The Thesis examines Innovation and Evolution in Victorian Hospital Pharmacy Practice, as illustrated by the 28 publications and related information produced from 1973 to 2018 that comprise the Thesis. The overall underlying theme of the Thesis is patient medication safety, including promoting the efficient use of medications to enable resources to be allocated to the development of medication safety services. A variety of research methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative, have been applied in these publications, with the method chosen reflecting the nature of the subject under consideration.