Abstract
To provide effective drug information services in clinical settings, pharmacists need to fully understand the background to the information inquiries they receive. This allows them to make useful and well-informed decisions for patients. A well-designed curriculum includes intensive lectures and exercises concerning both clinical pharmacy and the basic clinical and pharmaceutical sciences. Both are required to educate students to be effective pharmacists. Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University has been developing an innovative program with a focus on Drug Informatics, and its development and delivery are described in this paper.
