title: Initiation of social pharmacy research in Nepal: our experiences.
abstract: Nepal experiences several medicine-use problems like any other developing country. In the recent years, there have been initiatives to introduce the concept of social pharmacy in Nepal, and there has been only a limited research in this area. The staff members at the Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara have shown keen interest in initiating several social pharmacy-related researches in the country. The members of this institute have been collaborating with two international universities, namely Universiti Sains Malaysia located in Malaysia and Chulalongkorn University located in Thailand, to get academic and technical supports. In this manuscript, the authors share their experiences in initiating social pharmacy research in the country. Authors have also mentioned the priority areas of social pharmacy research in Nepal and the importance of initiating this concept in the country.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Nepal. subishpalaian@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Subish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palaian
authors.forename: Arjun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poudel
authors.forename: Kadir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Mohamed Izham
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Mohamed Ibrahim
authors.forename: Pranaya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mishra
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D003906:Developing Countries; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009390:Nepal; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D010604:Pharmacy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D012919:Social Behavior
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations