News – Page 62 – College of Pharmacy

Two URI pharmacy professors part of team established to prevent pneumonia outbreaks at Warwick school

KINGSTON, R.I. – February 1, 2007 –Two University of Rhode Island clinical assistant professors of pharmacy advised patients and distributed antibiotics in January at a Warwick elementary school clinic set up by the state’s health department. The state Department of Health called on Jeffrey Bratberg and Brett Feret, to be part of a team set […]

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Tom and Cathy Ryan make $2.5 million donation to URI College of Pharmacy

Tom Ryan to chair $100 million ‘Making a Difference’campaign KINGSTON, R.I. – January 18, 2007 – Tom Ryan, chairman, president and chief executive officer of CVS Corp., and his wife Cathy have pledged $2.5 million to the University of Rhode Island’s Making a Difference campaign, it was announced today. “This is a wonderful gift from […]

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URI student travels to the tundra to complete a non-traditional pharmacy rotation

KINGSTON, R.I. – January 4, 2007 – One University of Rhode Island pharmacy student traveled to Alaska last summer for her pharmacy rotations in an effort to experience a minimalist lifestyle. Heather Mae Grant, a sixth-year pharmacy major from West Kingston, said she always wanted to travel to Alaska because she enjoys the outdoors. When […]

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Rhode Island casts overwhelming yes vote for new College of Pharmacy Building

KINGSTON, R.I. — November 9, 2006 — Thirty-eight of Rhode Island’s 39 cities and towns approved the higher education bond issue that will provide $65 million for a new College of Pharmacy building at the University of Rhode Island. Election-day approval of the $72.8 million Question 4 bond referendum will also provide $7.8 million to […]

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Question 4 endorsed by key business and community organizations

Question 4 — a bond referendum that will provide $65 million for a state-of-the-art teaching and research facility for the College of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island and $7.79 million for building renovations and site improvements at Rhode Island College—has earned endorsements from key Rhode Island business and community leaders.

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URI pharmacy student is grandfather, full-time EMT

KINGSTON, R.I. — October 31, 2006 — “You’re my boy Blue, you’re my boy.” This quote, from the movie Old School, refers to an 89-year-old fraternity member, but is also used by the members of the University of Rhode Island pharmacy fraternity Kappa Psi to refer to one of their own. They are talking about […]

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URI College of Pharmacy, Dept. of Corrections team up to save nearly $5 million in drug costs at state prisons

KINGSTON, R.I. – October 26, 2006 – The University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy plays a pivotal role in reducing the state Department of Corrections pharmacy costs, saving nearly $5 million during the last four years. The College’s Health Care Utilization Management Center works with the department’s medical staff to manage the medications for […]

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Pharmacy professor discovers drug interaction that inhibits Tamiflu

URI study indicates patients on anti-clotting drug who get flu won’t be helped by Tamiflu KINGSTON, R.I. – October 25, 2006 – International and federal health officials are counting on the anti-viral drug Tamiflu to be a critical weapon in the event of an influenza pandemic. But a recently completed study at the University of […]

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Pharmacy professor uses animated movie to teach about diuretics

KINGSTON, R.I. – July 11, 2006 – Roberta S. King was frustrated three years ago when she tried to explain to her University of Rhode Island pharmacy students how diuretic drugs work at a cellular level in the body. “You can talk about how the drugs work and you can use still diagrams, but those […]

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URI College of Pharmacy dedicates Brooks Eckerd classroom

Support from pharmacy chain exceeds $100,000 KINGSTON, R.I. — July 20, 2006 — The University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy has dedicated a classroom with the latest animation technology to Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy. The pharmacy chain has supported several College projects, its total support exceeding $100,000. During springtime ceremonies with company officials, the College […]

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