growing demand to help slow the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), the University of Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Development Institute has begun producing its own line of hand sanitizer in its labs in the College of […]

As a public health pharmacist, URI College of Pharmacy Professor Dr. Jeffrey Bratberg has been on the forefront, providing accurate and up-to-date information to healthcare professionals regarding the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic. During the 35th Annual Seminar by the Sea Continuing Education Conference on March 13, Bratberg, PharmD, FAPhA, addressed the audience during a Q&A […]

The award, presented at URI Pharmacy’s Seminar by the Sea, honors ethics and excellence in health care The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy presented alumna and Care New England Director of Specialty Pharmacy Leslie Pires with the Dr. Norman A. Campbell Award for Ethics and Excellence in Healthcare, honoring her contributions to pharmacy […]

Registration is still available for the continuing professional development conference scheduled for March 11-13 A cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming for patients. As a biologist, Sunshine Menezes was better prepared than most people to dig into the research on her cancer and make informed decisions about her care, but there were many lessons from this […]

Health professionals and students from the University of Rhode Island are gearing up to hit the road in an outreach campaign aimed to reach rural Rhode Islanders with education and training about opioid overdose and substance use disorder.

The College is tops in the region for board pass rate, employment rate upon graduation, graduating student satisfaction rate, residency matches and federal research funding The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy continues to be a national leader in pharmaceutical science, research and education, recently earning a top regional ranking in several quality metrics […]