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Here are trending and well-supported dissertation topics for a pharmacy practice student as of 2025–2026, organized by theme with recent evidence backing each one:
🔬 Trending Dissertation Topics for Pharmacy Practice (2025–2026)
1. Clinical Pharmacist Roles & Interventions
a. Impact of pharmacist-led deprescribing on medication outcomes in older adults
Polypharmacy in the elderly is a major global patient safety concern. A 2026 systematic review (PMID: 41514446) confirmed significant benefits of pharmacist-led deprescribing on medication-related outcomes — ideal ground for a focused local study.
b. Pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) in perioperative or ICU settings
A 2026 meta-analysis (PMID: 41381296) found audit-feedback interventions by pharmacists significantly improve antibiotic use. You could replicate/evaluate this in your hospital.
c. Medication safety interventions for older adults in emergency departments
A 2025 JAMA Network Open meta-analysis (PMID: 40067297) highlights this as a growing evidence gap — strong opportunity for a practice-based project.
2. Digital Health & Telepharmacy
d. Effectiveness of mobile apps in improving medication adherence in chronic disease
Separate recent systematic reviews show strong evidence for CKD (PMID: 40239197), hypertension (PMID: 38973553), and cardiovascular disease (PMID: 39008845). You could assess this in a specific disease context locally.
e. Telepharmacy services: patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes
A 2025 systematic review of reviews (PMID: 40334268) and a 2026 remote monitoring review (PMID: 40835508) both highlight telepharmacy as a rapidly expanding area with limited local data in many countries.
3. Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacy Practice
f. AI and large language models (LLMs) in clinical pharmacy decision support
A 2025 network meta-analysis (PMID: 40305085) assessed LLM accuracy in clinical questions — you could evaluate AI chatbots for patient counseling, drug information retrieval, or medication reconciliation.
g. AI-driven antibiotic stewardship and prescribing optimization
A 2025 systematic review (PMID: 39955846) found AI tools can significantly optimize antibiotic prescribing — novel intersection of two hot topics.
4. Medication Safety & Pharmacovigilance
h. Adverse drug event (ADE) reporting: barriers and interventions among healthcare professionals
A 2024 Cochrane review (PMID: 39470185) found underreporting remains a major issue — a survey/interventional study in your institution is highly feasible.
i. Deprescribing benzodiazepines and sedative hypnotics: pharmacist-led strategies
A 2025 BMJ systematic review (PMID: 40527546) provides strong comparative evidence for different deprescribing interventions.
5. Public Health & Community Pharmacy
j. Pharmacist role in patient education on antibiotic resistance in primary care
A 2024 systematic review (PMID: 39850331) found this role is underutilized and inconsistent across settings — a community pharmacy-based study fits well here.
k. Digital health interventions for polypharmacy management in older adults
A 2025 BMC Geriatrics review (PMID: 41272510) using the NASSS framework identified key barriers and facilitators — perfect for a mixed-methods or implementation study.
6. Oncology & Specialty Pharmacy (Higher Difficulty, High Impact)
l. Telepharmacy models for cancer outpatients
A 2024 systematic review (PMID: 38490859) specifically examined synchronous telepharmacy for cancer — an emerging niche in clinical pharmacy.
m. AI-based symptom monitoring in cancer survivorship
A 2024 systematic review (PMID: 39621952) highlights a growing role for pharmacists in AI-assisted survivorship care.
Tips for Choosing Your Topic
| Factor | Guidance |
|---|---|
| Feasibility | Can you collect data at your site/hospital/community? |
| Gap in literature | Does your region/country have local data? |
| Supervisor expertise | Align with your supervisor's research interests |
| Patient impact | Pick a topic with direct clinical relevance |
| Originality | A local adaptation of a global topic is always valid |
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Here are focused, research-backed dissertation topics specifically for treatment chart review and medication adherence, organized by disease area and study type — all grounded in recent 2024–2026 literature.
📋 Treatment Chart Review Topics
Chart review (retrospective/prospective) studies are ideal for pharmacy practice dissertations — they are feasible, ethical, and generate real-world clinical evidence.
A. Drug-Related Problems (DRPs) via Chart Review
1. Prevalence and types of drug-related problems in inpatients of a specific ward
Using a chart review framework (Cipolle/PCNE classification), identify DRPs such as unnecessary drug therapy, wrong dose, adverse drug reactions, and non-adherence. Highly publishable. A 2024 systematic review in psychiatric inpatients (PMID: 39698211) confirms this is active research territory — you can replicate in medical, surgical, or ICU wards.
2. Chart review of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) in elderly inpatients using Beers Criteria or STOPP/START
A 2024 meta-analysis (PMID: 38822740) confirmed that medication review in older inpatients significantly reduces inappropriate prescribing. Your local chart review using validated tools (Beers 2023, STOPP v3) fills a regional gap.
3. Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and association with falls in older patients — a chart review
A 2025 meta-analysis (PMID: 41118395) specifically linked PIMs to fall risk. You can audit fall incident charts and cross-reference prescribed medications.
4. Prescribing pattern analysis and rationality of antibiotic use in a specific department
Use WHO/DDD indicators or ATC classification to assess antibiotic utilization from charts — links directly to antimicrobial stewardship.
5. Identification of drug–drug interactions (DDIs) from inpatient treatment charts
Retrospective chart review using Micromedex/Lexicomp classification to identify clinically significant DDIs in a target population (e.g., cardiac ICU, oncology, HIV patients).
6. Medication errors during prescribing, dispensing, or administration — chart-based analysis
Categorize errors by type (omission, wrong dose, wrong route) and assess severity using the NCC MERP Index.
7. Pharmacist clinical interventions from chart review: types, acceptance rates, and clinical significance
Document every pharmacist intervention triggered by chart review over a period and evaluate physician acceptance and patient outcomes.
B. Disease-Specific Treatment Chart Reviews
| Topic | Target Population | Key Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Glycemic control in T2DM — audit of treatment charts | Diabetic inpatients/OPD | HbA1c target achievement, insulin dose appropriateness |
| Anticoagulation therapy review (warfarin/DOACs) | Atrial fibrillation, DVT patients | TTR, bleeding events, dose adjustments |
| Antihypertensive prescribing pattern review | Hypertensive inpatients | JNC/ESH guideline adherence |
| Antibiotic prescription audit in ICU | ICU patients | Compliance with local antibiogram, de-escalation rates |
| Chemotherapy dose modification chart review | Oncology ward | Dose reduction justification, toxicity grading |
| Analgesic prescribing patterns in post-operative patients | Surgical ward | Opioid vs. non-opioid rationality, multimodal analgesia use |
💊 Medication Adherence Topics
C. Disease-Specific Adherence Studies
8. Medication adherence in type 2 diabetes mellitus and its impact on glycemic control
Assess adherence using Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) or pill count, and correlate with HbA1c. Factors analysis (cost, side effects, knowledge) adds depth.
9. Adherence to antihypertensive therapy and blood pressure control — community or OPD-based study
Assess adherence rates, identify barriers, and evaluate the effect of pharmacist counseling on BP targets.
10. Medication adherence in heart failure patients and impact on hospitalizations
Low adherence in HF is a major driver of readmissions. Chart review + patient interview hybrid design is powerful here.
11. Adherence to inhalers (COPD/asthma) — technique assessment + adherence pattern
A 2026 meta-analysis (PMID: 42046773) confirmed pharmacist-driven outcomes significantly improve adherence in asthma/COPD. Assess inhaler technique errors alongside adherence.
12. Adherence prediction models in chronic disease patients — validation in a local cohort
A 2025 systematic review (PMID: 39740141) critically appraised prediction models for adherence. You can validate an existing model (e.g., ARMS) in your patient population.
13. Factors affecting medication adherence in psychiatric patients (schizophrenia/bipolar disorder)
Unique adherence challenges in mental health — insight, stigma, side effects. Interview-based + chart review hybrid.
14. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and CD4 count outcomes — HIV clinic study
Correlate adherence (via pharmacy refill records or VAS) with virologic suppression.
15. Medication adherence in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients using mobile app interventions
Backed by a 2025 systematic review (PMID: 40239197) — you can conduct a pre-post interventional study.
D. Interventional Adherence Studies
16. Impact of pharmacist-led patient counseling on medication adherence in a specific chronic disease
Pre-post design or RCT comparing standard care vs. pharmacist counseling sessions. Measure adherence at baseline, 1 month, 3 months.
17. Effect of pill organizers / reminder packaging on adherence in elderly polypharmacy patients
Simple, low-cost intervention — feasible in community pharmacy or geriatric OPD.
18. SMS/WhatsApp medication reminders and their effect on adherence — a randomized study
Very relevant in low/middle-income settings where smartphones are widespread but digital health infrastructure is limited.
Methodology Quick Guide
| Study Type | Best For |
|---|---|
| Retrospective chart review | DRPs, prescribing patterns, DDIs, PIM |
| Prospective observational | Adherence rates, DRP identification in real-time |
| Cross-sectional survey | Adherence barriers, knowledge, patient satisfaction |
| Pre-post interventional | Counseling impact, pharmacist intervention effect |
| Correlation study | Adherence vs. clinical outcomes (HbA1c, BP, CD4) |
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The document is fully structured for IRB/Ethics Committee submission with 10 sections:
| Section | Content |
|---|---|
| Cover Page | Title, PI name, supervisor, institution, degree program — fillable table |
| 1. Title & Abstract | Full title, short title, structured abstract table |
| 2. Introduction | Background, literature review summary table, rationale, significance |
| 3. Objectives | Primary objective, secondary objectives, research questions, hypotheses |
| 4. Methodology | Study design, inclusion/exclusion criteria, sample size formula table, data sources, data collection variables table, classification tools (PCNE, Beers, NCC MERP, Naranjo, etc.), statistical analysis plan |
| 5. Ethics | IRB waiver, confidentiality plan, conflict of interest, permissions |
| 6. Timeline | 10-phase Gantt-style table (Months 1–10) |
| 7. Budget | Cost estimate table |
| 8. Dissemination | Journal, conference, institutional report plans |
| 9. References | Vancouver style format guide |
| 10. Appendices | Full data collection proforma (Sections A–E), classification tools placeholder, ethics letter, supervisor declaration table |
How to use it:
- Replace all red italic
[ placeholder ]fields with your actual content - Fill in the cover page table (title, name, institution)
- Adapt inclusion/exclusion criteria and variables to your specific disease/ward
- Run the sample size calculation and enter values in Section 4.3
- Attach ethics approval and institutional permission letters in the appendices
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