Ronald A. Herman, Ph.D. College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa

Publications (Select One)

Peer-Reviewed Research

  1. Herman RA, Gilchrist B, Link BK, Carnahan R. A systematic review of validated methods for identifying lymphoma using administrative data. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2012;21(Suppl 1):203-12.  PubMed ID: 22262607 
  2. Carnahan RM, Herman RA, Moores KG. A systematic review of validated methods for identifying transfusion-related sepsis using administrative and claims data. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2012;21(Suppl 1):222-9.  PubMed ID: 22262609 
  3. Herman RA, Noormohamed S, Hirankarn S, Shelton MJ, Huang E, Morse GD, Hewitt RG and Stapleton JT: Comparison of a neural network approach with five traditional methods for predicting creatinine clearance in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Pharmacotherapy 1999;19(6):734-740.  PubMed ID: 10391419 
  4. Herman RA, Veng-Pedersen P, Miotto J, Komorowski J and Kealey GP: Pharmacokinetics of morphine sulfate in patients with burns. J Burn Care Rehabil 1994;15(2):95-103.  PubMed ID: 8195267 
  5. Herman RA and Veng-Pedersen P: Quantitative structure-pharmacokinetic relationships for systemic drug distribution kinetics not confined to a congeneric series. J Pharm Sci 1994;83(3):423-428.  PubMed ID: 8207695 
  6. Furst DE, Herman RA, Koehnke R, Ericksen N, Hash L, Riggs CE, Porras A and Veng-Pedersen P: Effect of aspirin and sulindac on methotrexate clearance. J Pharm Sci 1990;79(9):782-786.  PubMed ID: 2273459  IDIS/Web ID: 271200
  7. Herman RA, Veng-Pedersen P, Hoffman J, Koehnke R and Furst DE: Pharmacokinetics of low-dose methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis patients. J Pharm Sci 1989;78(2):165-171.  PubMed ID: 2715941  IDIS/Web ID: 250620
  8. Rooney TW, Lorber A, Veng-Pedersen P, Herman RA, Meehan R, Hade J, Hade A and Furst DE: Gold pharmacokinetics in breast milk and serum of a lactating woman. J Rheumatol 1987;14(6):1120-1122.  PubMed ID: 3125315 
  9. Helling DK, Hepler CD and Herman RA: Comparison of computer-assisted medical record audit with other drug use review methods. Am J Hosp Pharm 1979;36(12):1665-1671.  PubMed ID: 525643 

Peer-Reviewed Case Reports or Reviews

  1. Herman RA, Kee VR, Moores KG, Ross MB. Etiology and treatment of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2008;65(3):219-25. PubMed ID: 18216006  IDIS/Web ID: 589852
  2. Goedken AM and Herman RA: Once-daily abacavir in place of twice-daily administration. Ann Pharmacother 2005;39(7-8):1302-1308.  PubMed ID: 15956231  IDIS/Web ID: 535383
  3. Modrzejewski KA and Herman RA: Emtricitabine: a once-daily nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Ann Pharmacother 2004;38(6):1006-1014.  PubMed ID: 15121999  IDIS/Web ID: 538505
  4. Herman RA and Veng-Pedersen P: A note regarding curve fitting with a sum of exponentials. Biopharm Drug Dispos  1988;9(6):579-586.  PubMed ID: 3228577 
  5. Herman RA: Drug therapy considerations in the elderly. S Afr Med J 1982;61(15):544-546.  PubMed ID: 7038926  IDIS/Web ID: 150468

Invited

  1. Herman RA, Ciliberto M: 2019 Report on Medical Cannabidiol, UI Carver College of Medicine and UI College of Pharmacy. Reviewed by Jennifer Harbison, Director of Health Policy, Office of the Vice President for Medical Affairs. Submitted July 19, 2019 via the State Board of Regents to the Department of Public Health and the Iowa General Assembly. Published in the Iowa Legislative Reports, July 29, 2019 (3 pages.). https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DF/1050471.pdf.
  2. Herman RA, Ciliberto M: 2017 Report on Medical Cannabidiol, UI Carver College of Medicine and UI College of Pharmacy. Reviewed by Jennifer Harbison, Director of Health Policy, Office of the Vice President for Medical Affairs. Submitted July 19, 2017 via the State Board of Regents to the Department of Public Health and the Iowa General Assembly. Published in the Iowa Legislative Reports, July 20, 2016 (8 pages.). https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DF/860395.pdf.
  3. Joshi C, Herman RA: 2016 Report on Medical Cannabidiol, UI Carver College of Medicine and UI College of Pharmacy. Reviewed Jennifer Vermeer, Asst. V.P. for Health Policy and Population Health, the Deans of the Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy and the Vice President for Medical Affairs. Submitted June 29, 2016 via the State Board of Regents to the Department of Public Health and the Iowa General Assembly. Published in the Iowa Legislative Reports, July 6, 2016 (7 pages.). https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DF/797894.pdf.
  4. Herman RA: Report on Medical Cannabidiol, UI Carver College of Medicine and UI College of Pharmacy. Reviewed by Dr. Charuta Joshi, Jennifer Vermeer, Asst. V.P. for Health Policy and Population Health, the Deans of the Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy and the Vice President for Medical Affairs. Submitted June 25, 2015 via the State Board of Regents to the Department of Public Health and the Iowa General Assembly. Published in the Iowa Legislative Reports, July 1, 2015 (5 pages.). https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/DF/680264.pdf.
  5. Herman RA. IDIN Answers – An Additional Resource Associated with IDIS/Web. World Drug Info 2012;23(1):1-8.
  6. Herman RA. Establishing Best Practices for Pharmacists on Short Term Mission Trips. Christianity & Pharmacy 2011;14(1)7-11.
  7. Al-Agil N, Herman RA. IDIS/Web Search Strategies for Drug Toxicology and Adverse Drug Reactions World Drug Info 2010;21(4):1-4. 
  8. Bohling K, Herman RA. Scientific Evidence Concerning Medical Marijuana Use (0.1 CEU). World Drug Info 2009;20(4):1-12.  IDIS/Web ID: 637559
  9. Herman RA: Inhaled Anti-infectives (0.1 CEU). World Drug Info 2008;19(4):1-4.  IDIS/Web ID: 617190
  10. Herman RA: Role of Drug Therapy in Mild Cognitive Impairment (0.1 CEU). World Drug Info 2007;18(3):1-5.  IDIS/Web ID: 590968
  11. Herman RA: Book Review:  Basic Pharmacokinetics. J Pharm Technol 2007;23(6):381-382. 
  12. Herman RA: PDA's to enhance pharmaceutical care at the point of care. Pharmacy ME 2007;15(2):18-20. 
  13. Herman RA: Book Review:  MEDLINE: A Guide to Effective Searching in PubMed and Other Interfaces, 2nd Edition. Ann Pharmacother 2006;40(10):1894-5. 
  14. Herman RA: New Publications: Mosby's Drug Consult 2005 Handheld Software on CD-ROM (Mosby's Rx). J Pharm Technol 2006;22(2):132-133. 
  15. Herman RA: Drug Information, PDAs and Primary Literature: What's the Connection? World Drug Info 2006;17(1):1-6. 
  16. Storck M and Herman RA: Possible pandemic threat on the horizon - avian influenza A (H5N1) (0.1 CEU). World Drug Info 2005;16(4):1-4. 
  17. Herman RA, Kitzman D and Alcorn S: Policosanol: A non-prescription dietary supplement to control hyperlipidemia (0.1 CEU). World Drug Info 2004;15(2):1-7.  IDIS/Web ID: 526215
  18. Herman R: Safe administration of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG). (0.1 CEU). World Drug Info 2004;15(1):1-5.  IDIS/Web ID: 526055
  19. Herman R: Current issues related to therapeutic drug monitoring: Vancomycin (0.1 CEU). World Drug Info 2003;14(1):1-6.  IDIS/Web ID: 505162
  20. Herman R: Current issues related to therapeutic drug monitoring: Aminoglycosides (0.1 CEU). World Drug Info  2002;13(3):1-5.  IDIS/Web ID: 505158

Books

  1. Herman RA: Drug distribution kinetics related to physicochemical characteristics. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1992.
  2. Herman RA: Development of a computer-assisted medical record audit (CAMRA): A new approach to drug utilization review. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1978.

Book Chapters

  1. Thomas D, Costa de Souza I, Woods D, Herman RA. Chapter 13: Drug Information Training for Pharmacists. In: Thomas D, eds. Clinical Pharmacy Education, Practice and Research, 1st Edition. Cambridge, MA. Elsevier; 2019.
  2. Rajendran N, Thomas D, Madhavan S, Herman RA. Chapter 24: Ethics in Clinical Research. In: Thomas D, eds. Clinical Pharmacy Education, Practice and Research, 1st Edition. Cambridge, MA. Elsevier; 2019.
  3. Herman RA: General approaches to clinical pharmacokinetic monitoring. In: Pharmacokinetics in Drug Discovery and Development, Schoenwald RD, editor. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2002, pp 115-126.
  4. Herman RA: Non-compartmental Modeling: An Overview. In: Pharmacokinetics in Drug Discovery and Development, Schoenwald RD, editor. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2002, pp 283-294.