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To fight antibiotic resistance, we need to fight bad prescribing habits

Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat in the United States. As John Gums, Pharm.D., associate dean for clinical affairs, writes in the The Conversation, solving the problem begins with the patient-provider relationship. When patients and providers make a collective effort to avoid inappropriate prescribing, they achieve a more responsible level of infectious disease care.

Dr. Mike McKenzie receives College of Pharmacy Outstanding Alumnus Award

Michael W. McKenzie, Ph.D., ʼ72, professor of pharmacotherapy and translational research at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, was honored with the 2016 University of Florida College of Pharmacy’s Outstanding Alumnus Award during the spring commencement ceremony. The award is presented each year to an alumnus who has…

Dr. Almut Winterstein named Crisafi endowed chair

Dr. Almut Winterstein Almut Winterstein, RPH, Ph.D., FISPE, a professor and chair of the department of pharmaceutical outcomes and policy, has been named The Dr. Robert and Barbara Crisafi Chair in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy. She is the second scholar appointed…