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Department of Pharmacy Practice
Head of Department:
Prof. Dr. Alian bin Ali Al-Rashidi
Office :
Department of Pharmacy Practice - College of Pharmacy - Building B4 (QU-UC-B4-L2-R-4025)
Phone number :
0163011501
e-mail:
pharm.pp@qu.edu.sa
Vision
National leadership in pharmaceutical education and research, and support for effective partnerships
Mission
Provide accredited pharmaceutical education to prepare qualified pharmacists and provide professional and research services to enhance national development, in an inspiring and governed environment that stimulates innovation, technology and partnership.
Overview
The Department of Pharmacy Practice aims to provide college students in the Doctor of Pharmacy program with the latest knowledge and skills necessary for pharmacy practice in various professional fields. This includes direct patient pharmaceutical care and pharmaceutical services in medical cities, hospitals, and community pharmacies, as well as other pharmacy pathways and fields such as regulatory affairs, scientific offices of pharmaceutical companies, pharmaceutical marketing, drug and poison information centers, and other areas. The department offers a number of specialized courses in pharmacy practice, including: Foundations of Pharmacy Practice, Evidence-Based Practice, Pharmacoepidemiology, Health Economics, Over-the-Counter Drugs, Systems Related to Health Professions and Pharmacy Practice, Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacotherapeutics, Pharmacy Informatics, and other sciences and fields that fall under the department. The department includes a selection of qualified faculty members and lecturers with modern teaching skills and methods, who have academic, professional, and clinical experience, and have scientific research published in peer-reviewed and prestigious scientific journals.
Academic programs :
Objectives :
Objective 1: To emphasize the quality of education and achieve excellence in the field of pharmacy.
Objective 2: Enhance the merit, competitiveness, and professionalism of college students.
Goal 3: Enhance research identity and improve applied pharmaceutical research and innovation to meet the requirements of sustainable development.
Educational goals:
1- Providing students with basic and advanced knowledge in various areas of pharmacy practice, including direct pharmaceutical care for patients and pharmaceutical services in hospitals, medical cities, and community pharmacies.
2- Qualifying students to acquire the professional skills needed to work in various paths within the pharmacy profession, such as regulatory affairs, pharmaceutical marketing, scientific offices of pharmaceutical companies, drug and toxicology centers, and other related fields.
3- Developing students' abilities to provide pharmaceutical care based on scientific evidence, while enhancing research skills and critical evaluation of scientific studies relevant to pharmaceutical practice.
4- Developing students' skills in dealing with pharmaceutical information and using modern information systems to support pharmaceutical practice and improve the quality of health care.
5- Enhancing students' understanding of pharmacoeconomics and pharmacoepidemiology concepts to support optimal treatment decisions based on cost-benefit analysis.
6- Preparing students to understand the professional laws and regulations associated with practicing the profession of pharmacy and practicing it within the approved legal and ethical framework.
7- Developing students' applied clinical skills through the study of specialized courses such as pharmacotherapy and clinical pharmacokinetics, qualifying them to provide effective and safe pharmaceutical care.
8- Enabling students to work in multidisciplinary healthcare teams and actively contribute to improving the outcomes of drug therapy.