Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing

CP3 folks conduct innovative research that impacts policies & prescriber decisions. Now you can support our mission! Any donation helps us take the next step toward safe, high quality medications for all. giveto.pitt.edu/CP3

We're excited to join @PittNursing Cancer Survivorship Research Hub to host Visiting Scholar Stacie Dusetzina, PhD! We invite the Pitt community to join Dr. Dusetzina's seminar, “Medicare Part D: Past, Present, and Future (?) Policy." Register: bit.ly/4jhlQuN

Congrats to CP3's Dr. Ravy Vajravelu on this well-deserved new role!

Hyperglycemia is common among adult inpatients, yet guidelines vary. Read more @DiabetesCareADA diabetesjournals.org/care/article/4… With CP3's @TimAndersonMD

Members of our team enjoyed listening to @ACE_Innamorato @UPittIT talk today! We're glad to hear her administration is also thinking about the moral & ethical questions surrounding AI & committed to having stakeholders at the discussion table. We bake those values into each of our risk prediction models.

CP3's @walidgellad & @jennyciganic have led a suite of machine learning risk prediction projects to enhance care & prevent #overdose. We're transforming data into powerful, transparent, ethical tools for smarter care, and our work keeps growing! Want to learn more or collaborate with us? cp3.pitt.edu/research/risk-… #AIinHealthcare #MachineLearning #EHR #HealthTech

Community pharmacy closures impact access to medications & public health services. This team developed a 🆕pharmacy vulnerability index to identify areas at risk of becoming pharmacy deserts & could benefit from policy interventions. With CP3's @LBerenbrok & CP3 alum @ihdezdelso Read more @JAMANetworkOpen jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

It's an especially great day to be in CP3, with a visit from our friend & collaborator @DrJuanHC, a talk on his impressive work in legal epidemiology, and a walk to get bubble tea! @jennyciganic @StephFedroByrom

Thank you to those who made a generous donation on #PittDayofGiving! We're grateful for your investment in medication access and safety!

We're excited that @AMIAinformatics #IS25 is happening in our backyard in Pittsburgh next week! If you'll be there, be sure to check out work from CP3's @jennyciganic & collaborators @UFPharmacy. They used LLMs to identify #opioid overdose & OUD.

March 6 is #NationalDentistDay! CP3 Associate Director @Sudamonas collaborates with @PittDental to develop evidence-based guidelines to help dentists more safely prescribe antibiotics & opioids. Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jp… onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jp… sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

CP3's #machinelearning experts, @walidgellad & @jennyciganic, were part of a team that developed ML models to predict bleeding risk in AFib patients. These models performed better than standard risk scores and even uncovered new risk factors. Read more @AmJCardio ajconline.org/article/S0002-…

In a new @JAMAInternalMed editorial, Dr. Michael Incze & CP3's @TimAndersonMD discuss the importance of patient choice in chronic pain treatment. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Support a cause close to your 💙 on #PittDayofGiving! ✅ GIM Academic Support Fund: bit.ly/dgim-pdog ✅ Birmingham Free Clinic: bit.ly/bham-free-clin… ✅ Pall Care Fund: bit.ly/pall-care-pdog ✅ @CONVERGEPitt: bit.ly/4gYFNoX ✅ @PittCP3: giveto.pitt.edu/CP3

Support @PittCP3 this #PittDayofGiving! Your gift helps improve medication safety, affordability, & access for all, in addition to helping us prepare students & trainees for the next step in their #pharmacoequity careers. 💊 Donate today: giveto.pitt.edu/CP3

It's #PittDayofGiving! Your generous gift to CP3 supports our mission to make medicines safer and more accessible for everyone. We're especially grateful for gifts that help our students and trainees prepare for their careers. Can you help our mission? giveto.pitt.edu/CP3

Pharmacies are important vaccination hubs, and🆕study suggests children who get vaccinated in pharmacies may be more likely to get timely well-child visits. With CP3's @LBerenbrok Read more in Health Affairs Scholar: academic.oup.com/healthaffairss…

Our team used PA Prescription Drug Monitoring Program data to develop a #machinelearning model to predict risk of #overdose at individual and community levels. We collaborated with folks from @cmuhcii to create an interactive dashboard prototype to visualize overdose risk in and between PA zip codes. Read more: arxiv.org/abs/2502.10542 @TheOfficialACM

🆕from @ConversationUS, CP3/@pittpharmacy @LBerenbrok describes why community pharmacies are closing and what to do if your pharmacy is one of them. theconversation.com/why-community-…

Compared to traditional Medicare, MA was associated with: ⬇️30-day mortality after alcohol withdrawal ⬇️30-day readmission rates after alcohol withdrawal & opioid overdose hospitalizations +/- findings on💊use With CP3's @TimAndersonMD Read more @JAMAInternalMed link.springer.com/article/10.100…

In an interview with @CBCbrief, @Mina__T explains the impact of potential tariffs on medical equipment and drugs.