School
School of Pharmacy
Department
Pharmacy Practice
Office Location
White B09
Boston
About
Amy Ricupero earned her Bachelor of Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) in Boston, MA, and a Master of Education from the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Her career spans roles as a Clinical Pharmacist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, a staff pharmacist at Walmart, and both a staff pharmacist and vaccine coordinator at Pequot Pharmacy. She later became the Clinical Pharmacy Manager for Pequot Healthcare, where she also served as a preceptor and adjunct professor for multiple colleges of pharmacy, offering APPE rotations in Community, Ambulatory Care, and Managed Care.
Currently, Amy is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and the Assistant Director of the Non-Traditional Doctor of Pharmacy Program at MCPHS in Boston.
Education
- BS Pharmacy -MCPHS
- Master of Education - UMASS-Boston
- Doctor of Pharmacy-MCPHS
Education
- BS Pharmacy -MCPHS
- Master of Education - UMASS-Boston
- Doctor of Pharmacy-MCPHS
Publications
- Ariel, H., Ricupero, A., & Cooke, J. P. (2023). Reassessing withholding of statins during Paxlovid therapy: Is it worth risking loss of the pleiotropic effects of statins and cardiovascular protection?. American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, zxad135. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxad135
Awards and Honors
- Upsher-Smith Excellence in Innovation Award
- APhA Immunization Champion Award