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Medicine from Garbage? New Process Shows Promise Turning Plastic Trash into Pharmaceuticals

November 30, 2022

Novel method developed by USC pharmacy and chemistry researchers to transform post-consumer mixed plastics into diverse and valuable secondary products has exciting potential implications for pharmaceutical development, manufacturing materials and other products.

USC School of Pharmacy announces $50 million naming gift

November 17, 2022

The USC School of Pharmacy will be renamed the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and will receive a $50 million endowment for student scholarships, faculty recruitment and more.

High-tech map promotes access to medicine and pharmacy services

November 4, 2022

A USC-developed interactive mapping tool shows the location of every pharmacy in the United States — and which neighborhoods are “pharmacy deserts.”

New Margaret and John Biles Leadership Center Opens Doors

August 23, 2022

The newly-renovated Margaret and Biles Leadership Center, located in Seaver Hall on the USC Health Sciences Campus, is a state-of-the-art, student-centric facility for programs, services and events.

In Memoriam: Frank DeWight Titus III

June 20, 2022

Longtime Board of Councilors member Frank DeWight Titus III, PharmD ’58, died in May at age 88.

Opinion: It’s time to let pharmacists prescribe COVID-fighting pills like Paxlovid

June 15, 2022

Pfizer’s Paxlovid and Merck’s Lagevrio can prevent cases of COVID from turning truly serious, Dean Vassilios Papadopoulos writes in MarketWatch.

Partners in Community Health: Planning for a New USC Pharmacy in South Los Angeles

April 12, 2022

Soon after Vassilios Papadopoulos became dean of the USC School of Pharmacy in October 2016, he approached Raffi Svadjian, executive director of community pharmacies, with a bold idea. What about launching a new pharmacy in South Los Angeles, an underserved area for pharmaceutical care?

Tackling Pharmacy Deserts with the Pharmacy Access Initiative

February 15, 2022

Dima M. Qato, associate professor of pharmacy and director of the Program on Medicines and Public Health at the USC School of Pharmacy, spoke to Academic Pharmacy Now about pharmacy deserts and the Pharmacy Access Initiative--a multiyear effort launched in 2021 that will produce research to help identify communities lacking pharmacy access.

PharmD Class of 2021 Scores a 97% Passing Rate on NAPLEX Exam

December 16, 2021

USC School of Pharmacy students achieved a 97% passing rate on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) exam from April to October 2021, according to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

Op-Ed: Who Are the Winners in the No Surprises Act?

December 13, 2021

Starting January 1, the No Surprises Act will make surprise out-of-network billing illegal across the U.S. In a MedPage Today op-ed, Erin Trish and Loren Adler of Schaeffer Center explain how the new law will benefit patients, employers, and consumers.

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Medicine from Garbage? New Process Shows Promise Turning Plastic Trash into Pharmaceuticals

USC School of Pharmacy announces $50 million naming gift

High-tech map promotes access to medicine and pharmacy services

New Margaret and John Biles Leadership Center Opens Doors

In Memoriam: Frank DeWight Titus III

Opinion: It’s time to let pharmacists prescribe COVID-fighting pills like Paxlovid

Partners in Community Health: Planning for a New USC Pharmacy in South Los Angeles

Tackling Pharmacy Deserts with the Pharmacy Access Initiative

PharmD Class of 2021 Scores a 97% Passing Rate on NAPLEX Exam

Op-Ed: Who Are the Winners in the No Surprises Act?