Editorial: Social and Administrative Policy in Healthcare and Pharmacy Practice

Abstract

Most public health policies and activities in developing and developed countries are government-funded, so new information should be open to the public (1). There is a need to focus on both strengths and weaknesses of medication use policy, medication marketing, and evaluation of theoretical models. Furthermore, these could impact practice and/or patient behavior in responses to the social, health, and environmental challenges providing both theoretical and empirical findings. Potential issues include but are not limited to medication products/programs/services, medication adherence, disease management, medication use policy, and medication marketing (2–4). Social and health issues related to delivering health care services, medical governance, medication management, and pharmaceutical management related to multilevel, multi-stakeholder, and multi-sectoral approaches to healthy and affected communities should be explored. It is noteworthy to criticize ethical issues related to medication products/programs/services, medication use policy, and medication marketing. The ideas relevant to the social policy and health policy-related concepts received contributions from health policymakers, academics, practitioners, and collaborators in other sectors whose work impacts social and administrative policy. They were the appropriate sources to discuss how policy and practice change over time, how it compares across the globe, and how it is realized at all levels, from international to local. Whilst focused on relevance to practice, it was understood that examining the theories and philosophies that underpin social and administrative policy was essential. It captured a diversity of opinions across a broad range of fields, from the traditional (medication adherence; disease management; medication use policy; medication marketing, etc.) to the new (big data, new technologies). This Research Topic provided a venue for health professionals in social and administrative policy disciplines with a specific interest in policy and practice to share their research findings and other Research Topics related to public health.