Advancing Pharmacy Practice: Innovations and Expanding Horizons
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The pharmacy profession is undergoing a significant transformation, with pharmacists increasingly taking on roles that extend beyond traditional dispensing duties. This evolution is driven by the need to enhance patient care, improve health outcomes, and address healthcare system challenges.
This Special Issue aims to explore the multifaceted roles pharmacists now play in various healthcare settings. We invite contributions that examine innovative practices, collaborative care models, and the impact of pharmacists in areas such as chronic disease management, preventive care, telehealth, public health initiatives, amongst others.
Submissions may include original research, case studies, reviews, or commentaries that shed light on how pharmacists are achieving the following:
- Integrating into interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Enhancing medication management and patient education.
- Participating in health promotion and disease prevention efforts.
- Utilizing technology to expand access to care.
- Innovating within healthcare to improve patient outcomes.
By highlighting these expanded roles, this Special Issue seeks to inform practice, influence policy, and inspire further innovation in pharmacy practice.
Dr. Arit Udoh
Dr. Ifunanya Ikhile
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Pharmacy is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- pharmacy practice innovation
- interprofessional collaboration
- digital health integration
- patient-centered care

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