BS PHARMACY
BS PHARMACY
Faculty of Pharmacy
BS PHARMACY
Faculty of Pharmacy
PROGRAM RECOGNITIONS
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy is a multi-faceted four-year program, as mandated by the Pharmacy Law, as amended, and is composed of general education courses, core courses, and professional pharmacy courses. This program enables students to acquire technical and practical experience in the areas of Community, Hospital, Public Health and Regulatory Pharmacy, Manufacturing Pharmacy, and Research.
The program aims to provide the country with pharmacists who are scientifically and morally competent to deliver the full spectrum of pharmaceutical service consistent with international standards, in the community, pharmaceutical industry, health centers, drug information centers, and laboratories.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing / Production
Research and Development
Hospital Pharmacy
Cosmetics Industry
Government Service
Production Planning and Inventory Control
Regulatory Affairs
Clinical Pharmacy
Veterinary Industry
Health Publications
Quality Assurance
Academe
Community Pharmacy
Clinical Research
Institutional Pharmacy
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
FIRST YEAR (2 TERMS)
First Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| FIL 1 | Filipino 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH MW | Mathematics in the Modern World | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| NSTP 1 | National Service Training Program 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| PE 1 | PATH-PE 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| PHA 611 | Pharmaceutical Botany with Taxonomy | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| PHA 612 | Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry (with Qualitative Analysis) | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| PHA 613 | Perspectives in Pharmacy | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| PHA 614 | Pharmaceutical Calculations and Techniques | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| PURPCOM | Purposive Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| THY 1 | Christian Vision of the Human Person | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 29 | 12 | 33 |
First Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| FIL 2 | Filipino 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| NSTP 2 | National Service Training Program 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| PE 2 | PATH-PE 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| PHA 615 | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| PHA 616 | Introduction to the Health Care System | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| PHA 617 | Introduction to Pharmacy Administration, Management and Leadership | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| PHA 618 | Human Physiology and Pathophysiology | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| PHA 619 | Pharmaceutical Analysis 1 (Quantitative Pharmaceutical Chemistry) | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| THY 2 | Christian Vision of Marriage and Family | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| UND SELF | Understanding the Self | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 23 | 12 | 30 |
SECOND YEAR (2 TERMS)
Second Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| CONTEM W | The Contemporary World | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ETHICS | Ethics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| LIWORIZ | Life and Works of Rizal | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PE 3 | PATH-PE 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| PHA 6110 | Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Drug Delivery Systems and Medical Devices | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| PHA 6111 | Dispensing I (Dispensing Process, Reading and Interpreting the Prescription and Other Medicine Orders) | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| PHA 6112 | Pharmaceutical Biochemistry | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| PHA 6113 | Physical Pharmacy | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| PHA 6114 | Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Parasitology | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| THY 3 | Christian Vision of the Church in Society | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 29 | 12 | 31 |
Second Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| ART APP | Art Appreciation | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ELE 1 | Professional Elective 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ELE 2 | Professional Elective 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| LIT 1 | Literature 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PE 4 | PATH-PE 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| PHA 6115 | Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Organic Chemistry | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| PHA 6116 | Pharmacognosy and Plant Chemistry | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
| PHA 6117 | Pharmaceutical Analysis 2 (Instrumental Methods of Analysis) | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| PHA 6118 | Pharmacology 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PHA 6119 | Complementary and Alternative Medicine | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| PHA 6120 | Pharmacy Informatics | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| THY 4 | Living the Christian Vision in the Contemporary World | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 30 | 24 | 37 |
THIRD YEAR (2 TERMS)
Third Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| PHA 6121 | Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PHA 6122 | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (with Quality Assurance and CGMP) | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| PHA 6123 | Dispensing II (Medication Related Problems, MedicationSafety, and Medication Counseling) | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| PHA 6124 | Drug Discovery and Development | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| PHA 6125 | Pharmacology 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| PHA 6126 | Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapeutics 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PHA 6127 | Pharmaceutical Research Methods with Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PHA 6128 | Hospital Pharmacy | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| SCITECHS | Science, Technology, and Society | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 23 | 15 | 28 |
Third Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| PHA 6129 | Pharmaceutical Toxicology | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
| PHA 6130 | Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapeutics 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| PHA 6131 | Public Health Pharmacy (with Pharmacoepidemiology) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PHA 6132 | Cosmetic Product Development (Cosmetic Product Development, Regulation and Safety Assessment) | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| PHA 6133 | Pharmacy Research and Thesis Writing | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| PHA 6134 | Health Technology Assessment and Health Policy (with Pharmacoeconomics) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| PHA 6135 | Social and Administrative Pharmacy | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| PHA 6136 | Pharmaceutical Marketing and Entrepreneurship | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| PHA 6137 | Legal Pharmacy and Ethics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| READ PH | Readings in Philippine History | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 21 | 18 | 26 |
FOURTH YEAR (2 TERMS)
Fourth Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| PHA 6138 | Supervised Pharmacy Practice Experience (Institutional) | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| PHA 6139 | Supervised Pharmacy Practice Experience | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
| PHA 6140 | Supervised Pharmacy Practice Experience (Community) | 2 | 15 | 7 | |
| PHA 6141 | Course Audit 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 12 | 27 | 22 |
Fourth Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| PHA 6142 | Supervised Pharmacy Practice Experience (Hospital) | 2 | 15 | 7 | |
| PHA 6143 | Supervised Pharmacy Practice Experience (Industry) | 2 | 15 | 7 | |
| PHA 6144 | Course Audit 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| TOTAL | 12 | 30 | 22 |
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