Center for Pharmacoeconomic Research

The Center for Pharmacoeconomic Research promotes and facilitates the advancement of understanding of the clinical, humanistic, and economic impact of pharmaceutical products, contemporary pharmacy services, and medication use policy with respect to the health and safety of patients, organizations, and society.

Americans spent more than $231 billion on prescription drugs in 2007, and this cost rises each year.  Medication errors harm at least 1.5 million Americans every year, according to the Institute of Medicine. Understanding how to avoid such errors, knowing which agents work for which patients and at what cost will save lives. 

CPR is an all-campus center affiliated with the Institute for Health Research and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The center is an interdisciplinary research unit of the UIC College of Pharmacy administered jointly by the Departments of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration. It works with pharmaceutical researchers throughout the country. View our list of partners. 

Glen T. Schumock, professor of pharmacy practice, directs the center.

The center is one of 13 nationwide designated by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to evaluate the Medicare Part D benefit.

 As a part of the University of Illinois at Chicago, CPR nutures and supports the development of researchers through all stages of their careers.