Overview about PHARM-D
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences has established in the year 2014, under the imaginative leadership of Professor Dr. Azam Hussain Yousfani, Founder Vice Chancellor PUMHSW Shaheed Benazirabad. The objectives of this institute are to provide Pharmacy Education to the females at their doorstep.
who are living in the far-flung areas of the province Sindh. This Institute will also facilitate Education to the girls who are coming from other parts of the country and overseas. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences is housed in the Campus of the University in a newly constructed building. The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences offers five years Pharm-D program. This Institute will impart the education in the following areas.
1- Basic pharmacology of all drug classes.
2- Measurement of drug effects in humans.
3- Analytical techniques for measurement of drug concentrations.
4- Principles and application of therapeutic drug monitoring.
5. Sources of variation in drug effects including age, sex, genetic factors, disease, and ethnic origin on pharmacotherapy.
6. Biotransformation, drug metabolism, elimination, and pharmacokinetics.
7. Methodology, recognition, and assessment of drug adverse reactions.
8- Toxicology.
9- Research design, measurement, and evaluation.
10- Biostatistics.
11- Ethical and legal aspects of human experimentation.
12- Drug development, licensing, manufacture, and drug regulations.
13- Drug utilization systems.
14- Alcohol and drug abuse (substance abuse).
15- Behavioral theories and principles important to understanding drug-taking behavior and compliance.
Prof. Dr. Hamid Ali Kazi
Director IPS