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Pharmacy Practice Lab
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A lab that builds evidence-based ways of using drugs from questions raised in pharmacists' practice.
AboutAbout the lab
Answering questions from the field with evidence.
The Pharmacy Practice Lab identifies problems that arise in pharmacists' work and conducts research to put evidence-based proper use of drugs into practice.
In clinical practice, there are many drugs that have long been used without clear evidence, and many areas, such as managing side effects, where evidence has not been established.
The lab believes it is essential for pharmacists, as scientists, to take part in drug therapy by presenting evidence.
Through research, the lab aims to train clinical pharmacists who will be central to future drug therapy.
Key terms
- Proper use of drugs
- Using a drug with the right type, dose, and method so as to maximize its effectiveness and safety
- Adherence
- Whether patients understand their treatment plan and take their medicines as prescribed
- TDM
- Therapeutic drug monitoring: a method of measuring drug concentrations in the blood and adjusting each patient's dose based on the results
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The lab identifies problems that arise in pharmacists' work and conducts research to put evidence-based proper use of drugs into practice. Its themes range from how eye drops and oral medicines are used to preventing side effects and database analyses, all aimed at safe and effective drug therapy for patients.
*Illustrative imageUsing eye drops correctly
In conditions such as glaucoma, the disease can worsen if eye drops are not used correctly. The lab studies pharmacist activities that improve adherence to eye drop use, and the development of devices that confirm whether eye drops were instilled properly.
*Illustrative imageSwallowing ability and oral medicines
Older adults may lose swallowing ability, which is thought to affect how they take medicines. The lab investigates the relationship between oral medicines and swallowing, and the effects of thickening agents on drugs, to study ways for patients to receive safe and effective drug therapy.
*Illustrative imageDrug distribution into tissues and personalized therapy
Even when TDM is performed to measure drug concentrations in the blood, inflammation and other factors can change how much of a drug moves into tissues, which can lead to insufficient effect or to side effects. The lab studies personalized drug therapy that also takes changes in tissue distribution into account.
*Illustrative imagePharmacist actions to prevent nervous system side effects
Nervous system side effects such as dizziness and unsteadiness come in many types and are difficult to monitor. The lab investigates how pharmacists check for them, with the aim of creating a manual that is easy to use in practice.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Pharmacy Practice Lab consist of faculty and students in the doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs.
- ProfessorYuko Sekine
- Assistant ProfessorKazuki Nagashima
- Assistant ProfessorTakao Utsumi
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Julie Zinihite at the pharmacy at the National Referal Hospital in Honiara, Solomon Islands 2012. Photo- AusAID ( )” Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Using eye drops correctly: “Флакон с контролем первого вскрытия ФК1” Фарммаш / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Swallowing ability and oral medicines: “Tablets pills medicine medical waste” Pöllö / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Drug distribution into tissues and personalized therapy: “Checking Blood Sample ( )” National Eye Institute / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Pharmacist actions to prevent nervous system side effects: “Bundesarchiv Bild , Bad Berka, Apotheke, Rezepturraum” Wittig; Wloska / CC BY-SA 3.0 de (cropped)
- Related lab (Drug Information Lab): “People. Mrs. Frigon BAnQ P48S1P09431” Conrad Poirier / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Drug Discovery Physical Properties Lab): “Concerta tablets in Japan” Zohang Yuriy / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Genetic Drug Discovery Lab): “MPI-CBG inside of laboratory pl” Pleple2000 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Medicinal Chemistry Lab): “Student in University of Washington chemistry laboratory , ca 1925 (MOHAI 6219)” Webster & Stevens / Public domain (cropped)
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