Charles D. Hepler , Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Director, DuBow Family Center for Research in Pharmaceutical Care
- B.S. Pharmacy. University of Connecticut
- M.S. Pharmacy. University of Iowa
- Ph.D. Pharmacy. University of Iowa
Dr. Hepler is interested in design and evaluation of medications use systems. He was Principal Investigator of the Therapeutic Outcomes Monitoring Project, which developed a practical system for pharmaceutical care in community pharmacy. His most recent projects have developed and evaluated quality indicators for medications use systems.
He was co-recipient of the 1997 Remington Medal, the highest award in pharmacy. In 1997, he also received the ASHP award for Sustained Contributions to the Literature of Pharmacy Practice in Health Systems and the FIP Pharmaceutical Practitioner of the Year. He has been the recipient of the Research Achievement award in Economic, Marketing, and Management sciences of AAPS and the Research Award in Economic, Social, and Administrative Sciences (ESAS) of APhA. He, along with co-authors, received the 1999 best published paper award for the ESAS section of APhA.
Selected Publications :
- Hepler CD, Segal R. Preventing medication errors and improving drug therapy outcomes through system management. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2003.
- Hepler, CD. Philosophical issues raised by pharmaceutical care. Journal of Pharmacy Teaching 1996;5:19-47.
- Hepler, C. D. and Grainger-Rousseau, Timothy-John. Pharmaceutical Care Versus Traditional Drug Treatment -- is there a difference? Drugs. 49:1-10 (1995).
- Hepler, C.D. Pharmaceutical Care and Specialty Practice. Pharmacotherapy 1993; 13:64S-69S.
- Hepler, C.D. and Strand L.M., Opportunities and Responsibilities in Pharmaceutical Care, Am. J. Pharm. Educ., Vol. 47, Mar 1990, pp. 533-543.
- Hepler CD. Pharmacy as a clinical profession. Am J Hosp Pharm 1985;42:1298-306.
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