College of Pharmacy


July 2, 2018

Pharmacy Students Create Drug-Counseling Videos for YouTube

Yavonda Chase

College of Pharmacy students Zach Smith (center) and Matt Garner (right) played major roles in the creation of dozens of YouTube videos containing pharmacist-level drug counseling for patients. Seth Heldenbrand, Pharm.D., (left) the college’s associate dean of experiential education, conceived and oversaw the project.

July 2, 2018 | It all started with a visit to a local pharmacy.

Seth Heldenbrand, Pharm.D., the College of Pharmacy’s associate dean of experiential education and an associate professor, was picking up a new prescription and noticed that with a simple click of a box he had opted out of drug counseling by the pharmacist.


June 25, 2018

Camp Shows Undergraduates Diversity of Pharmacy Career Paths

Ben Boulden

During the 12th annual Pharmacy Camp organized by the UAMS College of Pharmacy, the 23 students, seen here along with their counselors, learned about the wide range of careers open to them in the profession.

June 25, 2018 | For a dozen years, Pharmacy Camp at the UAMS College of Pharmacy has been creating uncommon experiences for 17- and 18-year-olds and efficiently compressing them all into a few days. “I could’ve spent the whole summer shadowing pharmacists here and there, but this put everything into one week and I was…


April 24, 2018

UAMS College of Pharmacy Professor First Arkansan to Serve as American Pharmacists Association President

Ben Boulden

Nikki Hilliard

Nicki Hilliard, Pharm. D., a pharmacy professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became the first Arkansan to serve as president of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the largest pharmacy professional organization, for the 2018-2019 term. Hilliard is a professor in the College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Practice. After serving…


April 17, 2018

UAMS Fights Opioid Epidemic on All Fronts

News Staff

Pills spilling out over a map of the U.S.

April 17, 2018 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is attacking the nationwide opioid epidemic on multiple fronts that have produced new research and treatment options for patients and health care providers across Arkansas and beyond. “As the state’s only health sciences university, UAMS is uniquely positioned to address this issue head on…


August 16, 2017

UAMS Study Finds Day-Supply of Prescribed Opioids Most Decisive Factor in Likelihood of Long-Term Use

Ben Boulden

Aug. 16, 2017 | The single biggest factor determining whether a patient is likely to use opioids long term may be the number of days’ supply initially prescribed, according to a study by UAMS researchers. “Compared to someone prescribed two days versus seven days, that person with a seven-day supply is twice as likely to…


July 31, 2017

UAMS Researchers Receive $2.9 Million Grant to Study Possible Treatment for Radiation Injury

Ben Boulden

July 31, 2017 | A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists recently was awarded a $2.97 million, five-year grant by the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases to investigate a possible treatment for the long-term health effects from injury caused by exposure to high levels of radiation. Marjan Boerma,…


June 28, 2016

UAMS Receives NIH Grant for First Comprehensive Study of Synthetic Marijuana Dangers

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK — A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers has received a federal grant to conduct the first comprehensive study of the dangers posed by synthetic marijuana products. The $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will enable a seven-member interdisciplinary…



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