Monash University Malaysia

Overview of Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) in Monash University Malaysia Malaysia

Pharmacists make a difference to people's health in hospitals, aged-care facilities and local communities. Our course gives you the knowledge, experience and expertise you need to make a difference from the moment you graduate as a medicine expert and healthcare professional. Pharmacists are in high demand in Malaysia, with the ratio to population about 1:2000.

As part of your degree, you will cover applied pharmaceutical sciences, enabling sciences, clinical and therapeutic sciences, and pharmacy practice, and gain the professional skills and other attributes required of a pharmacist.

Pharmacists are health professionals with the skills and knowledge to help patients understand and use medication. They also play a significant role in new drug development and innovation. We will give you the skills, knowledge and confidence to make a difference too.

SUBJCETS

As an undergraduate student studying pharmacy at Monash, you’ll cover the six fundamental theme:

• The structure and function of the body - how the body works, including studies of anatomy, physiology and biochemistry relevant to the discipline.
• 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.
• Comprehensive care - how to manage diseases and disorders, including the relationship between pathophysiology and the design and use of drugs in treating various health conditions.
• 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.

CAREER PROSPCETS

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
  * Medication management
  * Pharmaceutical care
  * Retailing
  * Management
  * Health promotion

• HOSPITAL PHARMACY
  * Clinical pharmacy  
  * Management
  * Total Parenteral Nutrition
  * Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
  * Outpatient Pharmacy
  * Drug Information Services

• GOVERNMENT (THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH)
  * The Pharmaceutical Control Bureau
  * 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

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

You will need the following entry scores for the Bachelor of Pharmacy: