American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy - AACP

💊🦸 A new antibiotic discovered by researchers at the UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy may provide a big blow in the fight against drug-resistant .

"This new antibiotic is amazing because it targets a site of the ribosome that has never been targeted by any other molecule before," says Dr. Dmitrii Travin, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the Retzky College of Pharmacy and a first author of the associated paper, recently published in Nature.

By attacking the ribosome in a new way, manikomycin can evade the existing mechanisms pathogens have developed to resist .

That means “bacteria need to jump through hoops to find resistance,” said Dr. Alexander S. Mankin, distinguished professor and recipient of the 2013 Paul R. Dawson Biotechnology Award from AACP.

The paper was co-authored by Mankin and includes UIC co-authors Dorota Klepacki and Nora Vázquez-Laslop.

For the full story, see UIC's link below 👇

Exciting news from UIC Pharmacy! Drs. Shura Mankin and Dmitrii Travin have been featured in UIC Today for their groundbreaking discovery of a new antibiotic that attacks bacteria in a way never seen before. By targeting the ribosome differently, it outsmarts antibiotic resistance and opens new doors in the fight against superbugs.

Read more about this innovative research and its potential to transform patient care: https://ow.ly/AMhh50Z9vU3

About one in every eight Americans is currently taking a , says a recent poll from the KFF, with about one in five having taken them in the past.

A new meta-analysis from The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy is the first to compare the efficacy of the three FDA-approved GLP-1s in non-diabetic patients using the drugs for weight loss.

"We were interested in finding which drug gives the most weight loss and doesn’t have higher rates of side effects like nausea and gastrointestinal problems," says Pooja Gokhale, corresponding author of the review and a doctoral student.

For the full story:

Which GLP-1 medication is most effective for weight loss? - UGA Today For non-diabetic patients, tirzepatide, also known as Zepbound, may be the answer, according to a new meta-analysis from UGA.

💊 "We are one of the only healthcare providers where you can just walk into a pharmacy and ask a question," said Allie Lensch, Pharm.D. candidate at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy.

As part of their participation in the national Script Your Future competition, University of Iowa student pharmacists are leading medication adherence efforts through outreach events and educational programming.

These efforts included a recent "Ask a Pharmacist" booth, where students engaged community members in conversations about medication use, safety and adherence.

"Pharmacists are some of the most accessible providers...Just ask a , we can get you to the right point."

Learn more about their outreach efforts:

University of Iowa pharmacy students encourage adherence to medication directions Iowans see their pharmacist eight times more than their doctor according to the University of Iowa’s pharmacy school dean.

🥇💊 Congratulations to Katelyn Marsh, fourth-year student pharmacist at MUSC College of Pharmacy for recently earning top prize at the University's annual "Shark Tank"-style student pitch competition.

The competition, created to help celebrate South Carolina Innovation Awareness Month, is open to students from all six Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) colleges.

For the competition, Marsh designed a device to hold an pen, has since registered her device with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and is now working with MUSC’s Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization to secure investment funding.

"Not only are students getting the experience of pitching ideas, but they’re also getting the opportunity to expand their breadth and experience and collaborate with faculty members to advance their ideas," said Reece Funderburk, MUSC Office of Innovation, of the competition.

"It’s a way to tie in education with leadership and ."

🔗 For more: https://ow.ly/sTn550Z8czA

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🔎📊🏛️ Big changes are coming to federal student loan programs starting this July 1, and they'll have a significant impact on students pursuing hashtag and the schools that educate student pharmacists.

While the Pharm.D. retains its designation as a professional degree eligible for higher borrowing limits, new caps and the elimination of Graduate PLUS loans introduce new challenges for institutions and students.

In our latest Issue Brief, AACP provides background, a look at current law, recommendations for policymakers, and strategies for schools and colleges of pharmacy moving forward on matters such as student access, the workforce pipeline and institutional planning.

🔗 Visit the link in our comments below for the full brief.

🏅🤝 Congratulations! For its winning project in the practice category of our inaugural Unite for Impact Challenge, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy created a scalable academic–practice partnership with Kroger Health that combines telepharmacy, population health and experiential education to strengthen student training while expanding pharmacist-delivered care to patients across a large healthcare network.

For more on their *impactful* work 👇

College of Pharmacy wins practice category and secures honorable mention in AACP challenge | The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and Kroger Health were named the winners in the practice category of the 2026 inaugural Unite for Impact Challenge held by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). 

🏥 "When patients don’t have a primary care physician or can’t get in to see one for several weeks, they go to the ER or other urgent care, where they can potentially contract other diseases," said Karl Williams, J.D., University at Buffalo Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

"It’s expensive and inefficient."

Williams, clinical professor and director of legislative advocacy, is pushing for expanded pharmacy-based testing as part of broader shifts across the country, aiming to bring care closer to patients and give them faster answers.

"The alignment between what we train students to do and what they’re permitted to do in their scope of practice falls far short of the national standard of care for education."

"My charge is to bring practice up to the standard of care consistent with our training."

📖 Read the full story at the link:
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Williams works to expand pharmacy’s scope of practice The pharmacy school's director of legislative advocacy is using his legal training to benefit current and future pharmacists.

🦠💊 It's Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Day!

Today, we're joining the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists in recognizing infectious diseases pharmacists and raising awareness of this unique pharmacy specialty.

This year's theme, " : ID Pharmacists as Educators and Advocates," highlights the many ways ID pharmacists contribute beyond the prescription. Their impact extends across clinical care, education, and public health initiatives, strengthening outcomes at both individual and community levels.

Join us in celebrating these educators, advocates, and leaders in the fight against infectious diseases, and learn more below 👇

🎓👏 Congratulations to this year's graduates! We've loved seeing our newsfeed full of smiling new pharmacists!

As students across the country celebrate commencement season, recent national media coverage highlights an encouraging trend for those entering the profession of .

ICYMI: A new study ranks pharmacy among the top graduate degrees for lifetime earnings growth and return on investment, a stark contrast to other recent reports that focused on graduates with a B.S. in pharmacy, leaving out salary data from graduates altogether.

The report, "Do Graduate Degrees Pay Off? Estimates from Texas Administrative Data," from researchers at American University and The George Washington University's PEER Center was recently featured in several news articles, including The Washington Post Magazine and Inside Higher Ed.

As a new generation of pharmacy graduates enter the workforce, national press highlighting the degree's strong lifetime earnings growth and return on investment is worth celebrating and sharing!

To read the PEER report and AACP's full statement, click the link in our comments.