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Victoria Grusauskas recognized with national ASHP Student Leadership Award

Victoria Grusauskas, a third-year student at the Gainesville campus, was one of 12 students nationally selected to receive an ASHP Student Leadership Award. Presented by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, or ASHP, the award recognizes second- through fourth-year students for their achievements in campus and pharmacy practice leadership.  Award recipients…

UF study: FDA label change requirement helped reduced antibiotic misuse

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2016 took action to reduce the overuse of fluoroquinolones, a type of antibiotic associated with serious side effects. That step helped cut the use of these antibiotics for uncomplicated urinary tract infections, or UTIs, by more than half, according to a University…

34th Annual Research Showcase breaks record for most posters and oral presentations

The UF College of Pharmacy’s 2021 Annual Research Showcase featured a record number of poster presentations, as participants embraced a new format in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the addition of a new postdoctoral trainee category, the event also featured more oral presentations than ever before. The hybrid…