PharmD Pharmacy, University of Georgia 2007

B.S. Pharmacy, University of Georgia 1991

B.S. Biology, Paine College 1980

Research Areas: Pharmaceutical products, beyond-use-dating of compounded non-sterile pharmaceuticals, drug formulation for individualized care and technology in pharmacy education

Opportunities for Collaboration: Specialized dosage form preparations for human/veterinary trials, optimization of care with individualized
pharmaceutical dosage forms and technology use to improve student learning

• Robie Award 2024
• UGA Women’s Leadership Fellow, 2022-23
• CoP Distinguished Alumni Award, 2021
• R.Ph., licensed by the state of Georgia
• Patient Counseling Certification
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Training Certification
• Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Certificate, UGA, College of Pharmacy
• Professional Compounding Centers of America Certification
• American Pharmacists Association (APhA), Pfizer, U.S. Pharmaceutical, and American Association of Diabetes Educators, Certificate of Acheiement
• American Pharmacist Association (APhA), Pharmacy-based Immunization Delivery, Certificate of Achievement

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), Member
• American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
• Pharmaceutical Compounding Centers of America (PCCA), Member
• National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA), Member

Dr. Elder is PBS’s first clinical faculty member. Her current research projects focus on the preparation of extemporaneously prepared sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical products, beyond-use-dating (expiration) of compounded non-sterile pharmaceuticals, drug formulation for individualized patient care, and the use of technology in teaching and assessing pharmacy skills.

Elder, DL. et al. Pharmacokinetic evaluation of two compounded oral pimobendan formulations in healthy dogs. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, 2024.

Elder, DL. et al. Pharmacokinetic evaluation of two compounded oral pimobendan formulations in healthy dogs. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2024

Joan Bergman, Lainey Harvill, Joe Smith, Ellen Haynes, Christopher A. Cleveland, Michael J. Yabsley, Sarah Coker, Wided Najahi-Missaoui, Deborah Elder, et al. Validation of a high‐performance liquid chromatography method for detecting flubendazole and 2‐aminoflubendazole in canine plasma. . SEPARATION SCIENCE PLUS, 6(10). doi:1002/sscp.202300065 , 2023.

Cleveland, C. A., Garrett, K. B., Box, E. K., Thompson, A. T., Haynes, E. K., Elder, D. L. et al. Investigating Flubendazole as an Anthelmintic Treatment for Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis): Clinical Trials in Laboratory-Reared Ferrets and Domestic Dogs in Chad. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 106(5), 1456-1465. 2022. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000830650200033&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=bccb20a1f2d949998a887c45eb30dd98

Yabsley, M., Cleveland, C. A., Garrett, K. B., Box, E. K., Thompson, A. T., Elder, D. L., et al. The efficacy of flubendazole as an anthelminthic treatment for Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis): Clinical trials in laboratory reared ferrets and a randomized clinical trial in domestic dogs, Chad, Africa.. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 106(5), 1456-1465. doi:4269/ajtmh.21-1222. 2021.

Blubaugh, A., Rissi, D., Elder, D., et al. The anti-inflammatory effect of topical tofacitinib on immediate and late-phase cutaneous allergic reactions in dogs: a placebo-controlled pilot study. VETERINARY DERMATOLOGY, 29(3), 250-+. doi:1111/vde.12532. 2018.

Elder, DL.  A Practical Guide to Contemporary Pharmacy Practice and Compounding, Wolters Kluwer, 2017.

Elder, Deborah Lester, A Practical Guide to Contemporary Pharmacy Practice and Compounding, Wolters Kluwer, 2017.

Michael W Neville, Russ Palmer, Deborah Elder, Michael Fulford, Steve Morris, and Kellie Sappington (2015). Evaluating the Effects of Flexible Learning about Aseptic Compounding on First-year Students in a Pharmacy Skills Laboratory. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education: Volume 79, Issue 6, Article 91.

doi: 10.5688/ajpe79691
Ansel, Howard (2014). Pharmaceutical Calculations. LWW, Baltimore, MD, Chapters 17(“Selected Calculations in Contemporary Compounding”) and 18 (“Selected Calculations involving Veterinary Pharmaceuticals”), 13th ed., pp. 287-318.

Elder, DL. et. al., Stability of Midazolam Intranasal Formulation for the Treatment of Status Epilepticus in Dogs, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, 2011, 15(1): 74-78.

Eagleston, J. Platt, S., Elder, DL. et. al., Bioavailability of a Novel Intranasal Midazolam Gel in Dogs. American Journal Of Veterinary Research (AJVR), 2011.

Israel, B., Garner, S.,Thakare, M., Elder, DL., et  al., Transdermal Permeation of Novel n-acetyl-glucosamine/NSAIDs Mutual Prodrugs. Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, 2010, 1-7, Early Online.

Collier JW, Thakare M, Garner ST, Israel B, Ahmed H, Granade S, Strong,  DL, et al., Accelerated dissolution testing for controlled release microspheres using the flow-through dissolution apparatus, Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, 2009 14(1): 9-17.

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