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Pharmacy Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) KPT/JPT (R/727/6/0061) 03/20 - A7256 Pharmacists are health professionals with the skills and knowledge to manage patients’ and healthcare providers’ understanding and use of medicines. They also play a key role in drug development and innovation. 4 years February Malaysian Student $ RM 49,000 International Student RM 53,900 2018 fees per year As part of your degree, you will cover the processes involved in providing primary healthcare, drug information, and clinical pharmacy services in different practice environments – all you need to start making a difference for people in hospitals, aged-care facilities and local communities. DRUG STRUCTURE, DISPOSITION AND ACTION How medicines work, including studies of medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics relevant to the discipline. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE What pharmacists do, including the sociocultural context in which the pharmacist and customer operates, social and health practice issues, as well as the ethical and legal context of pharmacy. Course Outline COMPREHENSIVE CARE This course will develop the practical and analytical skills you require for pharmacy practice, as well as oral and written communication, critical thinking, inquiry, numeracy, information literacy and leadership. How to manage diseases and disorders, including the relationship between pathophysiology and the design and use of drugs in treating various health conditions. It will prepare you not just for initial registration, but also to be part of the next-generation global pharmacists with highly advanced leadership and research skills. Areas of Study THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE BODY INQUIRY AND INNOVATION How to employ problem-solving and innovative thinking skills in a laboratory, clinical, social or business environment. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Work-based training programs and internships. How the body works, including studies of anatomy, physiology and biochemistry relevant to the discipline. Career Paths The demand for pharmacists in Malaysia and the region is high, and pharmacists will likely remain a sought-after profession in the foreseeable future. Graduates will be able to find employment in the following sectors: COMMUNITY PHARMACY ● Clinical pharmacy ● Pharmaceutical care ● Retailing ● Management ● Health promotion HOSPITAL PHARMACY ● Clinical pharmacy ● Management ● Total Parenteral Nutrition ● Therapeutic Drug Monitoring ● Outpatient Pharmacy ● Drug Information Services 60 Undergraduate Prospectus 2018 GOVERNMENT (MINISTRY OF HEALTH) ● National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency ● The Pharmacy Services Division PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY ● Research and development ● Clinical research ● Regulatory affairs ● Product information ● Sales and marketing ● Management ARMED SERVICES ● Pharmacy officer EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ● Academia ● Research and development