Please join the Kelley-Ross family in congratulating our very own Elyse Tung, Pharm.D., BCACP, who recieved the 2014 Washington State Pharmacy Association Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award. The Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award recognizes a practicing pharmacist or pharmacy technician using innovative pharmacy practice to improve patient care and outcomes. Photo: [...]

By Annalisa Thomas, Pharm.D. Community Practice Resident   Prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines expire and become unusable after some time. How and where can you get rid of these items? Kelley-Ross Pharmacy is here to help! We’ve put together a list of some key techniques and references for safe disposal of [...]

By Angie Kim, University of Washington Pharm.D Candidate 2014 While we all know it is important to protect the skin from sunlight and UV-radiation, it is also important to protect the skin from damage that can be done in the cold weather. In preparation of November’s National Healthy Skin Month, [...]

by Allyson Eichner, PharmD Candidate, Creighton University Did you know that simply knowing your pharmacist’s name can help you be more familiar with your medications? A survey conducted by the American Pharmacists Association showed that consumers who knew their pharmacist’s name were twice as likely to talk with their pharmacist [...]

 By Allyson Eichner, Pharm.D. Candidate 2014, Creighton University Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that affects the body’s skin cells. It is the most common autoimmune disease and affects approximately 7.5 million Americans. The disease is caused by an error in the body’s immune system which sends out improper signals to [...]

Opioid overdose has become an epidemic in our community and around the country. Drug overdoses kill more than two people per day in Washington State. More than from car crashes.  According to the CDC, overdose death rates have tripled since 1990.  Every day across the United States, 105 people die as [...]