Transforming pharmacy education and practice in Nigeria: a call for reform
To advance pharmacy's role in healthcare delivery, a context-sensitive, systems-level approach is essential to unlocking the profession's full potential and improving population health outcomes.Nigeria must adopt a dual-competency educational model that prepares pharmacists as both clinicians and researchers. This will require curriculum reform, interprofessional collaboration, structured postgraduate pathways, and investment in research infrastructure.
Authors
- Ifunanya Ikhile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5463-0855)
- Blessing Onyinye Ukoha-Kalu
- Adaobi Uchenna Mosanya
Institutions
- University of Nigeria (NG)
- Royal Derby Hospital (GB)
- Queen's Medical Centre (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riag011
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00