Drug Topics March 22, 2025
Ravi Patel, PharmD, MBA, MS, lead innovation advisor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Pittsburgh, explains how artificial intelligence can be used in pharmacy.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) represents the culmination of over 50 years of computer science evolution, with foundational components like machine learning, natural language processing, and deep learning playing critical roles. In pharmacy, these technologies offer transformative potential across multiple domains, Ravi Patel, PharmD, MBA, MS, lead innovation advisor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Pittsburgh, explained. Machine learning techniques like logistic regression enable predictive modeling, allowing pharmacists to anticipate medication outcomes and disease states by analyzing categorical variables.
Natural language processing and deep learning are particularly promising, demonstrating capabilities in...
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