The role of competence management in pharmacy is increasing as healthcare is a field where the fast development of drug treatment and the introduction of new drugs require specialized skills and knowledge that must be renewed frequently. However, two obstacles for the widespread adoption of computer aided competence management in pharmacies exist. First, pharmacies do not have enough resources ...

1. Pharm. D, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Deccan School of Pharmacy, Hyd-01. [E-mail: [email protected]] 2. Pharm. D Incharge, H.O.D. Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Deccan School of Pharmacy, Hyd-01. [E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: +919573141136] 3. Pharm. D Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Deccan School of Pharmacy, Hyd-01. [E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: +91-8688501638] 4. Pharm. D, D...

OBJECTIVES This study investigated pharmacists' and pharmacy assistants' current practices and perspectives with regard to oral healthcare provision across Australian community pharmacies. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. A questionnaire for each pharmacist and pharmacy assistant cohort was developed and administered by online or postal means. Pearson's χ2 test was used to examine relationships ...

Background The role of peer teachers in interprofessional education has not been extensively studied. This study is designed to determine if peer-teacher-led problem-based seminars can influence medical and pharmacy students' perceptions of interprofessional education. Methods Undergraduate medical and pharmacy students participated in one-hour problem-based learning seminars held over the cour...

since late 1960s, pharmacists in the usa and england have started a professional movement towards a more efficient presence in clinical wards of hospitals. a similar movement has started in developed european countries during the past decade. pharmacists are convinced of the need for them to play their role as drug consultants and pharmacotherapy advisers to make decisions on drug therapy probl...

Mitra Torabi, Farnaz Naeemzadeh, Vida Ebrahimi, Negar Taleschian-Tabrizi, Fariba Pashazadeh, Hossein Nazemie. Students’ Research Committee, Iranian Evidence-Based Medicine Center of Excellence, School of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Students’ Research Committee, Iranian Evidence-Based Medicine Center of Excellence, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medic...

to improve the quality of the mcqs, a supervising feedback strategy between the examination constructors and the educational development office of the school of traditional medicine was performed to evaluate the content validity and designation of the course items of the phytotherapy exam for phd students of traditional pharmacy. the efforts resulted in a well-constructed examination.

background: drugs play a strategic role as a health commodity. thus, the supply chain management of drugs is an important issue to reducing costs and thereby improving patient health. objective: this study evaluated the status of drug supply chain management and health reform in the pharmaceutical sector of teaching hospitals in ahvaz, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out i...

OBJECTIVE To determine the influence of demographics on patient preferences for community pharmacist attire. METHODS A 10-item questionnaire was developed and administered to patients visiting a chain pharmacy or an independent pharmacy in the Birmingham, Alabama metropolitan area. Mann-Whitney was used to examine if statistical differences existed in chain versus independent pharmacy patient...