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There are thousands of pharmacy schools around the world. Some offer pharmacy from undergraduate to postgraduate level. Some few others have only undergraduate or only postgraduate degrees. And some have made their name as the best place to study pharmacy. We are not only going to look at the university as it is worth it. It is important to.look at the degree awarded as well as the country. When choosing a country to study pharmacy, there are many things to take into consideration. Read Also :  Top University to study pharmacy in Nigeria It is easier to study in some countries than others. It is also easier to settle in some countries than the others. Some countries make it easier to settle in life and achieve your goals. And not everybody wants to study in a far away country. Also, the job opportunities, cost of study and living, security are some of the few things to consider. Country United Kingdom (UK) The UK won the chart because it is a country that will lead innovation along...

There are many universities in Nigeria. Less than thirty of these schools have programs for pharmacy. And the national university commission (NUC), have not accredited all the pharmacy programmes so too is the pharmacists council of Nigeria (PCN). Best pharmacy school Before a pharmacy programme is approved by NUC and PCN, they must meet certain minimum requirements. There are so many things that they look out for. For example, facilities, man power, curriculum, calibre of lecturer and non-academic staff, etc. When a school meets or exceeds this expectation, they are given the node to admit and graduate students which can be inducted into the profession. Read Also :  List of approved school of pharmacy in Nigeria Majority of these accredited schools of pharmacy have met and exceeded these requirements, hence are dubbed best. Although NUC releases a list of the best universities in Nigeria all the time, they have never done it on a faculty level. Some schools that are ranking as bes...

Pharmacy is a profession that deals with drugs and patients. To become a pharmacist, a person must acquire either a bachelor of pharmacy (B Pharm) or doctor of pharmacy (Pharm D) degree from an approved school of pharmacy. Private University with Pharmacy Approval of the school of pharmacy comes from the national university commission (NUC) and the pharmacists council of Nigeria (PCN). There is temporary and permanent accreditation. With permanent accreditation from both parties, the school can successfully induct graduates into the profession. Read Also :  List of state university offering pharmacy programme To run a pharmacy faculty is expensive. Very expensive. That is why it took many federal universities years to roll out the programme. This also applies to state own universities. And with what is on ground now, only four private universities have been approved in Nigeria. And most of them did not start the programme with the founding of the school. However, there are some uni...

Online pharmacy school Over the years, I have received a lot of questions concerning online pharmacy degree courses. Questions like which online pharmacy school is approved and is there any online pharmacy school where I can get a bachelor or doctor of pharmacy degree. My answers have always been the same. But to put it separately in a blog post I want to clarify so many topics here. Read Also : Admission requirements to study pharmacy As technology keeps evolving and accessible to many people, so many aspects of our lives change with it. Education though is not changing much with technology is about to. From the traditional chalk and duster teaching in a hall with students and a teacher to the use of visuals and graphics, the system is trying to adopt a change of approach. However, the greatest change from the norm is the adoption of online degree programmes. What Is Online Degree Online degree course is a situation whereby a school uses state of the art synchronous and asynchronous t...

Unilorin University of Ilorin is also known as unilorin and is located in Kwara state, Nigeria. It is a federal government university that was founded in 1975. It has one of the largest land masses by any federal government university in Nigeria covering a staggering 50000 hectare of land. The university started off as a university college affiliated to the university of Ibadan. It became a federal university in 1975 when a portion of land belonging to the kwara state college of technology was ceded to the university. The university was moved to it's permanent site in 1982. Read Also : Names od undergraduate and postgraduate degrees awarded in pharmacy The university boasts more than 50000 students from 15 faculties. It is one of the best universities in Nigeria and has won the title for four consecutive years over the past decade. Yet it is not part of the academic staff union of universities (ASUU). Faculty Of Pharmaceutical Science The faculty is new. It was es...

Pharm.D (copyright: Pinterest) Doctor of pharmacy (Pharm D) is a professional doctorate in pharmacy. It started in the United States of America in 1955. It became the first professional degree and prerequisite for licence to practice. It has been adopted by many other countries including Nigeria. A graduate from a Pharm D school is entitled to the prefix doctor (Dr). Read Also : Important secondary school subjects relevant for pharmacy education The programme is a shift from product focus to patient oriented approach to health. To understand it, instead of stopping at producing drugs alone, pharmacists can now produce and also handle minor ailments with a view to increase healthcare. Pharmacy Degree Since Inception Looking back at the history of pharmacy programmes in Nigeria, one can see we have come a long way. From the dispenser certificate in 1902, it changed to a chemist and druggist diploma in 1923. Still on the move to improve, it became diploma in pharmacy (D. Pha...

Gombe state university Gombe state university (GOMSU or GSU) is a state owned university in the northern part of Nigeria. Located at tudun wada and established in the year 2004, the school plans to cater for the academic needs of the state and its environs. It has one of the lowest tuition fees for indigene among state universities. Read Also : Schools offering pharmacy in Nigeria The school is small. With about seven facilities, it has less than 3000 student population. Among the faculties is that of pharmacy. Faculty Of Pharmacy The first set of pharmacy students were admitted into 100 level in the school session 2010/2011. The admission was through joint admission and university matriculation board (JAMB) Unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME). It quickly got National University commission (NUC) accreditation and further seek that of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN). To meet up with PCN requirements the department of pharmaceutics and microbiology wa...

Pharmacy is a profession that spans across several fields. To become a pharmacist, one has to go through an approved pharmacy school. This could be in Nigeria or in other parts of the world. However, the process is similar with slight variations at each location.

Pharmacology lab rat Before we delve deep into the topic proper, it is good to explain something in pharmacy. The naming of pharmacy department varies slightly among the different schools in the world. Some schools may name pharmacology department in several ways such as pharmacology, pharmacology and therapeutics or pharmacology and toxicology. This naming issue cuts across the others but more prominent in pharmacology. Pharmacology is mainly the study of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs or other chemicals since some pharmacology now deals with the toxic nature of chemicals other than drugs. This is covered in a space of three years of pharmacy school. Read Also:  Pharmacognosy Laboratory Experiments Practical For Pharmacy Students In Nigeria Pharmacology is the main course that unites the faculty of pharmacy with other medical courses. The theory studies also by some other medical departments. In addition, the laboratory experiments in pharmacology really gi...

Study Pharmacy Abroad There are so many ways to gain admission into pharmacy school in Nigeria. However, they do not guarantee admission because the number of the students seeking admission into the schools of pharmacy is high and the number of students approves to admit each year by these schools is low. This is one of the main reason admission into pharmacy is considered one of the toughest in Nigeria. This is the reason some parents consider sending their wards to foreign schools. To study in a foreign school of pharmacy, parents, guardians, or students must consider so many factors. They are more expensive. The academic requirements are not lighter. The number of years spent is not shorter. However, the advantage is that foreign schools are not disturbed with the constant strikes from different union body in Nigeria’s higher institutions of study. And bad still, some employers prefer foreign trained students to Nigerian graduates. One can still add that it is a little bit eas...

Pharmacy lecture Pharmacy students will obviously face lectures from year one. Year one lectures are courses mainly by Faculty of Science (F.O.S). The FOS designs the methods adopted by these lecturers. The other year one course that is organised by the school such as General Study’s (G.S.T) lectures are somewhat similar. Since all year one normally experiences the same lecture design, I will not discuss it now.

Gain admission into pharmacy The number of changes higher institutions make in the process of gaining admission is making students weary. They find the pieces of information provided to be way too thin hence end up asking people questions as online sources do not provide these.

Seminar Presentation A presentation can simply be defined as a discussion about a particular subject under study. This practice is very common in other departments in the school.

Pharmacy School Laboratory Practical, being the most basic and effective tool for imparting knowledge into students goes hand in hand with a theory for better understanding and concept building. This is especially important in the medical field including pharmacy. Pharmacy laboratories are concerned with prescribing, compounding and dispensing of drugs.

Admission Options For Pharmacy School There are various options available for pharmacy aspirants to gain admission into pharmacy. Different schools offer different or many options. Aspirants can opt in to the one that is more favorable because they are all legal. A lot of intending pharmacy students find it difficult getting into the pharmacy profession. This is because the means of getting admission to Study pharmacy is somewhat limited. A lot of pharmacy students today gain admission into institutions using the most popular means, which is through Joint Admission Matriculation Board (J.A.M.B), Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (U.T.M.E). However, we shall see all the options available to Nigerian students to gain admission to study pharmacy in a Nigerian university. Read Also:  How To Become A Pharmacist In Nigeria JAMB UTME This is the oldest and most common means of securing admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria. To gain admission into the p...