School of Pharmacy - News

Professor Markus Forsberg has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor Marja Laasonen Vice Dean of the Philosophical Faculty for the period 1 January to 31 December 2025.

A combination treatment incorporating three existing drugs – tamsulosin, metoprolol and bromocriptine – slowed disease progression in pre-clinical retinopathy models.

Funding was granted to three new Academy Research Fellows, 11 Academy Projects and one new Clinical Researcher at the University of Eastern Finland.

A new study revealed that dogs can learn to identify concentrations of eucalyptus hydrolate that are clearly below the detection threshold of sophisticated analytical instruments used today.

Alumni story: Kwame Ohene Buabeng

CorFlux analysis software for predicting aortic aneurysm rupture risk is based on research conducted at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital.

What has been the impact of pharmacy reforms in the Nordic countries - and could lessons from one country be learned by others where such reforms are currently discussed?

Using techniques from natural language processing on register-based data may be helpful in finding hidden patterns in comorbid diagnoses.

The School of Pharmacy at the University of Eastern Finland and Cumulus Oncology have announced a new collaboration to facilitate early-stage cancer drug discovery.

The PhD study investigated cardiovascular drug use, statin discontinuation and coronary artery revascularization among persons with and without AD.