Becoming a global leader in pharmacy education, research and practice with the ultimate goal of providing the best patient care, and innovative drug development.
TUF Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences are committed to prepare professionals who can fulfill the growing healthcare needs of the society and provide standard pharmaceutical care. Guiding principles are personal integrity, respect for humanity and professionalism.
Alacrity and competence, the two wheels on which the carriage of modern civilization runs, require rapid recovery and Novel Drug Delivery System to save the host from adverse drug reactions as well as economic repercussions.
TUF Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences Ability-Based Outcomes (ABOs) are the provision of patient-centered care, population-based caution and promotion of health and wellness in order to apply medical and therapeutic knowledge to pharmacy practice.
Upon completion of Pharm.D. program, the graduating students should be able to demonstrate the ability to:
1. Integrate and apply knowledge from basic medical, pharmaceutical, socio-behavioural, clinical and administrative sciences to the execuation of pharmacy services and solution of problems related to the pharmacy profession.
2. Identify and systematically analyze problem, explore rational solutions and make logical, safe, and ethical decisions in both familiar and unfamiliar contexts.
3. Optimize the safety and afficacy of medication use by collaborating with healthcare team, patient education, adverse reaction reporting system and applying appropriate techniques and tools for error proof prescribing, dispensing and consumption of drugs.
4. Deliver customized pharmaceutical care to the patients by identifying individual needs, patient and family preferences, cultural traditions and socio-economic conditions to improve health outcomes of the individuals.
5. Assess the health status and health needs of a population from population based data, and design, implement and evaluate evidence-based community level interventions for improving health profile of the entire population.
6. Promote individuals and community health through lifestyle-related counseling, health advice on self care, health behaviours modification, drug abuse/misuse, disease awareness and prevention, disease screening and participation in health promotion compaigns.
7. Demonstrate appropriate professional skills in manufacturing, quality management, marketing and sales of pharmaceuticals and related products to fulfill needs of pharmaceutical industry.
8. Practice pharmacy in legal, ethical and professional ways and exhibit behaviours that are compliant with social norms and values and consistent with trust given to the profession by patients, other healthcare providers, and society.
9. Work effectively as an individual or as a member or leader of a team, on multifaceted and/or multidisciplinary settings.
10. Effectively communicate and use appropriate means of communication while interacting with individuals, groups and organizations.
11. Apply basic principles of research to solve problems encountered in pharmacy practice, enhance the quality of care and services and devise better ways of accomplishing goals.
12. Recognize the importance of and persue lifelong learning by engaging in experiences and activities that challange them to continuously update their knowledge and develop new abilities for their personal and professional growth.
The Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences offers a range of programs to meet the growing demand for highly skilled pharmacy professionals from undergraduate Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D), to research higher degrees and postgraduate programs in Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics.
The Faculty of Pharmacy is committed to life-long learning through continuous professional development providing exceptional professional improvement programs, workshops and training for pharmacists.
The research conducted by students and faculty focuses on drugs and medications. This research reflects the breadth and depth of the questions and issues relevant to modern drug therapy including the role of pharmacists in the health care system, the mechanism of action of novel compounds, drug discovery and delivery, and countless others.
As one of the country’s leading pharmacy education and research precincts, TUF Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences offers state-of-the-art teaching facilities such as interactive dispensing and counseling spaces, cutting-edge teaching laboratories, a Pharmacy dedicated branch of the TUF Library and innovative private and group study spaces.
Current research conducted at the Faculty includes formulation and characterization of drug-loaded microspheres and formulation development of hydrogels, nano gels, co-crystals, topical gels and development of a cost-effective nanomaterial-based diagnostic tool used to identify different infectious diseases and examination of anti-diabetic activity of different formulations in diabetic patients and leveraging health care databases to examine the effects of drugs on patient’s health and how resources are used, allowing policy-makers to make better decisions about the delivery of health care.
Pharmacy is an emergent field in the health care system. It is a multidisciplinary profession and many opportunities are available for the legally qualified and professionally competent personnel. It is a mandatory requirement to run the system under the supervision of qualified and registered pharmacists. The following fields have been offered: