Grace Jones, Pharm.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

UAMS Outpatient Gastroenterology Clinic

Pharmacy Practice

Co-creator and instructor of the Pharmacy Practice PHPR 7373 PBL Specialty Pharmacy Services Elective. This elective is an introduction to the practice of Specialty Pharmacy and Specialty Pharmacy Services. The main emphasis for this course is lecture, exploration, and problem-based learning into appropriate interventions for assessment, management, counseling, and benefits investigation in regards to specialty medications. This course will explore Specialty Pharmacy as a whole; including (but not limited to) accreditation and its impact as a vital part of specialty service, limited distribution drug (LDD) channels and manufacturer requirements to secure LDD, community vs. health system specialty services, different types of Specialty Pharmacy positions (e.g. manager, compliance officer, staff pharmacist, clinical pharmacy specialist), and Specialty Pharmacy Disease states (solid organ transplant, allergy/immunology, hepatitis, IBD, cystic fibrosis, oncology, multiple sclerosis, and infectious disease).

I am a Pharmacy Specialist in Hepatology, staffed through the UAMS Outpatient Specialty Pharmacy. I currently practice in the UAMS Outpatient Gastroenterology & Hepatology Clinic.

I specialize in Hepatology, with a large focus in Hepatitis B and C. Other disease states include primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), Wilson Disease (WD), and others. Obtaining specialty medications indicated for these disease states can be difficult, and I assist patients in obtaining these medications through the UAMS Outpatient Specialty Pharmacy.