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Department of Pharmacy Practice

The UConn School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ Department of Pharmacy Practice impacts patient health and well-being worldwide by combining scholarly excellence with public engagement and community-based research and practice partnerships. Students learn from faculty and preceptors that not only teach students but also conduct research and provide patient care on health care teams in […]

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the UConn School of Pharmacy has a rich history of excellence in all three facets of its core mission: teaching, research, and service. We do this through world class teaching and learning, scientific discovery and exchange, and health care improvement. The Department is home to 20 faculty members with […]

Devra Dang (CDCES, FNAP)

The Gall of it All: Gallbladder Disease

Learning Objectives After completing this application-based continuing education activity, pharmacists will be able to 1. DESCRIBE the functions of the gallbladder and how it aids digestion 2. RECOGNIZE gallbladder disease based on various presentations 3. EXPLAIN gallstone prevalence, risk factors, and pathogenesis 4. DISCUSS treatment approaches for gallbladder disease and post-cholecystectomy management After completing […]

Oral Antibiotic Transition for Pediatric Endocarditis: Is it Ready for Prime Time?

By Hira Ilyas, PharmD Dr. Pak and colleagues have recently published their early experience using intravenous to oral transition in pediatric endocarditis at Seattle Children’s hospital, which raises the question of whether this approach is ready for broader use.1,2 They reported on the use of intravenous to oral antibiotic transition in pediatric endocarditis from December […]

Watchful Waiting in Uncomplicated Acute Otitis Media: When Less Treatment Results in Improved Care

By Timothy Rodrigue, PharmD Antibiotics are commonly prescribed in children for the treatment of acute otitis media (AOM)1. AOM is very prevalent with approximately 23% and 60% of children diagnosed by ages 1 and 3 years, respectively.2 Despite the high prevalence of AOM in young children, uncomplicated AOM is generally a self-limiting disease. In the […]

Equipment to Make Non-Sterile Compounding A Breeze

Learning Objectives After completing this continuing education activity, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will be able to LIST the reasons why a compounding lab might consider purchasing machinery and the steps in the evaluation process IDENTIFY the purpose and function of common compounding equipment (e.g., balances, mixers, mortars and pestles, capsule fillers, ointment mills) DESCRIBE the […]

Law: Dissemination of Risk Information: What’s in That Black Box?

Learning Objectives After completing this continuing education activity, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will be able to Characterize the different risk management strategies used by the FDA Describe how FDA warnings affect healthcare practice Review how warnings are developed and applied Release Date Release Date: May 15, 2026 Expiration Date: May 15, 2029 Course Fee Pharmacists […]

Patient Safety: Blueprints Before Builds: Patient Assessment in Clinical Decision-Making -RECORDED WEBINAR

About this Course This course is a recorded (home study version) of the Arthur E. Schwarting Symposium on April 17, 2026 . The theme was “Measure Twice, Cut Once: A Carpentry Approach to Pharmacy.” Learning Objectives Upon completion of this application based CE Activity, a pharmacist will be able to: Explain the Pharmacists’ Patient […]