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College of Pharmacy Faculty
Department of Clinical Sciences and Administration

Rajender Aparasu, MPharm, PhD.

Professor & Division Head, Pharmacy Administration & Public Health

UH College of Pharmacy
Texas Medical Center Campus, Room 435
1441 Moursund Street
Houston, TX 77030
713-795-8374
713-795-8383 (Fax)

rraparasu@uh.edu

Education
BPharm, Kakatiya University, India
MPharm, Jadavpur University, India
Ph.D., University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA

Academic/Research Interests:
Quality of Pharmaceutical care in the Elderly
Evidence Based Medicine
Pharmacoepidemiology
Medication-related Morbidity

Courses:
PHAR 4260 Pharmacy Management I
PHCA 6306 Pharmacy Administration And Management II

Teaching Experience:
2005-2006
Professor of Pharmacy Administration,
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

2000-2005
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

1995–2000
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Administration
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

Professional service or affiliations:
MEMBERSHIP
American Pharmacists Association
AcademyHealth

EDITORIAL BOARD
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

PEER REVIEWER
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacists (2001 – Present)
American Journal of Managed Care (2000 – Present)
Biomedical Central Nursing (2004 – Present)
Drugs & Aging (2003 – Present)
International Journal for Quality in Health Care (2005 – Present)
Journal of American Pharmaceutical Association (1998 – Present)
Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology (2004 – Present)
Medical Care (2001 – Present)
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy ((2004 – Present)

Honors & Awards:
2005 APhA-APPM Presentation Merit Award
2004 Member, APhA Medication Therapy Management Task Force
2001 Outstanding Presentation Award, Wintergreen Conference
2001 SDSU College of Pharmacy Research Achievement Award
2001 Expert Consultant, Patient Safety Taskforce for AHRQ-CDC-FDA-HCFA

Selected Publications:
Rajender R. Aparasu, Rebecca Baer, Anuradha Aparasu. Hypertension Management in Outpatient Visits by Diabetic Patients. Res Soc Admn Pharm (In Press)

Elda Jano, Hua Chen, Michael Johnson, Rajender R. Aparasu, Determinants of atypical antipsychotic use among antipsychotic users in community-dwelling elderly, 1996-2004.
Curr Med Res Opin. 2008; 24 (3):709-716

Vinod Bhatara, Rajender R. Aparasu, Pharmacotherapy with atomoxetine for US children and adolescents. Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Jul-Sep;19(3):175-80.

Elda Jano, Hua Chen, Michael Johnson, Rajender R. Aparasu, Antipsychotic Utilization and Expenditure Trends Among Elderly Persons. Psychiatric Services. 2007; Nov;58(11):1400.

Rajender R. Aparasu, Rebecca Baer, Anuradha Aparasu. Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in Outpatient Settings in the United States. Res Soc Admn Pharm 2007 Dec;3(4):426-37.

Elda Jano, Rajender R. Aparasu, Healthcare outcomes associated with beers' criteria: a systematic review. Ann Pharmacother. 2007 Mar;41(3):438-47

Rajender R. Aparasu, Vinod Bhatara. Patterns And Determinants Of Antipsychotic Prescribing In Children And Adolescents. Cur Med Res Opin 2007; 23 (1):49-56

Jane Mort, Rebecca Baer, Rajender R. Aparasu, SSRI and NSAID Interaction: A review of the Literature. Pharmacother 2006 Sep;26(9):1307-13.

Rajender R. Aparasu, Vinod Bhatara. Atypical Antipsychotic Prescriptions Use and Expenditures in the United States., Psychiatr Serv. 2006;57(12):1693.

Rajender R. Aparasu, Vinod Bhatara. Antipsychotic Prescribing Trends in Children and Adolescents, 1997-2002, Psychiatr Serv. 2005 Aug;56(8):904

Rajender R. Aparasu, Vinod Bhatara, Sanjay Gupta. U.S. National trends In The Use Of Antipsychotics During Office Visits, 1998-2002. Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2005 Jul-Sep;17(3):147-52.

Joel Houglum, Rajender R. Aparasu, Teresa Delfinis. Predictors of Academic Success and Failure in a Pharmacy Professional Program Am J Pharm Educ. 2005; 69(3):article 43.

Rajender R. Aparasu, Jane Mort, Heather Brandt. Polypharmacy Trends in Office Visits by the Elderly in the United States. Res Soc Admn Pharm 2005;1(3)446-459.