College of Pharmacy
Faculty and Staff
Kevin Lu, Ph.D.
| Title: | Associate Professor |
| Department: | Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences (CPOS) College of Pharmacy |
| Email: | lu32@email.sc.edu |
| Phone: | 803-777-2653 |
| Office: | College of Pharmacy 715 Sumter Street - CLS 311G Columbia, SC 29208 |
Education
Ph.D. University of Maryland, 2011
B.S. Peking University
Background
Kevin Lu, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of South Carolina. He earned his doctorate in pharmaceutical health services research from the University of Maryland and a bachelor’s degree from Peking University.
Dr. Lu’s research focuses on study design and the application of advanced quantitative methods to big data and real-world evidence. His work spans pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology, comparative effectiveness research and drug safety evaluation in pharmaceutical and health outcomes research.
Research Interests
- Pharmacoeconomics & pharmacoepidemiology
- Comparative effectiveness research
- Pharmaceutical health outcomes research
- Big data analysis
Selected Publications
Jing Yuan, Minghui, Z Kevin Lu. National value-based pricing negotiation for oncology drugs – lessons from China. Nature Rev Clin Oncol 2023, 20 (8), 501-502.
Jing Yuan, Kevin Lu, Xiaomo Xiong, Minghui Li, Yang Liu, Long-De Wang, Renyu Liu, Jing Zhao. Age and geographic disparities in acute ischaemic stroke prehospital delays in China: a cross-sectional study using national stroke registry data. Lancet Reg Health West Pac 2023, 33, 100693.
Minghui Li, Jing Yuan, Kevin Lu. Estimates of Insulin Out-of-Pocket Cap-Associated Prescription Satisfaction, Adherence, and Affordability Among Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Netw Open 2023, 6 (1), e2251208.
Jing Yuan, Minghui Li, Jing Zhao, Z Kevin Lu. Life expectancy disparities in the USA: the Ten Americas study. Lancet. 2025 Jun 21;405(10496):2202.
Jing Yuan, Jing Zhao, Z Kevin Lu. Personalized Patient Data and Behavioral Nudges to Improve Adherence to Chronic Cardiovascular Medications. JAMA. 2025;333(18):1638–1639.
Jing Yuan, Minghui Li, Yang Liu, Xiaomo Xiong, Zhengbao Zhu, Fangyu Liu, Yong Wang, Wei Hu, Z. Kevin Lu, Renyu Liu, Jing Zhao. Analysis of Time to the Hospital and Ambulance Use Following a Stroke Community Education Intervention in China. JAMA Netw Open 2022, 5 (5), e2212674.
Jing Yuan, Minghui Li, Z. Kevin Lu. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Prevalence and Trends of Autism Spectrum Disorder in US Children and Adolescents. JAMA Netw Open 2021, 4 (3), e210771.
Jing Yuan, Z. Kevin Lu, Xiaomo Xiong, Bin Jiang. Lowering Drug Prices and Enhancing Pharmaceutical Affordability: An Analysis of the National Volume-Based Procurement (NVBP) Effect. BMJ Glob Health 2021, 6 (9).
Jing Yuan, Minghui Li, Xiangxiang Jiang, Z. Kevin Lu. National Volume-Based Procurement (NVBP) exclusively for insulin: towards affordable access in China and beyond. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Jan 16;9(1):e014489.
Bohua Yan, Zhiwei Jiang, Jing Yuan, Minghui Li, Jieping Zeng, Z. Kevin Lu, et al. Effects and safety of herbal medicines among community-dwelling residents during COVID-19 pandemic: A large prospective, randomized controlled trial (RCT). Phytomedicine 2021, 85, 153403.
Minghui Li, Jing Yuan, Gang Lv, Jacob Brown, Xiangxiang Jiang, Z. Kevin Lu. Myocarditis and Pericarditis following COVID-19 Vaccination: Inequalities in Age and Vaccine Types. J Pers Med 2021, 11 (11). *JPM 2021 Best Paper Award
Bennett CL, Chen B, Hermanson T, Z. Kevin Lu et al. Regulatory and clinical considerations for biosimilar oncology drugs. Lancet Oncol. 2014;15(13):e594-e605. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(14)70365-1
Chunying Shen, Bin Jiang, Qilian Yang, Chengnan Wang, Z. Kevin Lu, Meng Gu, Jing Yuan*#. Mobile Apps for Drug-Drug Interaction Checks in Chinese App Stores: Systematic Review and Content Analysis. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2021, 9 (6), e26262.
Jing Yuan, Minghui Li, Gang Lv, Z. Kevin Lu. Monitoring transmissibility and mortality of COVID-19 in Europe. Int J Infect Dis 2020, 95, 311-315. *ESI Highly Cited Paper