OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of problem-based learning (PBL) on the learning achievements of pharmacy students. METHODS We searched for controlled studies that compared PBL to traditional learning in pharmacy courses (graduate and undergraduate) in the major literature databases up to January 2014. Two independent researchers selected the studies, extracted the data, and assessed the quali...

OBJECTIVES To study the attitudes and personal experiences with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) use in pharmacy students. DESIGN Prospective cross-sectional study. SETTING University School of Pharmacy. METHODS Pharmacy students were asked 17 questions according to an anonymous survey questionnaire. RESULTS All 91 students (46% males) participated in the survey. The attitude toward T...

The specialty pharmaceuticals market is expanding more rapidly than the traditional pharmaceuticals market. Specialty pharmacy operations have evolved to deliver selected medications and associated clinical services. The growing role of specialty drugs requires new approaches to managing the use of these drugs. The focus, expectations, and emphasis in specialty drug management in an integrated ...

Complementary and Alternative Health Care (CAHC) is the primary source of health care for over 70% of the world’s population. The aim was to determine the knowledge and perceptions of undergraduate pharmacy students towards CAHC, as well as to establish their training needs for CAHC. A questionnaire survey was conducted amongst undergraduate pharmacy students during October 2002 at a South Afri...

No doubt that antibiotics are a miracle drugs. They stands against various infectious diseases for decades and saved millions of lives. However, the recent failure of antibiotics due to the dramatic emergence of multidrug resistant pathogens and the rapid spread of the new infections, urge the health organizations and pharmaceutical industries all over the world to change their strategy and sto...

Kermanshah is a city in west of Iran with a specific customs and cultures between the people who are living here. According to historical documents these cultures are very ancient and belong to more than one thousand years. The climate condition in this place forces people to find the solution of their problems using the plants and natural facilities. Therefore traditional healers were so activ...

Chen Ling1,2, Yuan Wang1-3, Yuan Lu4, Lina Wang1-3, Giridhara R Jayandharan5, George V Aslanidi1,2, Baozheng Li1,2, Binbin Cheng1,3, Wenqin Ma1,2, Thomas Lentz6, Changquan Ling3, Xiao Xiao6,7, R Jude Samulski6, Nicholas Muzyczka2,8,9 and Arun Srivastava1,2,8-10* 1Division of Cellular and Molecular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA...

BACKGROUND Acceptance of generic medicines by patients is an essential factor given that they are the end users of these medicines. In fact, adequate knowledge and positive perceptions are prerequisite to patients' acceptance and use of generic medicines. OBJECTIVE To assess the current belief and views of patients about generic medicines in Malaysia. METHOD This was a self-administered que...

Last fall, Arizona's medical board found general surgeon Darryl J. Mohr guilty of "unprofessional conduct" for approving online orders for Viagra and other drugs without examining or having direct contact with the buyers. In addition to ending Mohr's thriving online practice, the case reveals a growing gap between Internet and traditional medicine, and the inadequacy of current methods for moni...