Clinical Pharmacy Research
The Clinical Pharmacy Research group at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy works to improve the prevention and management of disease and injury in individuals. Our research explores hypotheses and answers questions that arise in clinical practice. The focus is on enhancing the health and quality of life of individuals by optimizing the safety and effectiveness of medications.
Specific areas of expertise of our researchers include:
- Clinical trials
- Clinical pharmacology
- Clinical pharmacokinetics
- Clinical pharmacodynamics
- Clinical pharmacogenomics
- Medication therapy management
- Medication stewardship
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I'm Pharmacy Podcast
S2.E7: Optimized Use – In this episode, we tackle the topic of optimized use, discussing the process of deprescribing, prescribing cascades, and polypharmacy.
Research News
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Zubin Austin appointed as president of Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
As first pharmacist in the role, Austin plans to increase public engagement to provide Canadians with evidence-based health information.
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Professor Muhammad Mamdani receives joint tenure appointment
Muhammad Mamdani has been appointed a joint tenure position as Professor within the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto.
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Higher cannabis potency increases driving risk, study finds
Study results support guidelines for lower-risk cannabis use advising waiting several hours after smoking to drive.
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