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Use of Virtual Reality Technology in Pharmacy

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Literature data on the use of virtual reality in various fields of activity and the prospects for development and possible limitations of the spread of this technology in the Russian Federation and around the world are analyzed and summarized. The relevance of introducing virtual reality technology into Russian pharmaceutical education at various levels of professional training of specialists for the industry is considered.

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Translated from Khimiko-Farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 58, No. 1, pp. 42 – 49, January, 2024.

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Kolosov, Y., Kurkin, D.V., Gorbunova, Y. et al. Use of Virtual Reality Technology in Pharmacy. Pharm Chem J (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11094-024-03125-x

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