Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences was established in the year 2014 under the visionary leadership of Professor Dr. Azam Hussain Yousfani, Founder Vice Chancellor of Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women (PUMHSW), Shaheed Benazirabad. The objective of the Faculty is to provide quality Pharmacy education to female students at their doorstep, particularly those residing in the far-flung areas of Sindh province. The Faculty also facilitates pharmaceutical education for female students coming from other parts of the country as well as from overseas. The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is housed on the main campus of the University in a newly constructed building. It offers a five-year Pharm-D program and imparts education in the following academic and professional 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

Dean of Pharmaceutical Sciences