Pharmacy

UBT aims to produce pharmacy graduates and specialist graduates who will enhance health care through their patient-oriented understanding of aspects of disease, health strategies, medicine and pharmacoeconomics of existing and new therapies. It also wants to deliver pharmacy graduates with the qualified skills required by the profession both for local and European market purposes. Lastly, it wants to encourage research by engaging high quality pharmaceutical scientists capable of devising new drug entities, synthesis, analytical protocols and delivery systems.  Generally, the  purpose of the programme on the other hand, is to produce pharmacy graduates who have the knowledge, skills and attributes to safely participate in the national pharmacy practice.  Graduates should be prepared for patient-facing pharmacy practice, and their learning should be based upon and underpinned by appropriate and sufficient understanding of the principles and techniques of the pharmaceutical, biomedical and social sciences.

The graduates should be able to communicate and apply their chosen field of practice, the elements of pharmaceutical knowledge and care. The graduates’ skills are based on appropriate and sufficient understanding of the principles and techniques of the pharmaceutical sciences.  In order to achieve, the aims of the course, the curriculum has been designed to provide with learning opportunities in basic sciences (chemistry, biochemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, statistics) which are relevant for understanding the pharmaceutical sciences and the practice of pharmacy.

Programme Learning Outcomes

On completion of the programme, the graduate should be able to.

Knowledge

• Demonstrate a foundation-level understanding of the biological, physical, and quantitative sciences that underpin the practice of pharmacy, and apply this knowledge to the development, testing, and manufacturing of medicines.
• Explain how medicines are developed, manufactured, tested, and brought to the marketplace, emphasizing the role of pharmaceutical knowledge, legislation, and professional codes of conduct in this process.
• Apply pharmacological, pharmaceutical, and clinical knowledge to the safe and effective interpretation, evaluation, and supply of prescriptions and medicinal orders, ensuring adherence to legal and ethical guidelines.
• Understand the principles of quality assurance mechanisms and how they are applied in the development, manufacturing, and supply of medicines, ensuring that patient safety and product efficacy are prioritized.

Skills

• Demonstrate the ability to prepare medicinal formulations extemporaneously when required, ensuring that the pharmacist’s role in compounding is applied safely and accurately.
• Fulfill the professional role of a pharmacist by effectively advising and counseling patients, healthcare professionals, and others about the proper usage, dosage, and potential risks of medicines.
• Employ research methodologies relevant to the natural, clinical, and social sciences, applying an empirical approach to problem-solving within the pharmacy profession to drive advancements in healthcare and patient outcomes.

Competencies

• Commit to the ethos of professionalism, demonstrating a duty of care, respect, and responsibility for patient health, making informed professional decisions in the best interest of the patient at all times.
• Recognize common disease states and symptoms, making appropriate responses and interventions that enhance patient care, integrating both pharmacological knowledge and clinical judgment.
• Demonstrate lifelong learning, with a focus on continuous education and professional development, adapting to new advancements and innovations in pharmacy and medicine to maintain excellence in pharmacy practice.