Richard David Boyce

Dr. Richard D. Boyce is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. His research studies the use of informatics and pharmacoepidemiology to support safe and effective medication therapy for older adults. He has published more than a dozen peer-reviewed papers including a systematic review of the effectiveness of antidepressants for nursing home residents, a review of pharmacokinetic drug interactions affecting antidepressants, a study...See more

Dr. Richard D. Boyce is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. His research studies the use of informatics and pharmacoepidemiology to support safe and effective medication therapy for older adults. He has published more than a dozen peer-reviewed papers including a systematic review of the effectiveness of antidepressants for nursing home residents, a review of pharmacokinetic drug interactions affecting antidepressants, a study concordance between various sources of psychotropic drug-drug interaction information, and a pilot study of an innovation to enhance drug product label information on drug safety, efficacy. His current research studies active monitoring interventions for patient exposed to drug-drug interactions in the nursing home, and a how to best present clinical pharmacogenomics statements to clinicians and patients. See less