Faculty and Staff Biography

Forinash-Alicia

Alicia Forinash

Professor, Pharmacy Practice
Pharmacy Practice

314.446.8505

Education

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from St. Louis College of Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy from St. Louis College of Pharmacy

Completed a Family Medicine Ambulatory Care Specialty Residency from Family Medicine of St. Louis and St. Louis College of Pharmacy

Specialty

Women's health, including obstetrics, medication usage during pregnancy and lactation, managing chronic medical conditions during pregnancy, gynecology, lactation, contraception, osteoporosis, postmenopausal hormones, and infertility. 

Practices at the SSM St Mary's Maternal-Fetal Care and Women and Infant Substance Help (WISH) Centers with a practice specialty of maternal-fetal medicine.

Current Research

  • Postpartum hypertensioin management
  • Vaccinations in obstetric patients
  • Predictors of maternal and neonatal outcomes among pregnant women with substance use disorder
  • Evaluation of prescribing patterns for the treatment of bipolar disorder in pregnancy
  • Evaluation of mood stabilizers and neonatal outcomes during pregnancy

Current Courses, Activities, and Scholarly Interest

Women's Health Topics in the integrated pharmacotherapy course series

Vita Highlights

Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy

Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy and Ambulatory Care

2021 Patient Care Provider Award, Next Generation Pharmacist

2021 Faculty Member of the Year, Missouri Pharmacist Association

2021 Preceptor of the Year, St Louis College of Pharmacy

2019 Clinical Practice Award, American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) 

2019 Pharmacists Who Make a Difference Award, Missouri Pharmacy Association

2017 Vital Contributions Award (Inaugural recipient), ACCP Women's Health PRN

2016 Innovative Practice Award, Missouri Pharmacy Association

2014 Residency Preceptor of the Year, St Louis College of Pharmacy

2013 Distinguished Alumni for Community Service, St. Louis College of Pharmacy Alumni Association

Member of the Editorial Board for Annals of Pharmacotherapy, Women's Health Section Chair

Highlighted publications include:

  • Briggs GG, Towers CV, Forinash AB. Drug use in Pregnancy and Lactation, 11th and 12th Editions
  • Pregnancy and Lactation. In: Dipiro JT, Yee GC, Posey LM, et al eds. Pharmacotherapy: a pathophysiologic approach, 12th ed.
  • Pharmacist lead vaccination rates in opioid addicted obstetric patients. JACCP 2021;4:296-302.
  • Smoking cessation following text mesage interventions in pregnant women. Ann Pharmacother 2018;52:1109-16.
  • Impact of clinical pharmacy on asthma in pregnancy in a maternal-fetal care clinic. J Pharm Technol epub 31 Aug 2016.
  • Impact of cinical pharmacy services in an obstetrics and gynecology teaching clinic. J Pharm Technol epub 12 July 2016.
  • The use of galactogogues in the breastfeeding mother.  Ann Pharmacother 2012;46:1392-404.

Interesting Facts

I love to do activities with my family, play golf, and cook.