The Eshelman Institute for Innovation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill awarded nearly $9.4 million in its inaugural round of funding for innovative ideas submitted by faculty and staff at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The … Read more

Convincing children with chronic diseases to take their medicine can be just as challenging as getting them to eat their vegetables. Knowing how often kids accompany their parents to pick up prescriptions at pharmacies could lead to better ways of … Read more

Glaucoma patients are more than twice as likely to be adherent to their medication regimen if their health-provider tells them how to use their eye drops. Patients received instruction on using their eye drops in only 14 percent of visits. … Read more

Pediatricians rarely discussed ADHD with children and their families according to guidelines Patients and families rarely asked questions about ADHD Researchers: Not discussing ADHD is a missed opportunity to “treat the whole child” Study suggests more education about ADHD is … Read more

Younger patients and patients showing clinical signs of depression are less likely to adhere to their vasculitis medication, according to a study conducted by a team of researchers led by Delesha Carpenter, PhD, MSPH, a research assistant professor at the … Read more

Patients taking vasculitis medication see physicians and the Internet as more credible sources for medication information than pharmacists, according to a study by researchers at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The study, published online in the Journal of the … Read more