Social Pharmacy

Mohammad Asif

Jul 2022 · Notion Press

About this ebook

The book extensively covers all the topics of social pharmacy as per the syllabus prescribed by PCI for students of pharmacy. The book is also meant for students of public health. The book begins with an overview of Social Pharmacy, its scope, and its role in improving public health. It provides a description of public health and national health programs; national health mission; epidemiology; preventive healthcare; food and nutrition; health education and health promotions; national health programs; pharmacoeconomics.

About the author

1. Dr. Mohammad Asif : Mohammad Asif, B. Pharm, M.Pharm, MBA, PhD, is working as an Associate Professor at Lachoo Memorial College of Science and Technology, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. He has experience of one and a half decades of teaching and research. Dr. Asif has several publications in renowned national and international journals. He has published many book chapters published by Elsevier and CRC. He has also participated and presented his research work at several conferences. Dr. Asif is a member or life member of many Indian scientific organizations. His research interests include the isolation, characterization, and pharmacological assessment of phytoconstituents.2. Dr. Syed Sarim Imam :Syed Sarim Imam, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the College of Pharmacy, King SaudUniversity, Saudi Arabia. He has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience. Dr.Imam has a list of more than 150 research/review manuscripts published in journals of international repute. He has published 4 US patent on the metallic nanoparticles and also contributed about 20 book chapters in books published by Elsevier, CRC, and Springer. He has also participated and presented his research work at several conferences held in India and abroad. Dr. Imam is reviewer to a large number of international and national journals of repute and is a member/fife member of many Indian scientific organizations. His research interests include drug delivery, brain targeting, formulation optimization, and lipid-based delivery systems. Dr. Imam earned his PhD from the faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. He received a research fellowship from the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, during his doctorate tenure. Dr. Najam Ali Khan: Prof. Najam Ali Khan received his B.Pharm degree from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Bangalore, his M. Pharm degree (Pharmacy Practice) from Annamalai University in Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu, and his Ph.D. from A.P.J Abdul Kalaam Technical University (Formerly known as Uttar Pradesh Technical University) in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Prof Khan has worked in the field of pharmacology and pharmacy practice for over 15 years. Prof Khan has published over 70 research and review articles in national and international publications, as well as participating in a number of prestigious national and international conferences, seminars, and workshops. Under his guidance, four research fellows were awarded Ph.D. degrees, and he oversaw more than twenty M. Pharm projects/dissertations. He currently has four research scholars under his guidance. He is currently working as a Director in G.M.S College of Pharmacy, Amroha (U.P.) He belongs to professional organizations such as APTI and others.