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A Bachelor of Pharmacy (abbreviated BPharm or PharmB or BS Pharm) is a graduate academic degree in the field of pharmacy. In many countries, this degree is a prerequisite for registration to practice as a pharmacist. Since both PharmB and PharmD are prerequisites to a license in most Western countries, they are considered equivalent. In many Western countries, foreign graduates with BPharm, PharmB, or BS Pharm practice similarly to PharmD graduates. It is analogous to an MBBS vs. an MD, where MBBS is the foreign equivalent of an MD. The degree provides training to understand the properties and impacts of medicines and develop the skills required to counsel patients about their use.
Bachelor of Pharmacy degree holders can choose various career paths, including being a pharmacist, doing patient counseling, doing further studies such as a master's degree, working in a university as a lecturer, or working as a drug information specialist.
In some countries, it has been superseded by the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degrees. In the United States, this degree was granted as the baccalaureate pharmacy degree only at Washington State University, which has now been superseded by the PharmD degree. The degree previously offered in the US (and the required degree in Canada) is the Bachelor of Science in pharmacy. In countries including Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree is a prerequisite for practicing as a pharmacist. These degrees are awarded per the British tradition and are considered foreign equivalents to a PharmD.
In Australia, the BPharm degree is awarded following a four-year undergraduate pharmacy program. Australian undergraduate pharmacy courses were previously three years but were increased to four years during the 1990s with an increased emphasis on pharmacy practice education. It is compulsory to undertake clinical placements during this undergraduate program. [1] During the early 2000s, two-year postgraduate Master of Pharmacy courses were established by many universities, but these have accounted for a relatively minor proportion of pharmacy graduates.[ when? ]
All BPharm programs in Australia are accredited by the New Zealand and Australian Pharmacy Schools Accreditation Committee (NAPSAC). Programs provide training in fields including pharmacology, chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacy practice (including pharmacotherapeutics, disease state management, etc.), pharmaceutics, ethics, pharmacy law, pharmacy management, physiology, anatomy, biochemistry, kinetics, and compounding medications.
At present, either the BPharm degree or the MPharm degree are acceptable for registration as a practicing pharmacist. See list of pharmacy schools: Australia for institutions offering the BPharm degree.
As with most honors degrees at Australian universities, the awarding of a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honors) (abbreviated BPharm(Hons)) is based on the completion of original research and a high-level of academic performance. All other graduates are awarded a pass degree. Unlike most honors degrees in Australia, an additional year of study is not required for a BPharm(Hons) as most universities integrate research and coursework in the fourth year of BPharm(Hons) programs.
In 2003, The University of Sydney began offering a four-year Bachelor of Pharmacy (Rural) (abbreviated BPharm (Rural)) program at its Orange campus. It was designed to address the continuing shortage of pharmacists in rural areas and placed greater emphasis on rural aspects of pharmacy practice. Since most of the units of study were common to both the BPharm and BPharm (Rural), many of the lectures were delivered by academics at the main campus in Sydney with a live video broadcast to students at Orange.
The program was not offered in 2005, following the transfer of Orange campus to Charles Sturt University. Following a review, a new BPharm (Rural) program was offered from 2006 onwards at the university's main campus (Camperdown/Darlington campus).
Although the rural program has not continued, there remains a focus on a rural workforce within the degree to promote pharmacy a student interest in pursuing a rural career. [2] Rural placements are encouraged in almost all undergraduate programm. [3] [4]
Australian universities offering Bachelor or Master of Pharmacy program (circa June 2010):
In Hong Kong, a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree is offered by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) under the Faculty of Medicine. The CUHK Bachelor of Pharmacy program started in 1992 and had been the only pharmacy degree program available in Hong Kong until 2009. It aims to train graduates to function independently as professional healthcare providers who, as part of the healthcare team, can provide first-class pharmaceutical and health-related care for the health of Hong Kong citizens.
The Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) degree is awarded on satisfactory completion of at least three/four years of full-time study. To be considered for registration by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board Hong Kong as practising pharmacist in Hong Kong, the student must complete a further year of pre-registration training as required by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
Starting from 2009, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has also implemented the Bachelor of Pharmacy program under the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine.
CUHK offers 55 places while HKU offers 25 places in 2013.
The Bachelor of Pharmacy degree is usually known as B-Pharm in India. It is a four-year program with both annual and semester schemes available. To be eligible, one must pass with at least 60% marks(First Division) in 10 + 2 (or an equivalent examination) with physics, chemistry, biology/ biotechnology/Maths as one of the subjects. Both PCB and PCM combinations are eligible. In some states, it is mandatory to give an additional pharmacy entrance examination to be eligible for the course; the entrance tests can be the state common entrance test or the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)(NEET). It's also one of the most competitive exams in the world. D.Pharm. (Diploma of Pharmacy) holders are eligible for admission into B.Pharm. second year directly via a lateral entry in India. B.Pharm. holders can directly join into the 4th year of Pharm.D (PG) course.
Colleges imparting pharmaceutical education (D.Pharm., B.Pharm., M.Pharm., Pharm D) must be approved by All Indian Council of Technical Education(AICTE) and the Pharmacy Council of India(PCI).
For a student to be eligible for registration as a Pharmacist/ Clinical pharmacist in India, the college from which they graduated must be approved by the PCI. B.Pharm. It is often superseded by M.Pharm., Pharm D (PB) and PhD-level courses although the minimum qualification required for registration as a pharmacist is D.Pharm.
The Bachelor of Pharmacy degree is popularly known as B.Pharm. (Honors) in Bangladesh. It is a four-year program with both annual and semester schemes available. To be eligible, one must pass with at least 50% marks in 10 + 2 (or an equivalent examination) with b
Colleges imparting pharmaceutical education (D.Pharm., B.Pharm., M.Pharm. and Pharm D) must be approved by the Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh (PCB) .
For a student to be eligible for registration as a pharmacist in Bangladesh, the university from which he/she graduated must be approved by the PCB and have to follow the rules and regulations of the PCB.
There are 13 public and 30 private universities in Bangladesh approved by PCB to offer B.Pharm. program.
Prominent public universities imparting B.Pharm. in Bangladesh are
Prominent private universities are
[6] and so on.
PharmD is the only basic pharmacy degree (5-year program) awarded by universities in Pakistan. The program is approved by the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan. Those who hold an older 4-year BPharmacy (Bachelor of Pharmacy) who are registered as Pharmacists with the Pharmacy Councils of Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa can study at any university for a one-year evening and/or weekend condensed course leading to (post-B.Pharmacy) Doctor of Pharmacy which is approved by the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan.
In Norway, the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree is awarded by Oslo Metropolitan University, The University of Tromsø and Nord University. The degree makes one eligible to work as a pharmacist in Norway. Norway also offers the Master of Pharmacy degree, which often offers higher payment and more job opportunities than the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree.
MPharm (Hons) degrees in the Republic of Ireland are offered by:
However, in Northern Ireland (which is part of the United Kingdom) MPharm degrees (as opposed to BSc or BPharm degrees) are offered at Queen's University Belfast as in the rest of the UK.
In Finland, pharmacy is taught in University of Helsinki, University of Eastern Finland and Åbo Akademi University. A Bachelor of Pharmacy is called farmaseutti (dispenser) and a Master of Pharmacy is called proviisori. A proviisori degree (MPharm) is required to be a pharmacist.
In the United Kingdom, the BPharm degree was awarded following a three-year undergraduate pharmacy program. It was superseded in 1997 by the Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree, awarded following a four-year program, as a result of European Union harmonisation.
In Portugal, the BPharm degree is awarded following a four-year program. It is necessary to become a pharmacy technician and there is no possibility to progress into a pharmacist by doing a master's degree alone.
The following Canadian universities formerly offered the bachelor's degree program and replaced it with the undergraduate Doctor of Pharmacy:
American universities do not offer Bachelor of Pharmacy programs, however many do offer pre-doctoral programs and other undergraduate degrees that better an applicant's chance of becoming a student for a Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
The following universities in Guyana offer the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree program:
The BPharm degree remains the most commonly awarded pharmacy degree in Nigeria, although there has been a recent move towards the clinically oriented Doctor of Pharmacy degree. The following Nigerian universities still offer BPharm programs: [9]
South African universities that have BPharm programs: [10]
The following universities have BPharm programs in Lesotho:
National University of Lesotho – Department of Pharmacy
The following Kenyan universities offer BPharm programs: [11]
The following Ugandan universities offer BPharm programs:
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