The College of Pharmacy continues to contribute innovative and relevant knowledge in the different areas of pharmacy practice. The students are trained to conduct research as course requirements in several subjects. Given this type of background in research, the students easily plan and execute their undergraduate theses that eventually result to valuable research outputs. These studies are designed and performed under the guidance of faculty members who also actively pursue research in their own fields of expertise. Among the numerous researches and publications produced by the students and faculty members are listed below.
The following are the UP College of Pharmacy Research Agenda Aligned with the UP Manila Research Agenda 2025
I. PERSONAL HEALTH:
A. Health Promotion for Personal Health. Mitigating the impact of urbanization and industrialization on health (communicable diseases, noncommunicable diseases, injuries) by focusing on the following:
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- Pharmacy practice in education training
- Drug information and patient counseling
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II. DISEASE MANAGEMENT
A. Effective and Efficient Interventions Against Diseases. Developing and implementing innovative and inclusive strategies for disease prevention, early detection, and effective treatment against diseases, by pursuing the following:
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- Effecting personal and community interventions against disease by addressing vaccine and other drug-related hesitancies
- Developing drugs and devices for management of specific disease
- Strategizing for effective healthcare provider-patient relationship for effective disease management
- Exploring strategies in advocating for just and equitable health delivery
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III. COMMUNITY HEALTH:
A. Nutrition and Food Security Advancing nutrition and food security in the community through research and intersectoral collaborations, with emphasis on the following:
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- Quality assurance of pharmaceuticals
- Quality assurance of cosmetics
- Quality assurance of food supplements
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- B. Health Promotion for Community Health Promoting health through socially and culturally responsive strategies that catalyze community health action, including the following:
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- Pharmacy practice in education training
- Drug information and patient counseling
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- C. Social Innovations in Health. Utilizing social innovations as catalysts to strengthen healthcare delivery systems and accelerate progress toward universal health care (UHC)
IV. HEALTH SYSTEM
A. Health Technology and Innovation Advancing the evaluation of health innovations by conducting and supporting research on their outcomes at the population level, with emphasis on:
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- Social innovations in health
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B. Development of Health Innovations. Promoting the creation of novel biomedical solutions by supporting research in the development, validation, and production of health-related technologies, including:
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- Biomaterials: research, development, and production of synthetic, natural small molecule compounds and crude natural preparation against EREID and other disease
- Drug discovery and development: method development and validation of quality control of drugs
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V. OTHER AGENDA
A. Education and Training Examining the impact of mentoring on research integrity practices by students, and on the quality of the ethical considerations among proposals submitted by students, by focusing on:
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- Curricular innovations
- Socially accountable health professions education
- Health professions education
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- B. Enhancement of Human Performance, Healthy Aging, and Sports Medicine. Advancing research on physical and cognitive performance, healthy aging, and quality of life through evidence-based approaches, including:
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- Promoting health and well-being through nutrition and healthy lifestyles
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Below is the UP College of Pharmacy Research Manual: