Research Group in Social Pharmacy

The Research group in Social Pharmacy have focus on medicine use and patient safety. We collaborate with several institutions, both on a national and international level. The research group also undertake teaching of pharmacy practice in the pharmacist education at UoB.

Through research and teaching we aim to make both students and others acquainted with the tasks and responsibilities of pharmacists, and provide them with knowledge, skills and behaviour which could contribute to safe an efficient medicine use in both individuals and the society as a whole.

Read more about us and our current projects here!

Teaching and courses

The main responsibility for the social pharmacy teaching lies within the staff of the research group. Through both theoretical and practical training the students gain knowledge about the pharmacist’s tasks and responsibilities within the society, and how pharmacy practice best can be performed. 

Staff members of the research group have primary responsibility for teaching in social pharmacy. The teaching spans several semesters and includes the courses FARM103 Social Pharmacy I and FARM205 Social Pharmacy II and Pre-Registration Training.

Samfunnsfarmasi er et av kjernefagene i farmasiutdanningen, som gjennom både teori og praksis gir studentene en innføring farmasøytens oppgaver og ansvar i samfunnet, samt innsikt i forutsetningene for god farmasøytisk yrkesutøvelse.

Ansatte ved forskningsgruppen har hovedansvaret for undervisningen i samfunnsfarmasi. Undervisningen går over flere semester og omfatter emnene FARM103 Samfunnsfarmasi I, FARM205 Samfunnsfarmasi II og veiledet praksis.

Our main areas of research are

1) Medicine use in the elderly – covering aspects such as epidemiology of medicine use, clinical pharmacy, medicine use in nursing homes, and pharmacy practice. Pharmacy practice study how pharmaceutical knowledge best can be used to promote quality and safety in both prescribing and administration of medicines.

2) Medicines and patient safety, mainly focusing on the use of herbal remedies – increasing use of herbal remedies, especially in vulnerable groups such as pregnant and breastfeeding women, indicate the need for more knowledge regarding safety in use.