OBJECTIVE To define the role and education of the traditional pharmacist who supports the needs of the veterinarian (hereafter referred to as veterinary pharmacist) and a pharmacist who practices solely in veterinary pharmacy (here after referred to as veterinary pharmacy specialist). METHODS The Delphi technique involving 7 panels of 143 experts was employed to reach consensus on the definit...

Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea *E-mail: [email protected] (D.H. Na); [email protected] (K.-S. Song) Natural Products Department, Korea Promotion Institute for Traditional Medicine Industry, Gyeongbuk 712-260, Korea College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daegu, Gyeongbuk 712-702, Korea Received December 26,...

1. Dept. of Pharmacy, Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Hospital of Taizhou, Taizhou, China 2. Dept. of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China 3. Dept. of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital,Beilun Branch of Zhejiang University, College of Medicine, Ningbo, China 4. Dept. of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Beilun Branch of ...

BACKGROUND Naturopaths and Western herbal medicine (WHM) practitioners were surveyed to identify their extent, experience and roles within the community pharmacy setting and to explore their attitudes to integration of complementary medicine (CM) practitioners within the pharmacy setting. METHOD Practising naturopaths and WHM practitioners were invited to participate in an anonymous, self-adm...

Background: The PHAR-QA, "Quality Assurance in European Pharmacy Education and Training", project has produced the European Pharmacy Competence Framework (EPCF). The aim of this study was to evaluate the existing pharmacy programme at the University of Tartu, using the EPCF. Methods: A qualitative assessment of the pharmacy programme by a convenience sample (n = 14) representing different pharm...

1 Pharmaceutical Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. 2 Herbal and Traditional Medicines Research Center, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. 3 Young Researcher and elites club, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran. 4 Kerman University of Medical sciences, Faculty...

Introduction: Apparently, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is a recognized medical practice that precisely makes use of multiple treatment therapies techniques in the prevention management variety human disorders. Having glance at future, health science students belonging to different universities would take leadin hospitals centers thus this study aims analyze level knowledge, atti...

background: over 90% of pharmacy students’ work in pharmacies after graduation which needs both knowledge and skill, thus one of the most essential courses of their education is pharmacy clerkship. an important part of an educational program is the evaluation of the trainees. different studies show that conventional written exams are not successful in evaluating the skills of the students and c...

UNLABELLED The role of pharmacy has changed dramatically during the last decades, which has led to new demands on pharmacy personnel. OBJECTIVE This study aims at exploring the attitudes of Swedish pharmacy personnel on their role as public health promoters and to look at the opportunities and obstacles they identify in the efforts to widen the pharmacy remit to include a wider health approac...

OBJECTIVE To provide an overview of the current context and scope of pharmacy practice, the range of professional services offered by pharmacists, and the supporting role of pharmacy technicians. DATA SYNTHESIS A synopsis of the current state of pharmacy practice as it relates to the spectrum of professional roles and responsibilities, the diversity of patient populations served, the complexi...