Associate Professor, Pharmacotherapy
Department of Pharmacy Practice
College of Pharmacy
Oregon Health & Science University
3303 SW Bond Ave., CH12C
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: 503-494-5164
munarm@ohsu.edu
Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, 1995; Recertified 2002
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, Fellowship in Oncology/Pharmacokinetics, 1988
Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center, Portland, OR, ASHP-Accredited Residency, 1986
University of Southern California, Pharm.D., 1985; B.S., 1981
Myrna Munar is interested in research in the area of pharmacokinetics.
Lindau MS, Munar MY. Use of duct tape occlusion in the treatment of recurrent molluscum contagiosum. Pediatric Dermatology, letter. 2004;21(5):609.
Beer TM, Munar M, Henner WD. A phase I trial of pulse calcitriol in patients with refractory malignancies: pulse dosing permits substantial dose escalation. Cancer. 2001;91:2431-9.
Brunner LJ, Pai K, Munar MY, Lande MB, Olyaei AJ, Mowry JA. Effect of grapefruit juice on cyclosporine A pharmacokinetics in pediatric renal transplant patients. Pediatric Transplantation. 2000;4:313-321.
Brunner LJ, McGuinness M, Meyer M, Munar MY. Acute acetaminophen toxicity during chronic alcohol use. Hospital Pharmacist. 1999;24(9):11-19.
Meyer M, Munar MY, Kohlhepp S, Bryant R. Meropenem pharmacokinetics in a patient with multiorgan failure from Meningococcemia undergoing CVVHDF. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 1999;33(4):790-795.
Brunner LJ, Munar MY, Vallian J, Wolfson M, Stennett DJ, Meyer MM, Bennett WM. Interaction between cyclosporine and grapefruit juice requires chronic ingestion in stable renal transplant patients. Pharmacotherapy. 1998;18(1):23-29.
Munar MY, Doyle IC, Meyer MM. Cyclosporine and vancomycin disposition during continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 1995;29:374-377.
Burdmann EA, Andoh TF, Rosen S, Lindsley J, Munar MY, Elzinga LW, Bennett WM. Experimental nephrotoxicity, hepatotoxicity and pharmacokinetics of cyclosporin G versus cyclosporin A. Kidney International. 1994;45:684-691.
Meyer MM, Munar MY, Udeaja J, Bennett WM. Efficacy of area-under-the-curve cyclosporine monitoring in renal transplantation. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 1993;4:1306-1315.
Henell KR, Cheever JM, Kimball JA, Lye WC, Munar MY, Misiti J, Vitow C, Norman DJ. OKT4a (murine IGGa anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody) in human organ transplantation: Pharmacokinetics and peripheral pharmacodynamics. Transplantation Proceedings. 1993;25(1):800-801.
Kremer D, Munar MY, Kohlhepp S, Gilbert DN, Young EW, Bennett WM. Zidovudine (AZT) pharmacokinetics in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Pharmacotherapy. 1992;12(1):56-60.
Munar MY, Lawson LA, Samuels P, Gibson GA. Gentamicin pharmacokinetics in postpartum women with endomyometritis. DICP, Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 1991;25:1306-1309.
Munar MY, Elzinga L, Brummett R, Golper T, Bennett WM. The effect of tobramycin on the renal handling of vancomycin. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 1991;31:618-623.
Swan S, Munar MY, Wigger M, Bennett WM. Ganciclovir pharmacokinetics in a patient undergoing hemodialysis. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 1991;17(1):69-72.
Munar MY, Scholtz JM. Is tamoxifen useful in the treatment of stage I breast cancer? Clinical Pharmacy. 1988;7(9):640-643.