Education

Pharm.D.  University of South Carolina, 1989

Pharmacy Residency, USC/Prisma Health Richland, 1990

Background

As a pharmacy resident at Prisma Health Richland, Karen McGee, Pharm.D., established clinical pharmacy services in 1990 for Palmetto SeniorCare, a PACE, long-term care option for frail elders in South Carolina's midlands region. Dr. McGee's passion for elder care extends to the classroom where she teaches students about medication use in the elderly. She was named Teacher of the Year in 2000. 

Dr. McGee also serves as an adjunct instructor for the Univerrsity of South Carolina School of Medicine where she teaches medical school students about medication use in the elderly. She is a certified Diabetes Educator and Geriatric Pharmacist.

Research Interests

• geriatric pharmacotherapy
• medication adherence
• poly-pharmacy
• PACE (Program of all inclusive care for the elderly)

Awards & Honors

• Teacher of the Year, USC College of Pharmacy, 2000

Publications

Naplex Review Guide. Glaucoma. Editor: S. Sutton, McGaw Hill, 2011;550

Insulin Use in Hyperglycemia. Drug Topics 2005;149(1):52-60

Current Guidelines for Managing Diabetes Mellitus. Federal Practitioner Nov 2002;19(11):54-63.

Pharmaceutical Care Model for Elderly in S .C. AJHP 2003;60:2350-51.

Mitomycin Induced Pulmonary Toxicity AnnalsPharmacotherapy 1992;26:481-4.

Clonidine in Nicotine Withdrawal. Drug Intelligence and Clinical Pharmacy 1989;23:1035-6.

Imodium AD: A New Antidiarrheal. Palmetto Pharmacist 1988;27(9):16.

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