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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
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Forrest L. Smith

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Researcher

Also affiliated: Texas Tech University (1986–1992); Research Triangle Park Foundation (2007); RTI International (2007); Texas A&M University – Kingsville (2022); Virginia Commonwealth University (2001–2009); Montreal General Hospital (1977); Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center (2007); Appalachian Regional Healthcare (2022); Marymount University (2001); Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (1992–2007); Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (1986–1992)

Faculty Researcher

29 h-index 81 pubs 2,384 cited

  • Animals
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Drug Tolerance
  • Morphine
  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Pain Measurement
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Rats
  • Mice, Inbred ICR
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Drug Interactions
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Protein Kinase C

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Forrest L. Smith's research has explored various aspects of pharmacology and health sciences. His work includes investigations into drug tolerance, particularly concerning morphine in animal models, and the dose-response relationships of analgesics. Smith has also contributed to studies examining health outcomes and healthcare delivery, including surveys on the roles of clinical pharmacists in different healthcare settings and adherence to colorectal cancer screening tests in rural populations.

His publication record also demonstrates engagement with broader biological and medical topics, such as plant and avian responses to grassland restoration, and the treatment of conditions like acute lymphoblastic leukemia and multiple myeloma. Smith leads a research group and has a scholarly profile indicated by an h-index of 29 and over 2,300 citations across 81 publications. He has collaborated with researchers Gabriella Douglass and Courtney Selby.

Metrics

  • h-index: 29
  • Publications: 81
  • Citations: 2,384

Selected Publications

  • Provider Support for Pharmacist Lactation Consultant Training to Promote Long-term Breastfeeding, as Well as to Consult Providers on Mother-Infant Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM) (2025)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Provider survey of the roles of clinical pharmacists in primary care in a Federally Qualified Health Center versus an Accountable Care Organization (2023)
    Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Time-kill Kinetics of a Novel Antimicrobial Silver Wound Gel Against Select Wound Pathogens. (2015)
    PubMed 3 citations OpenAlex
  • Role of protein kinase C and μ‐opioid receptor (MOPr) desensitization in tolerance to morphine in rat locus coeruleus neurons (2009)
    European Journal of Neuroscience 98 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • PKC and PKA inhibitors reverse acute tolerance to low‐ and moderate‐ but not high‐efficacy mu‐opioid agonists (2008)
    The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Pre-treatment with a PKC or PKA inhibitor prevents the development of morphine tolerance but not physical dependence in mice (2008)
    Brain Research 48 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evidence for an important role of protein phosphatases in the mechanism of morphine tolerance (2007)
    Brain Research 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • mGluR5 antagonists that block calcium mobilization in vitro also reverse (S)-3,5-DHPG-induced hyperalgesia and morphine antinociceptive tolerance in vivo (2007)
    Brain Research 22 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Role of kappa and delta opioid receptors in mediating morphine-induced antinociception in morphine-tolerant infant rats (2007)
    Brain Research 19 citations DOI OpenAlex

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