Faculty Biogrpaphy
Lawrence A. Trissel, B.S. Pharm., FASHP
Member
USP Sterile Compounding Expert Committee
Research Consultant
TriPharma Research
Lawrence A. Trissel, B.S. Pharm., FASHP received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from Butler University and has had a 37-year career that included positions in the United States Public Health Service, the National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration, the National Cancer Institute, and M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Mr. Trissel is now an independent author and research consultant.
Mr. Trissel is best known as the author of Handbook on Injectable Drugs, a core pharmacy reference work found in nearly every hospital and home care pharmacy in the United States and throughout the world. In addition, he has also authored five other books currently in print and the new comprehensive electronic resource Trissel’s™ 2 Clinical Pharmaceutics Database, a compilation of drug stability information. Mr. Trissel is the author or co-author of more than 195 original articles, book chapters, and editorials, including 160 original research articles.
Mr. Trissel is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the American Pharmacy Association. He currently serves as a member of two United States Pharmacopeia Expert Committees on Pharmacy Compounding for both non-sterile and sterile preparations.
Mr. Trissel has been the recipient of several awards and honors throughout his career, including the American Pharmacy Association Distinguished Achievement Award in 2002 and the Award for Sustained Contributions to the Published Literature from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists in 1996. He was recently selected as a Distinguished Alumnus of Butler University in its inaugural class.