Pharmacy Practice Research Methods

The first edition of Pharmacy Practice Research Methods provided a contemporary overview of pharmacy practice research, discussing relevant theories, methodologies, models and techniques. It included chapters on a range of quantitative, qualitative, action research and mixed methods as well as management theories underpinning change in pharmacy practice.This new edition of the book is much broader and more diversified. It includes the quality improvement methods in pharmacy practice research, focusing on the key differences between high and low-income countries with regard to pharmacy practice research, as well as the main challenges faced when conducting such research areas of significant global interest. In addition, a number of the chapters covering fast-moving fields where new methods have been developed and published have been updated. Featuring seven new topics and presenting future trends, the book also explains in detail methods used in covert and overt observations in pharmacy practice, as well as methods involved in realist research, which are important to countries seeking to produce evidence-based information in this area.

Discusses the impact of pharmacy practice research on shaping health services Addresses on best evidence in pharmacy practice research Includes six new chapters presenting new techniques and future trends Describes the future of pharmacy practice research

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Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar is a Professor of Medicines and Healthcare and the Director of the Centre of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice Research at the University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom. A pharmacist by training, Prof Babar is the recipient of the prestigious "Research Excellence Award" from the University of Auckland. He understands the global health and pharmacy systems, and is known for his work in pharmaceutical policy and practice, including quality use of medicines, access to medicines, medicine prices and issues related to pharmacoeconomics. He has published in high impact journals such as PLoS Medicine and the Lancet, and has acted as a consultant for the World Health Organization, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Health Action International, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, World Bank, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and for the Pharmaceutical Management Agency of New Zealand. He edited work include "Economic Evaluation of Pharmacy Services", "Pharmacy Practice Research Methods", "Global Pharmaceutical Policy" "Pharmaceutical Prices in the 21st Century", "Pharmaceutical Policies in Countries with Developing Healthcare Systems ", " Equitable access to high cost medicines" and the "Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy". Published by Elsevier and Adis/Springer, the books are used in curriculum design, policy development and as a reference resource all around the globe. Professor Babar is the Editor-in-Chief of the BMC Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Pharmacy Practice Research: Evidence, Impact and synthesis.- Chapter 2. Qualitative Methods in Pharmacy Practice Research.- Chapter 3. Action Research in Pharmacy Practice.- Chapter 4. Quality Improvement Methods in Pharmacy Practice Research.- Chapter 5. Covert and overt observations in Pharmacy practice.- Chapter 6. Realist Research in Pharmacy Practice.- Chapter 7. Importance of Mixed Methods Research in Pharmacy Practice.- Chapter 8. Grounded theory in pharmacy practice research.- Chapter 9. Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoepidemiological research.- Chapter 10. Randomized Control Trials and pharmacy practice research.- Chapter 11. Information sources for pharmacy practice researchers.- Chapter 12. Systematic reviews and meta analysis in pharmacy practice research.- Chapter. 13. The future of pharmacy practice research.<p