September 28, 2005

Pilot program reduces risk of negative drug interaction

Wayne State 's Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS) is working with the St. Clair County and St. Clair County Road Commission to reduce the risk of medication-related illnesses in their employees, retirees and the parents and adult dependents. EACPHS is offering the Medication Assessment Program, a program funded with grants from the Community Pharmacy Foundation and the Michigan Pharmacy Foundation, which provides participants access to 30 pharmacists throughout Michigan who review medications, evaluate drug interactions and make recommendations for safe and effective drug therapy. "Each year thousands of Americans are hospitalized due to medication-related problems," said Nancy Lewis, coordinator of the program and professor in the EACPHS Pharmacy Practice Department. "The Medical Assessment Program is a proactive response to reducing negative drug interactions and enhancing patient care."

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