The Catch-22 of Pharmacy Practice in Pakistan’s Pharmacy Education
New developments in the pharmacy education structure in Pakistan led to the formation of a separate department grouping high specialized services/subjects. However, inadequate planning has exposed a vacuity, as the educational authorities failed to develop a workforce before creating the specialized...
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| description | New developments in the pharmacy education structure in Pakistan led to the formation of a separate department grouping high specialized services/subjects. However, inadequate planning has exposed a vacuity, as the educational authorities failed to develop a workforce before creating the specialized department. As a result, this vacuum is on the verge of being impinged by pharmacy professionals specialized in entirely different domains which would be detrimental to the future prospects of the development of pharmacy practice in Pakistan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35b99b26e61241c8b63eae191cd5959c2022-12-22T03:59:15ZengMDPI AGPharmacy2226-47872014-07-012320220410.3390/pharmacy2030202pharmacy2030202The Catch-22 of Pharmacy Practice in Pakistan’s Pharmacy EducationAtta Abbas0Department of Pharmacy, Health and Well Being, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sunderland, England, SR1 3SD, UKNew developments in the pharmacy education structure in Pakistan led to the formation of a separate department grouping high specialized services/subjects. However, inadequate planning has exposed a vacuity, as the educational authorities failed to develop a workforce before creating the specialized department. As a result, this vacuum is on the verge of being impinged by pharmacy professionals specialized in entirely different domains which would be detrimental to the future prospects of the development of pharmacy practice in Pakistan.http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/2/3/202pharmacypharmacy educationPakistan |
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