Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D.
Professor, Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education, Eshelman School of Pharmacy | UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC, UNITED STATES
Through her research, Stefanie Ferreri hopes to change the way community practice is portrayed and delivered in the United States.
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Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D., is a professor in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Her main research interests include advancing clinical practice in the community-pharmacy setting. Through her research, she hopes to change the way community practice is portrayed and delivered to the population of the United States while influencing reimbursement strategies that affect health policy. Her other teaching and research interests include nonprescription therapeutics, medication therapy management and transitions of care.
Ferreri served as director of the community pharmacy residency program from 2004 to 2015. Prior to that she served as a residency preceptor for the program. Since 2001, she has supervised and mentored more than 80 community pharmacy residents in the program. The purpose of the community pharmacy residency program is to prepare pharmacists to guide the profession as innovative clinical practitioners with the skills, confidence and experience necessary to create change and advance patient-care services in community pharmacy practice.
Based on her residency leadership, Ferreri has developed two additional postgraduate learning opportunities. The first is the Community Pharmacy Research Fellowship. This two-year fellowship trains graduates for research careers in academia. The second is the Independent Ownership Residency. This one-year residency trains future independent owners.
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Health Care - Services
Areas of Expertise (12)
Older Adults
Community Pharmacy
Nonprescription Medications
Health Care Policy
University Teaching
Community Health
Public Health
Patient Safety
Medication Therapy Management
Clinical Research
Over-the-counter Drugs
Patient Education
Accomplishments (4)
Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management Presentation Merit Award (professional)
2012-01-01
Awarded by the American Pharmacists Association.
Community Pharmacy Residency Excellence in Precepting Award (professional)
2011-01-01
Awarded by the American Pharmacists Association.
Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year (professional)
2007-01-01
Awarded by the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists.
Academic Excellence Award in Research (professional)
2006-01-01
Awarded by the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy.
Education (2)
Campbell University: Pharm.D., Pharmacy 1998
University of Connecticut: B.S., Pharmacy 1997
Affiliations (8)
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy
- Self-Care Institute
- Nonprescription Medication Academy
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
- National Fiber Council
- American Pharmacists Association
- American Diabetes Association
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Media Appearances (8)
The Ultimate Pharmacy Guide to Offering Value-Based Patient Care
Elements Magazine online
2018-03-15
“As health care starts to evolve, we’re going to have to keep up with it,” said Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D., Clinical Professor in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. “Community pharmacies need to be creative in keeping their business doors open and looking for ways to have different models of reimbursement and different models for compensation.” Led by Ferreri, a research team created a comprehensive guide for community pharmacies to develop a patient care management program.
UNC professor: It's 'plausible' too much cold medicine caused Raleigh man to kill his wife
ABC11 tv
2017-09-07
"Dextromethorphan, which is a cough suppressant, typically helps people sleep at night when they have a common cold, when they are coughing," said Ferreri. "And typically that is the medication that has been notorious for causing hallucinations or euphoria or agitation if taken in too high of doses." And while she said she's never heard of the level of violence involved in the Raleigh murder, she thinks the husband's claim is at least plausible.
Update Your First Aid Kit
AARP Magazine online
2017-06-06
"Always wash a bite and remove the stinger before applying a product, to prevent infection," says pharmacist Stefanie Ferreri, a professor in the school of pharmacy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Common Food And Drug Combinations To Avoid
Men's Journal online
2015-08-08
When we’re prescribed a medication, we assume that we’ll take it, and then get better. Often it doesn’t work like that. So much interacts with medicine that we rarely think about — and we’re not just talking about alcohol. There are a number of foods that can get in the way of how a pharmaceutical drug operates. Here are common foods that can interact with the medicine you take, and when to know whether you should dial back on them, or cut them out completely.
Pharmacists Get New Duties, Business With New Law
North Carolina Health News online
2014-04-09
“The public’s perception of a pharmacist is tied to the product – the compounding, the filling of prescriptions,” said Stefanie Ferreri, clinical associate professor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in Chapel Hill. “But we are turning into a more service-focused profession. We are getting more involved in public health.”
A costly surprise for Cornerstone Therapeutics
Triangle Business Journal
2010-11-19
The drug is not cheap; two ounces of the liquid medicine costs $58, says Stefanie Ferreri, a professor of pharmacy at UNC's Eshelman School ...
6 ways to cut drug costs
Chicago Tribune
2008-12-06
Stefanie Ferreri and Jena Ivey, both practicing pharmacists and clinical assistant professors at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, offer the following tips ...
Which Drugs Do — And Don’t — Increase Fall Risks for the Elderly
The Wall Street Journal
2008-07-16
Stefanie Ferreri, a UNC pharmacist working on the study, gave us a few pointers on some common problems ...
Event Appearances (5)
Recent Evidence Regarding Safe and Effective Use of OTC Products
APhA Annual Meeting San Diego, CA
2015-03-01
Medication Management in Ambulatory Practice Settings
ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting Anaheim, CA
2014-12-01
Combatting the Dr. Oz Effect: Teaching Critical Thinking in Self-Care
AACP Annual Meeting Grapevine, TX
2014-07-01
Safety and Efficacy of Commonly Used Diabetes Supplements
American Diabetes Association Advanced Postgraduate Course San Francisco, CA
2012-02-01
Nonprescription Medications & Dietary Supplements in Patients with Diabetes
American Diabetes Association Clinical Conference on Diabetes Orlando, FL
2011-05-01
Articles (5)
A Model to Inform Community Pharmacy’s Collaboration in Outpatient Care
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
2015 An in-depth look into how community pharmacy can participate in the outpatient care team is described. To function as a team, it is crucial to address collaboration among outpatient practices, while making it easier for patients to navigate the outpatient health system.
Expansion of pharmacogenomics into the community pharmacy: billing considerations
Pharmacogenomics
More than 135 medications in the US describe a pharmacogenomic relationship in drug response or drug safety on their package inserts. Many of these medications are used in the outpatient setting and are filled at community pharmacies, but less than a quarter include pharmacogenetic information in the patient-oriented sections of their drug labels
Implementation of a Pharmacogenomics Service in a Community Pharmacy
Journal of The American Pharmacists Association
2014 Objective: To determine the feasibility of implementing a pharmacogenomics service in a community pharmacy.
Evolution of Self-Care Education.
The American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
2014 Given that faculty members train future pharmacists, they should be familiar with the new paradigms of Nonprescription Safe Use Regulatory Expansion (NSURE) Initiative, nonprescription medications for chronic diseases, and the growing trends of health and wellness in advancing patient-care initiatives. This paper reviews the significant changes that may be impacting self-care curriculums in the United States.
Individualized Dosing of Children’s Liquid Medications in the Community Setting: A Survey of Parents and Guardians
Innovations in Pharmacy
2013 Objectives: 1) To determine parents’ and/or guardians’ interest in having pharmacists provide children’s liquid medications in a premeasured, individualized dosing device 2) To assess parents’ and/or guardians’ perception of dosing liquid medications for a child.
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