On March 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan for over-the-counter sale. Narcan is the 4-milligram nasal spray version of naloxone, a medication that can… Read more
Category: Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Video: Pitt Pharmacy Students Administer COVID-19 Vaccines
In a first for the state of Pennsylvania, students from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy administered the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the UPMC… Read more
Vaccinating the Vaccinators
On Dec. 16, 2020, Pitt’s Dr. Deanne Hall and Jacob Murawski made history. Hall, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, sat… Read more
Pitt Pharmacy’s OverdoseFreePA Project Expands
OverdoseFreePA, a collaboration among six partner organizations and 16 Pennsylvania communities, has expanded its resources for all Pennsylvanians to learn more about overdose and the… Read more
Pitt Pharmacy Holds Opioid Overdose Prevention Demonstration
As students arrived this week for the start of a new school year, nurses in the Pittsburgh Public Schools were prepared to combat the opioid epidemic.… Read more