Advanced Practice Pharmacist

Pharmacy alumna provides lifeline to displaced residents in aftermath of fire

Thu Nov 7, 2019
When the Camp Fire roared through Paradise, CA, last November, the staff of Paradise Drug, a community pharmacy owned and operated by UCSF School of Pharmacy alumna Janet Balbutin, PharmD ’68, didn’t hesitate: they heroically saved a server containing patient data, and went on to provide pharmacy...

Pharmacists Are Now Poised To Ease Physician Shortage—If Only They Could Get Paid For It

Wed Sep 20, 2017

California’s SB 493 implementation: 
Three, two, one … blast-off!

Wed Jul 8, 2015

A new California law widens the power of pharmacists, allowing them to prescribe contraceptives and other drugs directly to patients

Mon Jun 29, 2015

The PharmD graduate of the future

Wed Jun 17, 2015
We are rapidly moving forward to develop a doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum that will prepare pharmacists to excel in a changing health care marketplace. A recent interview with Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH, our vice dean, lays out our plans. What will be the impact of the new curriculum?...