Welcome to School of Medicine

Since 1996, UAP is the pioneer in launching 4 years Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm Hons.) program and 1 year Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Technology (MS. Pharm Tech) program. The Pharmacy department is one of the most progressive and established departments of the university as well as in the country. Following a bi-semester system, the Bachelor of Pharmacy requires minimum 8 semesters to prepare students as pharmacists and the Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Technology requires minimum 2 semesters to instruct and train the graduate pharmacists for working as integrated members of health-care system.

Research scope is what we have in offer

Twelve highly equipped teaching and research laboratories which are highly equipped with up-to-date analytical instruments and machineries for evaluation of various dosage forms, design and manufacture of dosage forms, understanding of microbial disease pathogenesis and transmission, study of bio-chemical and biological studies of potential drug substance of natural origin.

The vision of the Department of Pharmacy is to be the preeminent institution in pharmacy education, research and practice where graduates are prepared to lead in pharmaceutical industry, academia and allied sectors at home and abroad.

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Our Vision

The vision of the Department of Pharmacy is to be the preeminent institution in pharmacy education, research and practice where graduates are prepared to lead in pharmaceutical industry, academia and allied sectors at home and abroad.

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Our Mission

Message from the Head of the Department

The Department of Pharmacy is recognized as one of the outstanding pharmacy education and research institutions in the country. Two programs are currently offered by the department 4 year Bachelor of Pharmacy program (B. Pharm) and 1 year Master program. The B. Pharm program consists of 162 credit hours spread in 41 courses and project works. The Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Technoloy program (MS Pharm Tech) consists of 30 credit hours for thesis students and 24 for non-thesis students. The programs are supported by centers of excellence in diverse areas of pharmacy, such as basic pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical technology, pharmacology, pathology, pharmaceutical microbiology, pharmaceutical analysis and quality assurance, pharmaceutical engineering, pharmaceutical management, hospital and community pharmacy.

The department is housed in 39000 square feet area, designed specifically for health education, research and practice. Pharmacy students have access to modern classrooms, highly equipped laboratories and more than 40,000 volumes of pharmacy resource materials.

At the department, we prepare different dosage forms of drugs and cosmetic products such as tablet, capsule, syrup, suspension, cream, ointment, suppository, shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash etc. We also develop new pharmacopoeial methods, impurity analysis and identification, cleaning validation, degradation tests and stability studies. The department trains students to gain confidence in teamwork and inter-professional skills to provide the best therapeutic outcome for their patients.

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Department of PHARMACY in Numbers: 

  • Current students: 803
  • Graduates: 1770
  • Current faculty :29
  • Per year admission(2 semester): 400
  • No of Books in Library: 2580
  • No. of Publications by Faculty:311
  • No. of department clubs: 6
  • Laboratories: 12