💊 Pharmacy Courses
The Faculty of Pharmacy (sometimes Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences) covers the scientific and applied study of drugs, drug action, drug development, drug manufacturing, drug distribution and pharmaceutical care. Departments typically include Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology, and Pharmaceutical Analysis. The faculty hosts the B.Pharm (Bachelor of Pharmacy) programme — a 5-year programme accredited by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) — and the Pharm.D (Doctor of Pharmacy) programme at select institutions, the 6-year programme that is increasingly the global pharmacy practice standard. After PCN provisional registration and the mandatory one-year internship, pharmacists practise as community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, industrial pharmacists (manufacturing, quality assurance, regulatory affairs), clinical pharmacists, pharmaceutical sales professionals, academics, and pharmacy entrepreneurs across Nigeria's substantial pharmaceutical industry and healthcare sector. 2 courses listed.
Pharmacology
BSCPharmacy
PHARMDAbout Pharmacy in Nigeria
The Faculty of Pharmacy (sometimes Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences) covers the scientific and applied study of drugs, drug action, drug development, drug manufacturing, drug distribution and pharmaceutical care. Departments typically include Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology, and Pharmaceutical Analysis. The faculty hosts the B.Pharm (Bachelor of Pharmacy) programme — a 5-year programme accredited by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) — and the Pharm.D (Doctor of Pharmacy) programme at select institutions, the 6-year programme that is increasingly the global pharmacy practice standard. After PCN provisional registration and the mandatory one-year internship, pharmacists practise as community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, industrial pharmacists (manufacturing, quality assurance, regulatory affairs), clinical pharmacists, pharmaceutical sales professionals, academics, and pharmacy entrepreneurs across Nigeria's substantial pharmaceutical industry and healthcare sector.
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