UF creates antibacterial agents to help eradicate antibiotic-resistant bacteria

UF medicinal chemists report promising results from a study focused on new ways of treating several types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, advances that may…

UF study: FDA label change requirement helped reduced antibiotic misuse

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2016 took action to reduce the overuse of fluoroquinolones, a type of antibiotic associated with serious side effects.…

UF cancer drug receives FDA clearance for clinical trials

An anticancer drug developed by researchers from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy has become the first drug of its kind allowed to proceed to…

UF study finds some combinations of opioids and muscle relaxants are safe, others raise overdose risk

Researchers in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy have identified certain combinations of muscle relaxants and opioid prescriptions that are safe,…

UF Health’s NIAID-funded study helps make remdesivir ‘standard of care’ for COVID-19 treatment

Patients with severe cases of COVID-19 who were treated with the investigational drug remdesivir recovered faster than those who did not take it, based on…

UF researchers report mixed results in safety study of drugs seen as possible COVID-19 therapeutics

University of Florida College of Pharmacy researchers studying the safety of two classes of drugs touted as potential therapeutics for COVID-19 report mixed…

UF researchers discover breakthrough anticancer drug

Researchers from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy have discovered a safer and more effective anticancer drug to target leukemia, lymphoma, and…

NIDA awards UF College of Pharmacy additional $3.4 million kratom grant

Although kratom is seen as a possible remedy for drug addiction, it’s typically associated with harm in western countries but not in those in Southeast Asia…

UF College of Pharmacy receives $3.5 million NIDA grant to bolster kratom research

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded researchers at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy a two-year, $3.5 million grant to bolster…

UF College of Pharmacy researchers discover cost-effective way to produce ‘green’ bioherbicide

Here’s some good news for conventional and organic farmers alike: Researchers at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy have discovered a way to…

UF College of Pharmacy researchers secure $1.5 million grant to study hormonal contraceptive drug interactions

The University of Florida College of Pharmacy received a $1.5 million grant to study hormonal contraceptive drug interactions that lead to unintended…

UF Pharmacy researchers discover new method to harvest ‘green’ sunscreen ingredient

With spring break only weeks away, many Americans will apply sunscreen to protect against the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. Now, scientists at the…