Pharm D Program: Is it Necessary in BRICS?

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research

  • Pei Yu1College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, CHINA.
  • Beverley Joy Wilson2Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Amy Claire Bobbins2Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Sunitha Chandrasekhar Srinivas2Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Gang Yin1College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, CHINA.

Volume 54 Issue 3 Pages 517-525

DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.100

Abstract

The various trajectories of the development of the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) programs in BRICS countries were reviewed individually, showing the progress of Pharm D programs in each context. Evidence from developed countries indicates that Pharm D programs have contributed towards the positive development of public health and a country’s local health requirements, with well-trained clinical pharmacists having a key role in the health and economic development of these emerging powers. The health systems of BRICS countries are heavily challenged with a dual burden of disease, weak health infrastructure and public health initiatives. Thus, not only will the development of Pharm D programs in BRICS countries strengthen pharmacy education contributing to a pharmacy workforce more readily able to target health-related problems, demographic and epidemiological shifts; but will also better equip public health systems with more patient-centered pharmaceutical care necessary for evidence-based, individualized and cost-effective healthcare.

Keywords

  • Pharm D
  • Pharmacy education
  • Clinical pharmacy
  • BRICS
  • Pharmacist
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