Melissa Hunter, PharmD

Education 
2004   PharmD    University of Wyoming

 

Bio
Dr. Hunter received two BA degrees in 2000 from the University of Wyoming in German and Zoology/Physiology while completing the Honors Program. She then received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Wyoming in 2004. Her practice site is the Drug Information Center housed in the School of Pharmacy in Laramie, Wyoming. Her research interests include interprofessional, patient-based care and the impact of pharmacy students’ intervention on patient outcomes. Her academic interests are focused on interprofessional education. She lectures throughout the pharmacy program and offers elective courses and rotations in Drug Information.

Dr. Hunter answers medication-related questions from Wyoming citizens and University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy alumni and preceptors. Dr. Hunter is actively involved in AACP, NCPA and WPhA. She serves as the NCPA student chapter faculty advisor.

Research Synopsis
Dr. Melissa Hunter’s scholarship spans drug information, pharmacy education, and clinical therapeutics, with a focus on improving medication safety and advancing evidence-based pharmacist training. Her clinical research has examined pharmacotherapy outcomes such as statin intolerance, anticoagulation management, and drug–nutrient interactions, while her work in neuropsychopharmacology has contributed to understanding food cue–seeking behavior.

She has co-authored national surveys on academic drug information centers, authored numerous concise clinical reviews in Evidence-Based Practice, and contributed multiple book chapters on ophthalmic disorders in Pharmacotherapy: Principles and Practice. She also co-created PharmacotherapyFirst Drug Information, an online reference for students and practitioners.

Dr. Hunter has presented at major national meetings including AACP, ASHP, and ISPOR, with scholarship spanning drug information education, immunization, and medication safety. Her integrated body of work advances drug information science, clinical pharmacotherapy, and pharmacy education at the intersection of research and practice.

Short Highlight 
Dr. Melissa Hunter’s research focuses on drug information, medication safety, and pharmacy education. She has authored reviews and book chapters, co-developed a national drug information resource, and presented at national meetings, advancing evidence-based pharmacist training and safer medication use.

 

 

Publications
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