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Published on: December 9, 2010
Awareness about nanotechnology and its applications in drug industry among pharmacy students
Nusaiba K Al-Nemrawi1, Mahmoud M AbuAlSamen2, Karem H Alzoubi3
1Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan.
Introduction:
Given the multiple nanotechnology-based pharmaceutical products that are available on the drug market, nanotechnology education has to be offered within pharmacy undergraduate curricula.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the level of nanotechnology awareness among pharmacy students using two questionnaires. The study targeted 500 students and the deans of the faculties of pharmacy in Jordan.
Results:
Results show that most of the students had poor knowledge about nanotechnology and that academic courses are the leading source of information. <10% of students attended experiments related to nanotechnology. About 50% of students did not have any knowledge about the safety of nanotechnology. All the deans stated that there is no specific practical or theoretical course to teach nanotechnology, but the concepts are taught within other courses.
Conclusions:
Pharmacy students' knowledge about nanotechnology is poor, and courses within pharmacy curricula need to be dedicated to teaching nanotechnology and its applications.
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