Jeffrey Delafuente, School of Pharmacy professor and associate dean for professional education, is quoted in a story titled “Is Your Parent Over-Medicated?” The story in the December 2008 issue of Prevention magazine, which can be viewed here, was picked up by NBC and now also appears at MSNBC (click here). The article also is available at an MSN Web site, Sympatico, and on a blog called “The Nest.” By the way, with more than 11 million readers, Prevention is the 10th largest magazine in the country. Its Web site attracts 1.6 million unique visitors per month.
The Pharmacy Service Clinic’s 30th anniversary made the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s Nov. 19 “Around Campus” column. To see, click here and scroll to third headline.
Ron Polk, chairman of the Department of Pharmacy, was interviewed by National Public Radio about a recent Archives of Internal Medicine publication, “Trends in Antibacterial Use in U.S. Academic Health Centers.” An air date has yet to be announced.