Pharmacy Practice Research Methods

Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar, PhD is the Head of Pharmacy Practice at School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand. A pharmacist by training and a PhD in pharmacy practice, Dr Babar is the recipient of prestigious “Research Excellence Award” from the University of Auckland. His research programme covers areas related to pharmaceutical policy and practice, encompassing quality use of medicines, access to medicines and pharmacoeconomics. Dr Babar has presented at Boston University School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, Austrian Health Institute and at the Universities of Reading and Kingston. He has also acted as a consultant for World Health Organization, Health Action International, International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and for the Pharmaceutical Management Agency of New Zealand. Dr Babar is the Editor in Chief of Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, www.joppp.org and can be reached at z.babar@auckland.ac.nz..

• Pharmacy Practice Research- Evidence and Impact.- Research Methodologies related to pharmacy practice –An Overview.- Quantitative Methods in Pharmacy Practice Research.- Qualitative Methods in Pharmacy Practice Research.- Action Research in Pharmacy Practice.- Participatory Action Research in Pharmacy Practice.- Mixed Methods Research in Pharmacy Practice.- Applying organizational theory in Pharmacy Practice Research.- Applying pharmacoeconomic methods in community and hospital pharmacy research.- Concept Mapping and pattern matching in pharmacy practice research.- Pharmacoepidemiological approaches in healthcare.- Future of Pharmacy Practice Research.- Pharmacists’ attitudes towards pharmacy practice research: a review.

"This is an overview of research methodologies and their use in pharmacy practice. ... The text is concise, to the point, and well organized, making chapters easy to follow and read. ... This book is useful, well written, and well referenced. ... It is a good starting point to understand how to formulate a research question and select the most appropriate research method." (Marissa Cavaretta, Doody's Book Reviews, July, 2015) "The book focusses on especially qualitative research, and is clearly written from a social pharmacy perspective. ... This very interesting book offers a very good read ... . this book definitely gives you an understanding what pharmacy practice research is all about and where and how to start." (J. W. F. van Mil, International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, Vol. 37 (958), 2015)