J. RUSSELL MAY, Pharm.D., FASHP

Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, Augusta
Assistant Dean for Extended Campuses (Albany, Augusta, and Savannah)
Clinical Professor

Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, Augusta

Education

Pharm.D. and Residency , University of Kentucky 1981

B.S. , University of Kentucky 1978

Areas of Expertise

Research Areas: Drug policy development and management, allergic rhinitis, Infectious Diseases, and evaluation of new drugs

Opportunities for Collaboration: With masters students working on clinical projects

Honors, Awards, and Achievements

• Member, ASHP Expert Panel on Medication Use Policy Management 2006
• College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year 2007
•  Distinguished Drug Information Pharmacist 2014

Research Interests

• Drug Information Services
• Drug Literature Evaluation
• Formulary Management
• Drug Policy Development and Management
• Pharmacy Residency Training Programs
• Evaluation of New Drugs
• Allergic Rhinitis
• Drug Allergies and Pseudoallergies
• Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacy Services

Selected Publications

May AP, McCaleb R, Walker R, and May JR. Identification of Risk Factors for Higher than Expected Incidence of Clostridium difficle Infections at an Academic Medical Center. Poster Presentation. American Society of Health System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting. New Orleans, LA, December 8, 2015.

Teibel H, May AP, May JR, May DW. Time to First Antibiotic Administration for Inpatients with Newly Diagnosed Sepsis at an Academic Medical Center. Resident Poster Session. University Health System Consortium Annual Pharmacy Council Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 5, 2015.

Presented “New Drug Update 2015: A Formulary Approach” Georgia Pharmacy Association Summer Meeting, Amelia Island, FL. July 9, 2015.

Presented “New Drug Update 2015: A Formulary Approach”, Medical Staff Continuing Education Program, University Hospital, Augusta, GA, June 25, 2015

Presented a session on New Drug Update 2015: A Formulary Approach at the 2015 Mental Health Symposium an annual program for pharmacists and other health professionals practicing in the area of mental health. February 3-4, 2015, Athens, GA.

“New Drug Update 2015 A Formulary Approach “ presented at the 2015 SNPhA Regions I & II Conference, Atlanta, GA, February 21, 2015.

Presented New Drug Update 2014: A Formulary Approach, Medical Education Conference, Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton, GA, October 2, 2014, and at the Georgia Society of Health System Pharmacists Fall Meeting, Young Harris, GA, October 10, 2014

May JR, Chan J, Fuller PD, Jasiak K, Lepowski M, Phillips H. “Residency scramble: Program directors’ experiences with the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service.” Am J Health Syst Pharm April 1, 2014 71:587-591.

Presented “New Drug Update 2014: A Formulary Approach” UGA/GRU Pharmacy Grand Rounds. Augusta, GA January 8, 2014.

“Conflict Resolution strategies between preceptor and resident – A case-based scenario.” Am J Health-Syst Pharm 2014;71:184-186. May, JR, Phillips H, Fuller PD, Johnson S, Pettit NN.

“Prolonged Unneeded Use of Liposomal Amphotericin B.” Poster Presentation, American Society of Health Systems Midyear Clinical Meeting, Orlando, Fl, December 9, 2013.

“Antibiotic Overuse in the Transition of Care from Inpatient to Outpatient” Poster Presentation, American Society of Health Systems Midyear Clinical Meeting, Orlando, Fl, December 9, 2013.

“New Drug Update 2013: A Formulary Approach” Medicine Grand rounds and CE Program. Hamiliton Medical Center, Dalton, GA, October 3, 2013

“New Drug Update 2013: A Formulary Approach” Georgia Society iof Health System Pharmacists Fall Meeting, Brasstown Valley Resort, Young Harris, GA, October 13, 2013.

Forehand CC, May JR. Examination of the relationship between antimicrobials and the relationship between antimicrobials and thrombocytosis. Ann Pharmacotherapy 2012;46: 1425 -1429.

Vanscoy GJ, Gajewski LK, Tyler LS. Gora ML, Grant KL, May JR. The future of drug information practice: bracing for the cure. A CAMIPR Consensus View. Annals of Pharmacotherapy 1996;30(6).

May JR. “Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions” in Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 3rd ed. Elsevier Science Publishing Co., New York, 1996, pp. 101-116.

May JR. “Formulary Systems” in Encyclopedia of Clinical Pharmacy, 1st ed. Marcel Dekker, New York, 2002.

May JR, “Allergic Rhinitis” in Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 5th ed. McGraw-Hill., New York, 2005, pp. 1729-1740.

May JR. “Drug Allergies and Pseudoallergies” in Essentials of Pharmacotherapy. 1st ed.
McGraw-Hill., New York, In Press, 2006.

May JR. “Management of Allergic Rhinitis: A Review for the Community Pharmacist. Clinical Therapeutics.”

May JR, May D, “Chapter One: Introduction to the Concept of Drug Information” in the sixth edition text book of Drug Information–A Guide for Pharmacists.”


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