Chirag Rathod
Clinical Pharmacist, Supervisor
College of Pharmacy
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Areas of Expertise
- Adults
- Alternative Pain Management
- Chronic Pain
- Government Funded Programs (Medicaid/Medicare)
- Naloxone
- Patients
- Policy
- Prescribing
- Prescription Drug Monitoring
- Primary care
Previously Completed Project/Research
Category: Research
Source of Funding: CDC Funding
My department was involved in a CDC-funded research study that looked at the impact of Academic Detailing on changing prescribing habits. We focused on the CDC Guidelines for Pain management as we spoke to 200 providers in the Southern Illinois Region.
Research Currently in Progress
Category: Clinical
As part of my job as a prior authorization pharmacist, we manage our chronic opioid patients by providing recommendations of non-narcotic therapies.