Pharmacy

First hormone-free male birth control pill clears another milestone

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While the FDA has approved over 20 different categories of contraceptives, only two are available for men to prevent pregnancy in their partners — condoms and vasectomies. 

First hormone-free male birth control pill clears another milestone

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Research from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, published in Communications Medicine, has laid the groundwork for the first hormone-free male birth control pill to enter clinical trials. 

Treating antibiotic-resistant infections with peptides inspired by human saliva

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Antibiotic resistance is a problem that impacts tens of millions of people each year worldwide.

U of M College of Pharmacy receives contract to continue work on contraceptive development

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The University of Minnesota has been awarded a $6.5 million contract by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Contraceptive Development Program  in order to maintain its Chemical Synthesis Facility which conducts research in the synthesis and testing of a broad spectrum of male and female contraceptive agents.

U of M College of Pharmacy receives grant to continue diversifying pharmacy workforce

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The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy has announced a grant of $750,000 over three years from The McKesson Foundation. 

Nonprofit Startup Gets Unused Medications to Minnesotans in Need

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A new University of Minnesota startup aims to make sure fewer prescription medications go to waste—and more reach the patients who need them, but cannot afford them.