With an influx of federal aid, two School of Pharmacy professors — Jay Ford and Cody Wenthur — will empower Wisconsin pharmacies with new tools to prevent opioid deaths.
Jay Ford
Four Stages to Improve Substance Misuse Therapy
Through a string of NIH grants, Assistant Professor Jay Ford advances critical research to improve access to medication-assisted therapy for opioid use disorder.
New Study Shows Pharmacists’ Pivotal Role in Flu Vaccination
School of Pharmacy researchers find that the portion of older adults receiving flu vaccines at a pharmacy has more than doubled in a decade.
Reducing Antibiotic Resistance in Nursing Homes
Newly published research explores the impact of antibiotic prescription reviews in nursing homes.
Videos, Music on Tablets Boost Moods of Dementia Patients and Caregivers
A new study by School of Pharmacy researchers finds promising results for a non-pharmacological intervention to improve the moods of patients with dementia.
Breaking the Opioid Cycle
In the first in a three-part series exploring how School of Pharmacy researchers are curbing the opioid epidemic, faculty are building a toolkit for pharmacists to get involved with opioid use disorder treatment, and paving the way for an opioid misuse vaccine.