The present study aims to explore the perceptions among pharmacy practitioners in Libya on the importance of social pharmacy education. A qualitative methodology was employed to conduct this study. Using a purposive sampling technique, a total of ten Libyan registered pharmacists were interviewed. Based on the content analysis of the interviews, two major themes emerged, namely the understandin...

affecting the economy of independent pharmaciesone can never deny the influence of chain pharmacies as a powerful competitor over the economy of independent pharmacies. in one view, integrating independent pharmacies with low turnover into chain pharmacies can save them; on the other hand, chain pharmacies can lead to more treat for independent pharmacies life.patient costsit is expected to dec...

introduction: considering the efficiency of active teaching methods, current study is designed to compare the effect of lecture and question-answer methods on learning outcome and satisfaction of physiology course among medical and pharmacy students. methods: in this semi-experimental study, medical and pharmacy students which have been registered in physiology course, divided randomly into two...

today, due to ever-increasing knowledge and large volumes of information, educational planners of various fields around the world, have been seeking to establish a better and faster refresh for learning. integration can be a good educational strategy by blending different subjects and contents when presented to students. the aim of this study is to evaluate the medical literature about integrat...

background: health system pharmacies, like other health care professional, practice under a number of mandated stan­dards. basic concepts of quality assurance (qa) standards should be applied to hospital pharmacy practice. the survey re­ported here is to assess qa system implementation and its standard indicators observation in tehran university of medical sci­ences (tums) hospitals' pharmacies...

CRISTINA TRANDAFIRESCU1, FLORIN BORCAN2*, CRISTINA DEHELEAN3, ZOLTAN SZABADAI4, MIRELA NICOLOV4, CODRUTA SOICA1 1University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 2 EftimieMurgu Sq., 300041, Timisoara, Romania 2University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry, 2 EftimieMurgu Sq....

Interprofessional Education: Definitions, Student Competencies, and Guidelines for Implementation Shauna M. Buring, PharmD, Alok Bhushan, PhD, Amy Broeseker, PhD, Susan Conway, PharmD, Wendy Duncan-Hewitt, PhD, Laura Hansen, PharmD, and Sarah Westberg, PharmD University of Cincinnati Winkle College of Pharmacy College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University Samford University McWhorter School of Ph...

Dear Editor, In pharmacy, professionalism must containthe skills necessary to be a capable pharmacypractitioner. It seems that pharmacy studentsdo not become professionals after graduationfrom the pharmacy school. To be a professionalpharmacist, students should have a lifelongcommitment to the society and patients.Evolving professional knowledge, attitudesand behaviors is a critical step in pro...

The following are contributors to the writing of this paper (in alphabetical order): Hildegarde Berdine, PharmD, BCPS,CDE Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Duquesne University, Mylan School of Pharmacy; Tanya Dougherty, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center; Jonathan Ference, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Professor, Wilkes University School of Pharmacy ...