Southern Med Review to Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice: broadening the remit!

The main aim of SMR was to promote pharmaceutical policy research from low and middle income countries - a job which the journal did well. SMR provided opportunity and support to emerging researchers with 30 to 40% of the contributors being first time authors [1]. The journal also published studies on the pharmaceutical situation of countries where little or no pharmaceutical literature is available e.g. Slovenia, Macedonia and Afghanistan [10-12]. SMR was commended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its policy impact was evident from published studies which were instrumental in changes in the medicines pricing policies of Vietnam and Thailand

The main aim of SMR was to promote pharmaceutical policy research from low and middle income countries - a job which the journal did well. SMR provided opportunity and support to emerging researchers with 30 to 40% of the contributors being first time authors [1]. The journal also published studies on the pharmaceutical situation of countries where little or no pharmaceutical literature is available e.g. Slovenia, Macedonia and Afghanistan [10-12]. SMR was commended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its policy impact was evident from published studies which were instrumental in changes in the medicines pricing policies of Vietnam and Thailand