Social and Preventive Pharmacy

The first edition of social and preventive pharmacy is a new book which covers important topics in social and preventive pharmacy. The book enunciates the principles and components of Primary health care and National health policies to achieve the goal of “Health for all”. It provides entire information about the National Health Programs with particular emphasis on maternal and child health programs, family welfare planning. The book allows for the lucid understanding of different health and disease conditions. This book introduces communicable diseases, causative agent, mode of transmission and prevention of various diseases.
All the topics of the textbook are described in detail for the benefit of the student community. The text book has been designed to give the students rapid and easy access to all the information in a syllabus wise format by presenting the subject in a clear, understandable and logically organized way.
Contents:

1. Concept of Health and Disease
2.  Social and Health Education
3. Prevention and Control of Diseases
4. National Health Programs
5. Health Care of the Community
About the Authors:
K. Ravi Shankar obtained his Bachelor and Master of pharmacy degree in pharmacology specialization from Andhra University. He obtained his Doctor of philosophy from Acharya Nagarjuna University. He is enriched with 30 years of teaching and professional experience. Presently he is working as Principal and Professor in Aditya College of Pharmacy, Surampalem. He published several research papers in Pharmacology and Pharmacy practice in various reputed journals and acts as reviewer for many journals. Several students have obtained their research degrees under his guidance and 4 more students are perusing their research studies. He is an author of “Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapeutics”, “Pharmacology- A Comprehensive Approach” and “Pharmacology- a companion handbook with illustrations” published by Pharma Med press.
 M. Sridevi completed M. Pharmacy in Pharmacology form Andhra University. She is working as Associate Professor in Aditya College of Pharmacy, enriched with good teaching experience.  She is the topper in M. Pharm Pharmacology and secured Prathibha award from Government of Andhra Pradesh in the year 2014. She has published few research articles in reputed scientific journals.
 A. Lakshmana Rao obtained his Bachelor degree from Acharya Nagarjuna University, Master degree from Andhra University. He obtained his Ph.D. from Acharya Nagarjuna University. He is working as Principal and Professor in V. V. Institute of Pharmaceutical sciences, Gudlavalleru enriched with 20years of teaching experience. He published several research papers in various reputed journals. He is the member of several professional bodies and plays a key role in various professional activities. He guided many students who have pursued Ph.D. programme in various universities and several students with specialization in pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmaceutical analysis and quality assurance have completed Master degree thesis, Ph.D. projects under his guidance. He is also reviewer of various research journals.