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Center for Practical Pharmacy Education and Research, Medical Pharmacy Education and Research Lab
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The lab does clinical pharmacy research that addresses questions and challenges from clinical settings from a pharmaceutical perspective.

AboutAbout the lab
Solving clinical questions from a pharmaceutical perspective
The lab mainly conducts research that solves questions and challenges observed in clinical settings from a pharmaceutical perspective and puts the results to use in clinical practice.
In cooperation with hospitals and pharmacies, it carries out clinical research targeting both specific groups and large populations.
By providing scientific evidence, the lab promotes the appropriate use of medicines and works on research that contributes to the safety and security of healthcare.
On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Medical Pharmacy" field.
Key terms
- Appropriate use of medicines
- Using medicines properly, with consideration for both their effectiveness and safety.
- Clinical research
- Research conducted in healthcare settings such as hospitals and pharmacies, examining patients and how medicines are used.
NewsLab news
Lecturer Kazuyuki Niki's review article published in Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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Lecturer Kazuyuki Niki receives an Outstanding Presentation Award at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine
Review article summarizing the use of digital technology in palliative care accepted by the Journal of the Japanese Society of Palliative Pharmacy
ResearchResearch themes
Aiming to solve the questions and challenges that pharmacists encounter in clinical settings from a pharmaceutical perspective, the lab conducts clinical research in cooperation with hospitals and pharmacies. Its research themes include epidemiological studies on the appropriate use of medicines, development of next-generation treatments and care methods that use the latest digital technology, building new community healthcare and health care models centered on insurance pharmacies (pharmacies that dispense under Japan's health insurance system), and introducing behavioral economics into pharmacy education.
View More ↗MembersFaculty
The lab's members are faculty, project faculty, visiting faculty, and doctoral and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorKenji Ikeda
- Associate ProfessorMinako Oishi
- Project Associate ProfessorMasaya Takahashi
- LecturerKazuyuki Niki
- Assistant ProfessorAsuka Hatabu
- Project Assistant ProfessorKanoko Ou
- Project ProfessorMikiko Ueda
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images.
- Top image: “Cork in an antique glass medicine bottle ( )” Cindy Shebley / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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