Russian pharmaceutical care researches: Methodological aspects
The twenty-year development of pharmaceutical care in Russia determines a need for the analysis and theoretical generalization of its accumulated experience. The methodological aspects of Russian pharmaceutical care researches have been studied using the scientometric analysis. The established and developing regional scientific schools in this area and the specific features of the methodology used by the representatives of different scientific schools have been identified and characterized. The need for information on pharmaceutical care has been noted to be on the rise, as evidenced by noticeably increased Internet queries. The subject domain of pharmaceutical care researches is dynamically developing; a methodological basis has been created for the practical application of the ideology of pharmaceutical care in the Russian healthcare and professional education systems.