莫納什大學馬來西亞分校

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.

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.

Areas of study

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

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 path physiologies 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 outcomes

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

* Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

* Outpatient Pharmacy

* Drug Information Services