Review · Volume 1, Issue 1 · pp. 6-11

Importance of Incorporating Social Pharmacy Education in Yemeni Pharmacy Schools Curriculum

Mohammed Alshakka¹, Adel Aldubhani², Huda Basaleem³, Mohamed Azmi Hassali⁴, Mohamed Izham Mohhamed Ibrahim⁵

¹Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Aden University, YEMEN.
²Ministry of Health and Population, Sana'a, YEMEN.
³Associate Professor, Head, Dept. Community Medicine and Public Health, Director, Aden Cancer Registry and Research Center Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Aden University, YEMEN.
⁴Professor and Deputy Dean (Student Affairs & Networking), Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
⁵Professor of Social & Administrative Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University, Doha, QATAR.

Abstract

Social and behavioral science has been acknowledged to offer a remarkable contribution in pharmacist training. The main aim of this article is to highlight the importance of incorporating social pharmacy education in Yemeni pharmacy school curriculum. The article discusses the concept of social pharmacy, contribution of social pharmacy to pharmacy practice, pharmacy education in Yemen and the need of social pharmacy in Yemen with the Faculty of Pharmacy, Aden University as an example. In conclusion, the act of incorporating social pharmacy will add more advantages to the existing pharmacy education in Yemen. Therefore, there is a strong urge to train future pharmacists in the multiple aspects of social pharmacy.

Keywords: Social pharmacy; Education; Curriculum; Yemen

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