December 2022 Updates

FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP

Publications

J. Roberts and Marcia Fosberg Distinguished Regents Professor of Pharmacotherapy and Director of the Drug Information Center Danial Baker and one co-author published, “Drug evaluation – dextromethorphan HBr / bupropion HCl (Auvelity),” in Wolters Kluwer Health’s The Formulary Monograph Service (FMS) in November 2022. Wolters Kluwer Health is a drug and health information publisher, the FMS is a resource used in the formulary decision making process for hospitals and managed care systems on recently released and investigational drugs.

Danial Baker published, “Drug evaluation – insulin icodec: preliminary evaluation,” in the FMS in November 2022.

Drug Information Center Academic Resident Brittney Kessel and Danial Baker published, “Drug evaluation – lenacapavir: preliminary evaluation,” in the FMS in November 2022.

Brittney Kessel and Danial Baker published, “Drug evaluation – deucravacitinib (Sotyktu),” in the FMS in November 2022.

Pharmacotherapy Clinical Professor and Director of Quality Assurance Improvement & Accreditation Preparation Terri Levien and Danial Baker published, “Drug evaluation – betibeglogene autotemcel (Hepcludex),” in the FMS in November 2022.

Danial Baker published, “Drug utilization evaluation – dextromethorphan HBr / bupropion HCl (Auvelity),” in the FMS in November 2022.

Director for the Center for Pharmacy Practice Research and Associate Professor of Pharmacotherapy Kimberly McKeirnan, Madison Motzner (’22 PharmD), and Research Fellow Sorosh Kherghehpoush published “Examining routine pediatric vaccination availability in community pharmacies in Washington state,” in Pharmacy in November 2022.

Kimberly McKeirnan, Pharmacotherapy Assistant Professor Lexie Powell, Pharmacotherapy Associate Professor Megan Undeberg, and two co-authors published,The role of the pharmacist in patient self-advocacy for osteoporosis screening,” in The Senior Care Pharmacist in December 2022.

Kimberly McKeirnan, Sorosh Kherghehpoush, Angelina Gladchuk (’22 PharmD), Shannon Patterson (’22 PharmD),  Pharmacotherapy Associate Professor (Yakima) Rustin Crutchley, and one co-author published, “Student perceptions of PrEP in an advanced HIV elective,” in Pharmacy Education in December 2022.

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Molecular Medicine graduate student Deepak Ahire, Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Professor Bhagwat Prasad and two co-authors published, “Quantification of accurate composition and total abundance of homologous proteins by conserved-plus-surrogate peptide (CPSP) approach: Quantification of UDP glucuronosyltransferases in human tissues,” in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Drug Metabolism and Disposition in November 2022.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Assistant Professor Ayesha Ahmed published “A review of electronic cigarettes and liquid nicotine poisoning exposure cases in the United States,” in the Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, in November 2022.

Pharmacotherapy Vice Chair & Allen I. White Distinguished Professor Joshua Neumiller and three co-authors published, “Use of glucose-lowering agents in diabetes and CKD,” in Kidney International Reports in September 2022.

Josh Neumiller, Fredrick Lienhard (’24 PharmD), and two co-authors published, “Clinical evidence and proposed mechanisms for cardiovascular and kidney benefits from sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors,” in touchREVIEWS in Endocrinology in November 2022.

Josh Neumiller and two co-authors published the online continuing education course, “Understanding and addressing barriers to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use in patients with type 2 diabetes,” on PowerPak CE in November 2022.

Josh Neumiller published, “Managing type 2 diabetes mellitus in older adults,” in US Pharmacist in November 2022.

Presentations

Joshua Neumiller presented, “Linking chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes: the relationship, challenges, and burden of disease, at the 2022 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting on December 6, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Service

Josh Neumiller has been invited to serve a 2-year term on the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF’s) National Scientific Advisory Board.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT          

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Molecular Medicine students

Deepak Ahire with faculty co-author Bhagwat Prasad and two other co-authors published, “Quantification of accurate composition and total abundance of homologous proteins by conserved-plus-surrogate peptide (CPSP) approach: Quantification of UDP glucuronosyltransferases in human tissues,” in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Drug Metabolism and Disposition in November 2022.