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Our Bold Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 10, 2020) — Members of the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy (UKCOP) have joined together with other University of Kentucky (UK) colleges to form the COVID-19 Unified Research Experts (CURE) Alliance team. The goal of the CURE Alliance is to contribute to the international effort to understand, treat, and eventually eradicate COVID-19.

Our COVID-19 response

Recent News

  • Vince Venditto in College of Pharmacy on December 14, 2020

    COVID-19 Vaccines: Fact vs. Fiction

    Jan 12, 2021
    Healthcare

    We sat down with Vince Venditto, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, to discuss the COVID-19 vaccines and distinguish fact from fiction. Venditto received training in organic synthesis and vaccine development and is now working on a clinical trial with community pharmacies to understand the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Kentucky.

  • Rob Lodder, left, and Phil Almeter are doing a drug quality study to identify impurities in injectable drugs. They use infrared technology to detect impurities on September 29, 2020.

    UK HealthCare Study Uncovers Quality of Medication

    Dec 17, 2020
    Healthcare, Research

    UK HealthCare is one of only two known pharmacy groups examining and testing incoming medications for dispensing for quality, purity, and potential contamination. A recent drug study revealed that several vials in their contents had impurities greater than 6 times the amount allowed by the United States Pharmacopeia.

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    Research Publications - November 2020

    Dec 3, 2020
    Research

    The November 2020 publications from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy are now live. If you're your recent publication has been missed, please send the ADR's Office the citation to be added to the next month's list.

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