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Randy C. Hatton, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS

Randy C. Hatton, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS is co-director of the Shands Drug Information and Pharmacy Resource Center and clinical professor of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. He also serves as program director for the Drug Information Specialty Residency.

Dr. Hatton received his B.S. from St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 1977. After practicing as a hospital pharmacist specializing in nutritional support for three years, he completed his Pharm.D. at the University of Florida in 1982. He completed a fellowship in clinical pharmacology and pharmacokinetics at Shands and the University of Florida. Randy became a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist in 1991 and was recertified in 1998 and 2005. In 2001, he was elected as a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.

Before going into drug information practice, Randy did research and development for pharmacy computer programs and practiced as a clinical specialist in internal medicine. For the last 25 years, Randy has practiced in the Drug Information Center, served as secretary of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, coordinated the Adverse Drug Reaction Program and edited and authored much of the Pharmacy/P&T Committee newsletter, which is published 10 times per year.

Randy has broad research interests, has authored more than 90 articles and presents to local and national pharmacy organizations. Current interests include computerized drug information resources, adverse reactions, medication error prevention, factors influencing prescribing, drug interactions and evaluation of clinical services.