MICHAEL D. (Mick) MURRAY, PHARM.D., M.P.H.

Executive Director of the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Improvement and Research (RCHIR); Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and; Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy and Endowed Chair of Medication Safety, Purdue University College of Pharmacy.

Research Interests

  • Developing pharmacy services to improve drug therapy in older adults with chronic disorders
  • Medication safety
  • Improving the quality of health of low-income minority people
  • Pharmacoepidemiology using large population computer databases

Selected Publications

  1. Roth AM, Ackermann RT, Downs SM, Downs AM, Zillich AJ, Holmes AM, Katz BP, Murray MD, Inui TS. The Structure and Content of Telephonic Scripts Used Effectively in the Indiana Medicaid Chronic Disease Management Program. Chronic Illn. 2010 Jun;6(2):83-8.
  2. Sleath BL, Blalock SJ, Bender DE, Murray MD, Cerna A, Cohen MG. Latino patients' preferences for medication information and pharmacy services. (In press) J Am Pharm Assoc.
  3. Hansen RA, Dusetzina SB, Song L, Gaynes BN, Tu W, Murray MD. Depression affects adherence measurement but not the effectiveness of an adherence intervention in heart failure patients. (In press). J Am Pharm Assoc.
  4. Murray MD, Ritchey ME, Wu J, Tu W. Effect of a Pharmacist on Adverse Drug Events and Medication Errors in Outpatients with Cardiovascular Disease. Arch Intern Med 2009; 169(8):757-63.
  5. Hansen RA, Kim MM, Song L, Wanzhu T, Wu J, Murray MD. Comparison of methods to assess medication adherence and classify non-adherence. www.theannals.com, DOI 10.1345/aph.1L496 Ann Pharmacother. 2009 Mar;43(3):413-22. Epub 2009 Mar 3.
  6. Murray MD, Tu W, Wu J, Morrow D, Smith F, Brater DC. Factors associated with exacerbation of heart failure include treatment adherence and health literacy skills. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2009; 85(6):651-58.
  7. Hansen RA, Song L, Moore CG, Gilsenan AW, Kim MM, Calloway MO, Murray MD. Effect of ropinirole on sleep outcomes in patients with restless leg syndrome: meta-analysis of pooled individual patient data from randomized controlled trials. . Pharmacotherapy 2009; 29(3):255-62.
  8. Hansen RA, Tu W, Li J, Wang J, Ambuehl R, McDonald CJ, Murray MD. Risk of adverse gastrointestinal events from inhaled steroids. Pharmacotherapy 2008; 28:1325-34.
  9. Levinthal BR, Morrow DG, Tu W, Wu J, Murray MD. Cognition and health literacy in patients with hypertension. J Gen Intern Med 2008; 23(8):1172-1176.
  10. Roswarski TE, Murray MD, Proctor RW. Framing, Patient Characteristics, and Treatment Selection in Medical Decision-Making. 3rd Symposium of the Austrian Computer Society, University of Graz, Austria (Conference Proceedings) November 22, 2007 A. Holzinger (Ed.): USAB 2007, LNCS 4799, 318-325, ©Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007.