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Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy

  • 2nd Edition - November 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
  • Language: English

Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, Second Edition, Four-Volume Set is a comprehensive international reference examining the science, practice, policy, and im… Read more

Description

Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, Second Edition, Four-Volume Set is a comprehensive international reference examining the science, practice, policy, and impact of medicines use across healthcare systems. Featuring around 210 chapters written by experts from around the world, it provides authoritative coverage of clinical pharmacy, pharmacy practice research methods, medication safety, medicines optimization, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacovigilance, health policy, social and administrative pharmacy, pharmacoeconomics, public health, digital health, implementation science, pharmacy education, and workforce development.
Designed to support both teaching and research, the encyclopedia brings together foundational knowledge, research methodologies, professional practice, and emerging developments in healthcare delivery. The content is written and referenced with the latest published empirical research.
It serves undergraduate and postgraduate students, doctoral researchers, educators, pharmacists, clinicians, healthcare leaders, and policymakers, while supporting programmes in pharmacy, pharmacology, public health, health services research, and healthcare management.
By bringing together scientific evidence, practice, and policy, this updated edition provides a valuable resource for understanding the evolving role of medicines and pharmacy in improving patient and population health worldwide.

Key features

  • Provides a ‘one-stop’ resource for access to information written by world-leading scholars in the field
  • Presents a meticulously organized work, with articles split into three clear sections, making it ideal for students, researchers, and professionals
  • Contains concise and accessible chapters that are ideal as an authoritative introduction for non-specialists and readers from undergraduate levels up
  • Includes multimedia options, such as hyperlinked references and further readings, cross-references, and videos

Readership

Pharmacy students, biomedical students and researchers, clinical pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, clinical trials specialists, pharmaceutical industry, biomedical researchers, specialists and doctors, postgraduate and undergraduate students

Table of contents

The encyclopedia comprises 204 chapters across 6 thematic sections:

1. Pharmacy practice

2. Research methods in pharmacy practice and clinical pharmacy

3. General concepts, pharmacotherapy and clinical pharmacy

4. Social, administrative and behavioral pharmacy

5. Pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacovigilance

6. Pharmacy education, professional standards, and workforce

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 1, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar

With over 25 years of experience in pharmaceutical policy and practice research, Prof Zaheer Babar is a global authority and a prolific author in this field. He comes with a long-standing academic career in pharmacy in New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. He is globally known for his work in policy and practice, including quality use of medicines, and issues related to medicines access and pricing.

Prof. Babar has published over 300 papers and is considered the leading researcher in the “pharmacy practice research category”. He has published in high-impact journals such as PLoS Medicine and the Lancet and has acted as a consultant for the WHO, RPS, UNDP, HAI, MSH, FIP, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, World Bank, European Union, and the Pharmaceutical Management Agency of New Zealand. His edited work includes "Economic Evaluation of Pharmacy Services", "Pharmaceutical Prices in the 21st Century", "Pharmaceutical Policies in Countries with Developing Healthcare Systems", "Global Pharmaceutical Policy", "Access to high-cost medicines", "Pharmacy Practice Research Methods", "Pharmacy Practice Research Case Studies" , "Encyclopaedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy", and "Encyclopaedia of Evidence in Pharmaceutical Public Health and Health Services Research in Pharmacy". Published by Elsevier and Adis/Springer, his work is used in curriculum design, policy development, and referral all around the globe. Professor Babar is the founding Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice [IF = 4.2], a high-impact publication that provides evidence-based insights and recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers. He can be contacted at: [email protected]

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice College of Pharmacy, Qatar University, Qatar