Advanced clinical services in community pharmacies: training challenges and real-world applications - a focus on Greek-speaking countries

Aliki Peletidi^{1

2

3}, Michael Petrides^{1

3}, Vasilis Birlirakis⁴, Diamantis Klimentidis⁵, Konstantinos Liaras^{1

3}, Christos Petrou^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Pharmacy Programme, Department of Health Sciences, School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus.
² School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
³ Bioactive Molecules Research Center (BioMoReC), University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus.
⁴ President of the Federation of the Cooperative Pharmacists of Greece, Community Pharmacist, Volos, Greece.
⁵ Clinical Pharmacist, Psychiatric Clinic 'Agia Aikaterini', Thessaloniki, Greece.

Editorial

Aliki Peletidi et al. J Pharm Policy Pract. 2025.

. 2025 Jan 29;18(1):2455066.

doi: 10.1080/20523211.2025.2455066. eCollection 2025.

Aliki Peletidi^{1

2

3}, Michael Petrides^{1

3}, Vasilis Birlirakis⁴, Diamantis Klimentidis⁵, Konstantinos Liaras^{1

3}, Christos Petrou^{1

3}

¹ Pharmacy Programme, Department of Health Sciences, School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus.
² School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
³ Bioactive Molecules Research Center (BioMoReC), University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus.
⁴ President of the Federation of the Cooperative Pharmacists of Greece, Community Pharmacist, Volos, Greece.
⁵ Clinical Pharmacist, Psychiatric Clinic 'Agia Aikaterini', Thessaloniki, Greece.

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