Holly L. Mason, PhD , Mitra Assemi, PharmD , Bethanne Brown, PharmD , Jeff J. Cain, EdD , Wendy C. Cox, PharmD , Stephen J. Cutler, PhD , Vern K. Duba, MA , Evan T. Robinson, PhD , Cecilia M. Plaza, PharmD, PhD i a College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, Chair* b School of Pharmacy, University of California at San Francisco c James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati d Colle...

The Food and drug were developed by pharmacists and physicians, in particular Persian scientists throughout medical history. There was an especial view on the subject of nutrition and medications in Persian medicine (PM). Avicenna was one of the main Persian physicians who contributed to this field in the Canon of medicine “Al-qanun-fi-al-tibb”, his main medical and pharmaceutical text book in ...

for the time being our pharmacy curriculum is in iran mostly based on lecturing methods as instructional strategies. in this method of education a great deal of declarative knowledge as well as a large number of students could be covered at the same time. indeed based on the job description of a pharmacist, pharmacy graduates should work in a relevant field in pharmacy retail, in order to be ab...

LAVINIA LIA VLAIA1, VICENTIU VLAIA2*, IOANA VIORICA OLARIU1, ANA MARIA MUT1, CARMEN ANATOLIA GAFITANU3, CRISTINA DEHELEAN4, DAN NAVOLAN5*, DUMITRU LUPULEASA6, GEORGETA HERMINA CONEAC1 1Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, 1 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041, Timisoara, Romania 2 Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, ...

Epigenetics is a phenomenon of heritable changes in the chromatin structure of a genomic region, resulting in a transcriptional silent or active state of the region over cell mitosis. Mounting evidence has demonstrated phenotypic consequence of alternations in the patterns of DNA methylation and histone modifications, two of the well-studied epigenetic mechanisms. The epigenome thus represents ...

OBJECTIVE To describe innovative programs within the Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy Department in the Colorado Region. SETTING One of eight regions of the nation's largest nonprofit health maintenance organization. PRACTICE DESCRIPTION The pharmacy department comprises two services, Clinical Pharmacy Services and Pharmacy Operations/Support Services, which are integrated to provide comprehensiv...

background: the principles of pharmaceutical care are embedded in the concept of good pharmacy practice (gpp). gpp is poorly applied in community pharmacies not only in asian countries, but even in united states and europe. the present study was undertaken to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of the community pharmacists in iran, regarding gpp. methods: a total of 794 pharmacists we...

Geriatric Pharmacy Education: A Strategic Plan for the Future Peggy S. Odegard, PharmD, Robert M. Breslow, BS, Michael J. Koronkowski, PharmD, Bradley R. Williams, PharmD, and Gayle A. Hudgins, PharmD American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Geriatric Special Interest Group School of Pharmacy, University of Washington School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Madison College of Pharmacy, ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the level of importance pharmacy students placed on science and mathematics subjects for pursuing a career in pharmacy. METHOD Two hundred fifty-four students completed a survey instrument developed to investigate students' perceptions of the relevance of science and mathematics subjects to a career in pharmacy. Pharmacy students in all 4 years of a master of pharmacy (...