Pharmacists as Laboratory-Based Researchers

Abstract

Pharmacists are presently involved in many areas of laboratory-based drug research. Major areas of research interest include drug assay, drug stability, protein binding studies, phenotyping, and in vitro assessment of antimicrobials. While pharmacy training provides excellent background training for laboratory-based research, further training is indicated to develop laboratory research skills. This paper discusses qualifications of pharmacists as researchers and provides a brief review of some of the areas of research currently pursued by many laboratory-based pharmacist-researchers