Introduction

 

The Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Karachi owes its origin from the Department of Pharmacy, which was established in 1964. The Department of Pharmacy in this university was founded in response to the need of better drug delivery system in hospital and retail pharmacy, and also to cater the ever growing need of pharmaceutical industry. As 90 percent of the drug based industry in Pakistan, both national and multi-national, are located at Karachi. The development of pharmacy education at the University of Karachi was very rapid, and in a very short span of time it occupied a prominent position as the largest pharmacy teaching institution, and has made a significant contribution in the development of pharmaceutical industry.

The erstwhile department of pharmacy was raised in 1973 into a full fledged and the first faculty of pharmacy in the country. The Faculty of Pharmacy comprises of 4 teaching and research departments of Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology. More than 700 regular students are today pursuing their studies leading to the award of Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.), Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm.), Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree.

The Faculty of Pharmacy has well equipped laboratories in all the department, which fully cater to the teaching and research needs of the various degree programs. Moreover, there is a good library of the Faculty. The Faculty of Pharmacy is now taking another step forward by initiating a project to establish an Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences under its auspices so as to give more impetus to scientific and technological research and development.

The Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Karachi, in keeping with is tradition and its accomplishment, will continue to carry out its mission as a leading institution to excel higher learning in drug sciences in Pakistan.

 

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