Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Industries
Degree and Title:
Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy
Study Hours/Academic Levels:
1. Bachelor of PharmD:
The program includes studying 175 credit hours divided into 5 academic levels.
2. Bachelor of PharmD (Clinical Pharmacy): The program includes studying 178 credit hours divided into 5 academic levels.
About
We aim to be the national, regional and international preeminent faculty of pharmacy contributing in transforming human health through innovations in education, practice, and scientific research through providing best in class education, training, and life-long teaming opportunities for students and graduates, while creating, disseminating and applying up to date knowledge based on research and practice in the pharmaceutical, social, and clinical sciences to improve health.
Academic Majors and Departments
The academic degrees awarded by the School of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo are equivalent by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities Resolution No. 230 of 2019 with the same degrees awarded by the Egyptian universities subject to the Universities Organization Law No. 49 of 1972 and its executive regulations in the corresponding disciplines.
Old bylaw (offered since Fall 2014 till Fall 2018)
1. Bachelor of Pharmacy (Drug Manufacturing)
- 169 credit hours
- 5 Years
2. Bachelor of Pharmacy (Clinical Pharmacy)
- 172 credit hours
- 5 Years
The regulations of colleges of pharmacy in the Arab Republic of Egypt have been amended to adopt competency-based education Based on the decisions of the Pharmaceutical Studies Sector Committee of the Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities for the year 2019.
New bylaw (offered since Fall 2019 till present)
1. Bachelor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
- 175 credit hours
- 6 years (5 Years Study + 1 Year Internship)
2. Bachelor of Pharmacy (PharmD – Clinical Pharmacy)
- 178 credit hours
- 6 years (5 Years Study + 1 Year Internship)
Career Opportunities
- Clinical Pharmacy Practice
- Community Pharmacy
- Governmental Agencies
- Hospital Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Pharmacoeconomics
- Pharmacy Education
- Specialized Area Opportunities
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Bachelor of PharmD
Courses Offered
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
PC 101 Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry-I
Credit Hours: 2+1 hoursÂ
Prerequisite: None
This course covers chemical kinetics, rate of reaction, first-order reaction, rate law, second-order and third-order of reaction, molecularity, chemical equilibrium, theories of reaction rate, activation energy and catalysis, photochemistry, absorbed energy, quantum yield, and chemical equilibrium.
Introduction to general chemistry, types of chemical reactions – calculations of concentrations of substances. Analysis of anions – Analysis of cations – Analysis of a mixture of anions and cations.
PC 102 Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry-I
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: None
The objective of this course is to provide students with the basic knowledge in pharmaceutical organic chemistry, which will serve as fundamentals for other courses offered during subsequent semesters. This course involves the electronic structure of an atom, alkanes [nomenclature, synthesis, and reactions (free radical reactions)], and cycloalkanes. Stereochemistry (Optical isomers, racemic modification, the nomenclature of configurations). Alkenes, alkadienes, and alkynes. Alkyl halides (nomenclature, preparation, and chemical reactions (SN1, SN2, E1, E2). Arenes and aromatic compounds (Kekule structure, Huckel rule, Electrophilic aromatic substitution, and orientation).
The practical sessions of this course help students gain skills required to purify and identify organic compounds of different classes such as aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes, ketones alcohols and hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons.
PC 203 Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry-II
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PC 101Â
Acid-Base theory, titration curves, indicators, applications. Titrations in non-aqueous media, classification of solvents, theory, applications. Precipitimetry titrations: solubility product principle, titration curves, Mohr’s method. Volhard’s method, Fajans’ method, pharmaceutical application. Complexometric reactions, theory, reaction with EDTA, indicators, applications.Â
PC 204 Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry-II
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PC 102Â
This course involves different classes of organic compounds: aryl halides, Alcohols, Phenols, ethers & epoxides, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acid & acid derivatives, sulphonic acids, and nitrogenous compounds.
PC 305 Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry-III
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PC 203
Redox titrations, theory, oxidation potentials, Nernst equation, titration curves, redox indicators, selected oxidants and reductants, applications of redox titrations. The course also covers applied pharmaceutical analysis such as water analysis (water hardness, analysis of chloride, chlorine, iron, oxidizable matter, … in water.
Electrochemical methods, electrode potential, reference electrodes, indicator electrode, applications. Conductometric titration: ionic conductance, the definition of cell constant, conductance, applications. polarography: ILkovic equation, dropping mercury electrodes, diffusion current, applications, derivatization polarography.Â
PC 306 Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry-III
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PC 204
This course involves carbohydrates, amino acids & peptides, polynuclear and heterocyclic chemistry. Besides, it provides an introduction about the use of different spectroscopic tools, including UV, infrared (IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and mass spectrometry (MS) for the structural elucidation of organic compounds.
PC 407 Instrumental Analysis
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PC 305Â
It covers the spectroscopic methods of analysis that include UV/Vis spectroscopy, principal, instrumentation, factors affecting absorption, and applications in pharmaceutical analysis. Fluorimetric methods, principal instrumentation, factors affecting fluorescence intensity, and applications in pharmaceutical analysis. Atomic spectroscopy; principal and instrumentation.
Chromatographic methods for analytical chemistry which includes: TLC, gel chromatography, column chromatography, HPLC, UPLC, TLC, gas chromatography, capillary electrophoresis.
PC 608 Medicinal Chemistry-I
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PC 306
The course includes an introduction to Medicinal Chemistry and physicochemical properties, as well as drug metabolisms. Medicinal Chemistry-1 provides basic information about the chemistry of antibiotics and other chemotherapeutic agents (sulphonamides, anti-malarial, anti-mycobacterial, anti-leprotic, anti-fungal, anti-protozoal, anthelmintics, and anti-infective agents and agents that act on nucleic acid transcription and replication Quinolones and fluoroquinolones), mechanism of action, structure-activity relationship, methods of synthesis, and methods of analysis, main uses and drug-drug interaction.
PC 709 Medicinal Chemistry-II
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PC 608
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the fundamental principles that underpin modern pharmaceutical chemistry of different types of drugs which are: Diuretics and cardiovascular system (CVS) includes anti-hypertensive drugs, anti-anginal drugs, vasodilators, anti-arrhythmic drugs, anti-hyperlipidemic drugs, anti-coagulants, haemostatics, and cardiotonic drugs. Also, CNS depressants, general anesthetics, local anesthetics, CNS stimulants, and autonomic nervous system.
PC 810 Medicinal Chemistry-III
Credit Hours: 2+0 hours
Prerequisite: PC 608
This course aims to introduce students to the fundamental principles that underpin modern pharmaceutical chemistry of different types of hormones, prostaglandins, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic drugs, anti-gout drugs, opioid analgesics, H1 and antiulcer agents, anti-cancer drugs, anti-viral drugs, diagnostic agents, gastrointestinal drugs, antioxidants, and antiaging drugs.
PC 911 Drug Design
Credit Hours: 2+0 hours
Prerequisite: PC 608Â
The prime objective of this course is to prepare the students for professional practice by understanding the essentials of Medicinal Chemistry, and how the drugs, biological and toxicological activities are strongly correlated to their chemical structures (Structure-activity relationship; SAR), physicochemical properties, and metabolic pathways. Focusing on patient-directed clinical care, the molecular aspects governing drugs’ pharmacokinetics (ADME), pharmacodynamics, optimization of drug action, possible side effects, in addition to understanding drug interactions are targeted. In terms of chemistry, SAR, mechanism of action, and side effects. The course is also designed to familiarize the students with drug design and molecular modeling covering structure-based and ligand-based drug design. This also includes the process of drug discovery and development from target identification until approval of a new drug. Much concern is given to lead structure identification, optimization, and targeting certain receptors and enzyme active sites. Additionally, the course addresses the study of molecular docking, pharmacophore generation, and molecular modifications including prodrug design, stereochemistry alterations, isosteric replacement, drug metabolism, and Quantitative Structure-activity relationship (QSAR).
PC 012 Quality Control of Pharmaceuticals
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PC 407/PM 502
I- Quality control & quality assurance of pharmaceuticals: Principles, methods, and procedures of different quality control tests used for pharmaceutical products of small and large molecules drugs (biologicals) including herbal drugs have to be taught. The standard pharmacopeial methods and procedures, as well as international guidelines such as WHO, EMA, TGA, should be discussed.
II-Good Analytical Practice and Sampling: Introduction, Sampling of pharmaceuticals and related materials, Type of sampling tools, sampling plans
III-Documentation.
IV- Validation of analytical methods according to ICH Guidelines Q2 R1. Compendial Testing, Validation of analytical methods, Data elements required for assay validation.
V- Drug stability, stability studies, and stability-indicating methods Drug stability, Stability testing, Forced degradation studies, stability-indicating assay methods for drugs according to ICH Q1 R2 Guidelines. Stress conditions for drug degradation according to ICH Q1 R2 Guidelines. Factors affecting drug degradation, Drug expiration, Drug withdrawal from the market. Pharmaceutical regulations according to FDA & EMA (European medicine agency)Â and ISO and BSI. Drug-excipient interactions and adduct formation; analytical techniques used to detect drug-excipient compatibility, mechanism of drug-excipient interactions, examples.
VI- Official methods of analysis applied to raw materials and end products.Â
Department of Biochemistry
PB 201 Cell Biology
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite: None
The cell theory and cell structure (membranous and non-membranous organelles – cell inclusions and the nucleus – macromolecules of the cell) – DNA and genetic code – Cell cycle and control of cell number – From gene to protein (transcription, protein synthesis, folding of peptides) – Transport of biomolecules across membranes – Cellular energetics – Ions and voltages – Intercellular communication.
PB 302 Biochemistry-I
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: None
Proteins (protein structure, biologically important peptides – the fate of proteins) – Amino acids as precursors for biosynthesis of biomolecules (e.g. neurotransmitters, nucleotides, …) – Carbohydrates (glycoproteins and proteoglycans – glucose transporters) – Lipids (physiologically important lipid molecules – cholesterol and steroids – lipoprotein metabolism) – Enzymology (enzyme kinetics – regulation – enzyme inhibitors as drugs) – Hemoglobin and porphyrins (Hb derivatives and types – metabolism of Hb and regulation) – Biological oxidation and ATP synthesis – Clinical correlations.
PB 503 Biochemistry-II
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PB 302Â
Energy production from dietary fuels (carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins) – Integration of metabolism (Feed/fast cycle – diabetes mellitus – obesity) – Nitrogen metabolism and nitrogen balance – Hormonal regulation of metabolism – Biosignaling – Inborn errors of metabolism – Biochemistry of cancer – Biochemistry of aging – Food biochemistry (milk – probiotics) – Free radicals and antioxidants.
PB 604 Clinical Biochemistry
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PB 503
Biochemical/pathophysiological changes and laboratory diagnostic markers for disorders of (Endocrine glands – renal function – hepatic function – gastric function – bone and mineral metabolism – plasma proteins and lipoproteins) – Clinical enzymology and myocardial infarction –Â
Electrolytes, blood gases, and acid-base balance – Handling, preservation, storage, and analysis of biological samples – Homeostasis and biochemical aspects of hematology and blood analysis – Urine analysis – Tumor markers – Recent diagnostic biomarkers.
Supplementary courses under the supervision of the Department of Biochemistry:
NP 101 Information Technology
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite: NoneÂ
This course tends to provide students of all university’s faculties with a brief introduction to the world of computers and the concept of information technology including number systems and data representation, computer system components: hardware & software, storage, and input/output systems, Operating systems and Utility Systems, software applications. Also, it gives an overview of computer networks and the internet: data communication, transmission modes, transmission media, computer networks, internet protocol, and internet services. It practices some computer applications in the laboratory such as Internet Access, word processing, and PowerPoint. It gives students a practical experience in developing projects related to the specialty of each faculty.
NP 102 Human Rights and Fighting Corruption
Credit Hours: 1+0 hours
Prerequisite: None
This course covers the following topics: human rights in criminal law, the human right to change his nationality or give up one of his nationalities, international conventions related to the protection of human rights, the relationship of globalization and development with economic, social, and cultural rights, economic, social and cultural rights of the human being, human rights in Islamic law, women’s rights in the law Labor and social security, human rights in litigation, civil and political rights of the human being.
NP 303 Scientific Writing and Communication Skills
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: None
This course is designed to introduce students to the principles of good scientific writing, to be familiar with the basic structure of scientific reports and research articles. It covers methods of paraphrasing, common mistakes in scientific writing, different writing styles, how to write a scientific report, proposal, and manuscript, appropriate use of tables and figures in data presentation, and evaluation of literature and information sources. Also, this course will help students develop necessary written and oral communication and presentation skills to improve inter- and intra-professional collaboration and communication with patients and other health care providers.
Department of Pharmacognosy
PG 101 Medicinal Plants
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: None
The aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge necessary to identify and prepare a crude drug from the farm to the firm. Students should acquire knowledge concerning dusting powders, plant cytology, physiology, and medicinal leafy plants and their taxonomy. In this course, the student will study the importance of natural products, preparation of natural products-derived drugs including collection, storage, preservation, and adulteration. The course will introduce the students to the different classes of secondary metabolites. Additionally, the course will discuss and address the variability in the occurrence of pharmacologically active substances in certain official medicinal leafy plants according to their WHO monographs.
PG 202 Pharmacognosy-I
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PG 101
Based on the Egyptian flora and other florae of wild and cultivated medicinal plants that are used in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries in the global & Egyptian market. The course introduces students to some botanical drugs of flower, seeds, and fruit origin. During the lectures and practical sessions, students learn to identify examples of these drugs in their entire and powdered forms. The student will learn about the major constituents, folk uses, clinically proven uses, benefits, precautions of those medicinal plants. Possible herbal-drug interactions of selected examples of these drugs and to have an overview of their phytopharmaceuticals available on the market especially the Egyptian market.
PG 303 Pharmacognosy-II
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PG 101
After completion of the course, the student should have the knowledge and skills that enable the student to differentiate between different organs through their monographs. The course comprises the study of the identification of different organs through their monographs. (herbs, barks, wood, subterranean organs, unorganized drugs in addition to drugs of marine and animal origin), including identify their active constituents and adulterants describe micro-and macro-morphological characteristics, benefits, and precautions of their medicinal uses., side effects, and contraindications, and having an overview of their phytopharmaceuticals available on the market especially the Egyptian market.
PG 504 Phytochemistry-I
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PG 303
Based on complementary medicine and Egyptian medicinal plants that can be used as natural extracts, bioactive raw materials, and phytochemical standards to serve the pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food industries in Egypt. The course aims to gain students the knowledge and skills that enable them to understand, describe and deal with the chemistry of volatile oils, resins, miscellaneous terpenoids, bitters of plant or animal origin, carbohydrates and glycosides of plant or animal origin, and different techniques used for their preparation, identification, and determination. Also, the students should become aware of different chromatographic methods used for isolation and analysis of different plant constituents and their pharmacological actions and medicinal uses.Â
PG 605 Phytochemistry-II
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PG 504
In continuation with phytochemistry-I, this course aims to enable students to demonstrate the knowledge and experience that enables her/ him to understand, describe and deal with the chemistry of alkaloids, tannins, and antioxidants of plant, fungi, or animal origin as well as techniques for their isolation, identification and determination in their respective sources. Finally, the course focuses on the structure-activity relationships (SAR) of these natural products derived compounds and their pharmacophoric features.
PG 706 Phytotherapy and Aromatherapy
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PG 605Â
Upon successful completion of this course, the students should be able to know guidelines for prescribing herbal medicinal drugs on the basis of the pharmacological properties of these drugs including therapeutic uses, mechanism of action, dosage, adverse reactions, contraindications & drug interactions. The course also allows students to understand pharmacotherapeutic principles applied to the treatment of different diseases, pharmacovigilance, and rational use of drugs. Also, the student should understand the basis of complementary and alternative medicine with an emphasis on herbal remedies, nutritional supplements, homeopathic, aromatherapy & their effect on maintaining optimum health and prevention of chronic diseases. It includes studying medicinal plant portfolios in relation to Phytopharmaceuticals in the Egyptian Market.
PG 907 Applied & Forensic Pharmacognosy
Credit Hours: 2+0 hours
Prerequisite: PG 605Â
The course aims to provide pharmacy students with sufficient knowledge concerning quality control from herbal aspects, sampling, structural, physical, and analytical standards, purity, safety, and adulteration of drugs and their detection. It also covers the modern chromatographic techniques employed for the evaluation of natural products and their products. It also provides the student with basic knowledge about the application of plant biotechnology for the production of pharmaceutically active materials.
The course also includes an overview of forensic Pharmacognosy including plants and their natural products that constitute health hazards or intended for criminal uses to produce, abortion, loss of mental control, hallucination, cardiac arrest. Also, it includes the study of drug dependents, narcotics, analgesics psych energetics, euphoric. Mycotoxin as a serious threat to general health and safety of the community, contamination of food material with poisonous fungi.
Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology
PT 101 Pharmacy Orientation
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite: None
This is a course to acquaint the beginning pharmacy student with the multiple aspects of the profession of pharmacy, including the mission of pharmacy, the role of the pharmacist in society and pharmacy careers, classification of medications, interpretation of prescriptions and medication orders, general dispensing procedure and factors affecting drug dosage, sources of drugs, different dosage forms and various routes of administration. In addition to the history of pharmacy practice in various civilizations.
PT 202 Physical Pharmacy
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: None
This course provides students with knowledge of physicochemical principles essential for the design and formulation of pharmaceutical products. Students are introduced to the fundamental concepts of states of matter, Phase equilibrium, colligative properties, isotonicity solubility, dissolution, partition coefficient, surface and interfacial phenomena, surface-active agents, adsorption and its application in pharmacy, and rheological behavior of dosage forms.
PT 303 Pharmaceutics-I
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PT 202
This course is a study of the system of weights, measures, mathematical expertise, and pharmaceutical calculations requisite to the compounding, dispensing, and utilization of drugs in pharmacy practice. It is also concerned with all manufacturing formulations aspects, packaging, storage, and stability of liquid dosage forms including solutions (aqueous and non-aqueous), suspensions, emulsions, and colloids with emphasis on the technology and pharmaceutical rationale fundamental to their design and development. The incompatibilities occurring during dispensing are also considered.
PT 404 Pharmaceutics-II
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PT 202
This course covers the structure and function of the skin, target area of treatment after topical application to the skin, basic principles of diffusion through membranes and factors affecting percutaneous absorption, enhancement of skin penetration, transdermal drug delivery systems (TDDS). It also describes the principles and techniques involved in the formulation and manufacturing of traditional dermatological semisolid dosage forms (creams, ointments, gels, and pastes) and cosmetic products.
PT 505 Pharmaceutics-III
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PT 202
The course introduces the students to the kinetics of drug decomposition including rate and order of the reaction, determination of the half-life, expiry date and shelf-life by different methods, stability testing, and in-vitro possible drug/excipients interactions. It also describes the principles and techniques involved in the formulation, and manufacturing of solid dosage forms including powders, granules, tablets, capsules, and suppositories.
PT 606 Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PT 505
This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the relation between the physicochemical properties of the drug and its fate in the body. The course explores the principles of biopharmaceutics and strategies for enhancing drug delivery and bioavailability. Integration of knowledge gained from other courses is emphasized to design and assure the quality of drug products. Students will also be introduced to the principles of pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination). The concepts of bioequivalence, biowaivers, and in vitro-in vivo correlations (IVIVC’s) will be discussed along with different models of drug disposition. The course prepares students for their evolving role in utilizing pharmacokinetics to guide formulation, dosage-regimen design, and optimizing drug usage.Â
PT 607 Pharmaceutics-IV
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PT 202
This course involves principles of formulation, development, sterilization, packaging, and quality control testing of pharmaceutical sterile drug products. Principles for calculation and manipulation of parenteral, ophthalmic preparations, vaccines, and blood products are emphasized. The course also covers the basic principles of formulation, sterilization, packaging, and applications of radiopharmaceuticals in pharmacy and medicine. An in-depth study on the formulation, manufacturing, quality control testing, and applications of aerosols and other inhalation products is also accentuated.Â
PT 708 Pharmaceutical Technology-I
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PT 607
The course provides students with an introduction to Industrial Pharmacy. It deals with the principles of various unit operations such as heat transfer, evaporation, drying, distillation, filtration, centrifugation, crystallization, and extraction. It focuses on the application of these unit operations in the pharmaceutical industry with an emphasis on the equipment and machines used during the production of different dosage forms.Â
PT 809 Pharmaceutical Technology-II
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PT 708
This course is a continuation of the study of the various unit operations in the pharmaceutical industry with an emphasis on size reduction, size separation, size analysis, and size enlargement involved in the development process, scale-up, and manufacturing of pharmaceutical drug products in the industry (conventional/advanced nanotechnology-based). In addition to the container/closure systems, some of the packaging processing methods are covered. Moreover, the vision about designing a quality product and its manufacturing process to consistently deliver the intended performance of the product to meet patient needs is discussed by applying Quality-by-Design principles.
PT 910 Good Manufacturing Practice
Credit Hours: 2+0 hours
Prerequisite: PT 809
This course involves the principles of Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). It exposes students to all aspects of validation, calibration, inspection, and the requirements for manufacturing facilities. It also provides students with a review of the process engineering, technology transfer, personnel management, training and hygiene, premises and contamination control, documentation and auditing, process deviation with emphasis on risk management, complaint handling, and product recall theory.
PT 011 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
Credit Hours: 2+0 hours
Prerequisite: PT 607Â
The course aims to provide students with insights and competencies related to the principles of pharmaceutical preformulation as a gateway to dosage form design and formulation. Emphasis is placed on developing formulations based on the physical and chemical properties of the drug substance and the intended use of the drug product. The course also introduces the students to the formulation principles and applications of novel and targeted drug delivery systems by transforming proteins, genes, and other biotechnology driven compounds into therapeutic products. In addition to the formulation aspects of biotechnology-derived pharmaceuticals, it also covers the application of polymers and excipients to solve problems/issues concerning the optimization of absorption, selective transport, and targeting.Â
Complementary courses under the supervision of the Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology
MS 101 Mathematics
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite: None
Functions and graphs, limits and continuity, differentiation, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions, integration, basic differential equations, functions of several variables and problems related to them, probability and random variables, and hypothesis testing.
NP 905 Marketing & Pharmacoeconomics
Credit Hours: 2+0 hours
Prerequisite: None
Pharmacoeconomics part: The basic concepts of health economics, learning basic terms of health economics, and understanding key principles. Topics cover the economic mechanisms of health care markets as market failures and government intervention. The course covers the key components of health care financing and some methods of how to contain health care expenditure. Alongside the major definitions in health technology assessment, students should have an overview of different types of economic evaluation, budget impact analysis, and their uses. Moreover, students should get familiar with different methods of pricing among which value-based pricing.
Marketing part: The objective of this course is to introduce students to the concepts, analyses, and activities that comprise marketing management, and to provide practice in assessing and solving marketing problems. The course is also a foundation for advanced electives in Marketing as well as other business/social disciplines. Topics include marketing strategy, customer behavior, segmentation, market research, product management, pricing, promotion, sales force management, and competitive analysis.
NP 005 Pharmaceutical Legislation, Regulatory Affairs & Professional Ethics
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite: None
Pharmaceutical Legislations part: A detailed presentation of law that governs and affects the practice of pharmacy, legal principles for non-controlled and controlled prescriptions, OTC drug requirements, opening new pharmacies, opening medical stores, opening factories, opening scientific offices, medicine registration, pharmacies and medicine stores management. Pharmacist duties and responsibilities, pharmacist-patient relationship, patient’s rights, and ethical principles and moral rules.
Professional ethics part: Provides general principles and history of pharmacy ethics, general principles of medical ethics, conflicts of interests and its management pharmacist’s relationship with society and family, ethics in disaster, medication error, research ethics, and animal ethics.
NP 006 Entrepreneurship
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite: None
This course is designed to enhance a student’s knowledge in leadership, business, and financial skills in pharmacy practice while learning the traits of an entrepreneur, current topics in entrepreneurship with a specific focus on pharmacy practice and patient care programs. This course will teach the participants a comprehensive set of critical skills needed to develop a profitable business project. This course is designed to provide the students the personal and business tools including risk-taking, strategic planning, marketing, competitiveness, and social responsibility to make the transition from the academic environment to the daily practice of pharmacy now and in the future, with an emphasis on entrepreneurship.
Department of Microbiology
PM 401 General Microbiology and Immunology
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: None
The course provides students with a combination of laboratory and theoretical experience exploring the general aspects of microbiology. It includes knowledge of microorganisms, their morphology, diversity, cell structure and function, cultural characteristics, growth, metabolism, the role of microorganisms in infectious diseases, and microbial pathogenesis. It also clarifies different mechanisms of transport across the bacterial cell membrane, metabolic pathways, and physiology of bacteria. The course also covers the principles of genetic characters including DNA and RNA structures, replication, different forms of mutation, and mutagenic agents. It also explores the basic concepts of microbial growth, cultivation, and reproduction.
Moreover, it introduces the modern concepts of medical immunology, with an emphasis on host-parasite relationship, Non-specific and specific immunity, Mechanism of protective immunity. Molecular and cellular immunology, including antigen and antibody structure, function and reaction between them, effector mechanisms, complement, and cell-mediated immunity. Active and passive immunization. Hypersensitivity and in vitro antigen-antibody reactions, Immuno-deficiency disorders, Autoimmunity and auto-immune disease, organ transplantation.
PM 502 Pharmaceutical Microbiology
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PM 401
This course describes in detail the physical and chemical methods of bacterial eradication and how to effectively control microbial growth in the field of pharmaceutical industry/hospitals. It further describes the means of preservation of pharmaceutical products, as well as cosmetics, followed by the proper tests of quality control and sterility assurance. Sterilization, sterilization indicators, sterility testing, aseptic area, the microbiological quality of pharmaceuticals. Validation of the sterilization process. Moreover, it explains the different groups of antimicrobials, their mechanism of action, and the resistance of microbes to biocides. Microbiological evaluation of antiseptics, disinfectants, and preservatives. Antibiotics, classification, and mechanism of action, Antiviral and antifungal agents, different classes of antibiotics including the new categories and new approaches to overcome bacterial resistance & antibiotics clinical abuse.
PM 503 Parasitology & Virology
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PM 401
Part of this course will focus on parasitic infections of humans with knowledge concerning biological, epidemiological, and ecological aspects of parasites causing diseases to humans. It concerns different parasitological related diseases in Egypt causing serious health problems.
This part of the course will discuss medical helminthology, protozoology, and entomology concerning their morphological features, life cycle, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, different diagnostic techniques, the most recent lines of treatment and prevention with control strategy for each parasitic infection. Moreover, it also covers laboratory diagnosis of human parasitic infections.
The course provides students with the essential knowledge to recognize the epidemiology, mechanisms of pathogenesis, clinical picture, methods of laboratory diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control measures of RNA and DNA viral infections in humans.
PM 704 Medical Microbiology
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PM 502Â
The course aims at studying microorganisms causing infectious diseases in human beings. The infectious diseases, their etiology, and clinical manifestation, routes of transmission, treatment, and techniques in detection and identification of pathogenic microorganisms caused by Gram-positive cocci & bacilli, Gram-negative cocci & bacilli, and mycobacteria of major significance to public health will be studied.
PM 905 Biotechnology
Credit Hours:Â 2+0 hours
Prerequisite: None
The course aims to provide students with fundamentals, scope, and applications in biotechnology through studying fermentation technology, upstream, downstream, scaling up and down processes, use of molecular techniques for the production of recombinant products and other major biotechnological products, biotransformation, bioremediation, bioleaching, bioinsecticides, biosurfactants, and biopolymer production.
PM 906 Public Health
Credit Hours:Â 2+0 hours
Prerequisite: PM 705
This course aims at understanding all scientific disciplines required for health education and promotion directed to community health. How epidemiology acts as the basis of public health actions will be taught. Detailed scientific information and practices programs will be provided for control of communicable, non-communicable diseases, improving mental, social, environmental, occupational, geriatric, and family health, use of sufficient and balanced food and nutrition, supplying safe drinking water, treating and disposing of wastes and proper intervention during disasters.
Medical courses under the supervision of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology
MD 406 Pathology
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite: None
The main aim of the Pathology course is to provide the second-year student with knowledge and skills for common diseases affecting body organs and system. It helps the student to understand the causes (etiology) of disease, the mechanisms of its development (pathogenesis), and the associated alterations of structure (morphologic changes) and function (clinical manifestations and complications) to be able to determine the most likely diagnosis of the disease.
Department of Pharmacology
PO 501 Pharmacology-I
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: MD 305
The general principles of pharmacology are presented; such as pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, receptor theory, drug interaction, and the principle of therapeutics.
This course integrates principles of pharmacology with conceptual knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology to disease processes regarding the autonomic, neuromuscular, and autacoids.
PO 602 Pharmacology-II
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 502
This course integrates the principles of pharmacology with conceptual knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology disease processes regarding drugs acting on cardiovascular systems, central nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, pulmonary systems, and hematologic disorders. Antihyperlipidemic drugs are also included.
PO 703 Pharmacology-III
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 602
This course integrates the principles of pharmacology with conceptual knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology disease processes regarding drugs acting on the endocrine system. Chemotherapeutic drugs including antimicrobials, anticancer, and immunosuppressants are within the scope of the course. Stem cell therapy is also included. The anti-inflammatory, analgesics as well as gout treatments are also included.
PO 804 Toxicology & Forensic Chemistry
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â PO 703
This course provides the basics and concepts of toxicology including the mechanism of toxicity, target organ, and treatment of toxicity. Toxic groups including heavy metals, toxic gases, animal, plant, and marine poisons, pesticides, and radiation hazards are covered. Environmental, occupational, reproductive, and genetic toxicology, as well as drug abuse, are included. Postmortem sampling for detection of poisons, methods of detection, interpretation of results, and writing of a report are also covered.
PO 805 Drug Information
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 703
This course introduces the student to the concept and need of drug information, types of drug information resources (primary, secondary and tertiary literature), computerized and online drug information, literature evaluation and critical appraisal, retrieval of information. It also aims at providing the students with the professional skills required to effectively and accurately answer medication-related questions in a systematic and evidence-based approach.
PO 906 Biostatistics
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite: None
This course provides basic concepts of biostatistics and data analysis.
It includes an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics, interpretation of estimates, confidence intervals, and significance tests, elementary concepts of probability and sampling; binomial and normal distribution, basic concepts of hypothesis testing, estimation and confidence intervals, t-test and chi-square test, linear regression theory and the analysis of variance.Â
Medical courses under the supervision of the Department of Drugs and Toxicology
MD 101 Medical Terminology
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite: None
Introduction to medical and pharmaceutical terminologies, medical abbreviations, medical idioms, suffixes and prefixes, medical terms of major body systems.
MD 202 Anatomy
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite: None
Introduction to skeletal, muscular, and articular systems, fascia, nervous, cardiovascular, and lymphatic systems, digestive, respiratory, and urogenital systems, endocrine glands. Cytology: blood, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, lymph node, cardiac muscle, aorta, stomach, and intestine.
MD 203 Histology
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite: None
Cytology, various tissues (epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous), heart, blood vessels, lymphatic organs, skin and its appendages, systems (digestive and associated glands, respiratory, urinary, reproductive, and central nervous system), endocrine glands, and eye.
MD 204 Psychology
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite: None
The course introduces different principles, theories, and vocabulary of psychology as a science. The course also aims to provide students with basic concepts of social psychology, medical sociology, and interpersonal communication which relate to the pharmacy practice system that involves patients, pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals.
MD 305 Physiology and Pathophysiology
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: None
Physiology:
Introduction to body water, homeostasis, transport of materials, nervous systems, neuron structure and function (reflex arc), cardiovascular system, blood, respiratory cycle, gastrointestinal, reproductive, and renal systems, endocrine glands, and body temperature regulation.
Pathophysiology:Â
Introduction to pathophysiology, cell injury, inflammation, and immune response, the autonomic nervous system in health and disease, endocrine disorders, pancreatic disorders, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, vascular and hematological disorders, disease of urinary, pulmonary, and digestive systems.
MD 007 First Aid
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite: PO 703
The course covers topics of basic life support and medical emergencies of different situations including bleeding, shock, poisoning, bone fractures, soft tissue injuries, rescue, and transportation. It includes an introduction to first aid ABCs, medical emergencies, the effect of temperature, transportation of an injured casualty & first aid kit, respiratory emergencies, fractures and dislocations, bleeding and surgical emergencies, burns and scalds, animal bites or stings, and poisoning.Â
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice
PP 701 Clinical Pharmacokinetics
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PT 606
This course provides basic principles of pharmacokinetics and their application to the clinical setting. Single Intravenous bolus and oral kinetics, IV infusion, multiple IV bolus, short infusion and oral dosing, non-linear pharmacokinetics, pharmacokinetic models. Sources of variability in pharmacokinetics, dosage regimen, and dosage adjustment in children, obese, elderly patients, and chronic disease states. Therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacogenomics approach.
PP 802 Hospital Pharmacy
Credit Hours:Â 2+0 hours
Prerequisite: PO 703
The course aims to introduce students to hospital pharmacy organization, structure, management, and related activities on both technical and administrative levels following national and international established guidelines. Administrative services include the pharmacy, the pharmacy and therapeutics committee and policymaking, the hospital formulary, medication purchasing, distribution, and dispensing systems. The pharmaceutical (technical) services include preparation of Intravenous (IV) admixtures, total parenteral nutrition (TPN) fluids, renal dialysis fluids, dispensing and safe handling of radiopharmaceuticals, cytotoxic drugs, and medical gases.
PP 803 Community Pharmacy Practice
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â PO 703
The course provides students with competencies and knowledge for the provision of quality pharmaceutical care in a community pharmacy setting aiming at improving the use of medicines and therapeutic outcomes. The course covers differentiation between minor and major ailments and responding to minor ailments with over-the-counter products. It also provides concepts of patient assessment, counseling, and monitoring in community pharmacy and outpatient care settings and introduces students to pharmaceutical care services for chronic-diseased outpatients and psychosocial aspects of inpatient care. In addition, the course provides the students with competencies to promote the public health role of pharmacists including health promotion and disease prevention activities.
PP 904 Clinical Pharmacy-I
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 703
Definition and concepts of clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care, and qualification to become a clinical pharmacy. Patient history, medication reconciliation, therapeutic planning, and drug-related problems. Interpretation of clinical laboratory data and physical examination. Providing Medication Therapy management services. Principles of special care populations (geriatric, pediatric, renal and hepatic patients, obesity and pregnancy and lactation). The course also introduces the student to the principles of management and supportive care of oncological diseases, blood disorders, and nutritional deficiencies.
PP 005 Drug Interaction
Credit Hours:Â 2+0 hours
Prerequisite: PP 703
The course is shared between 2 departments: Pharmacology & Pharmacy Practice
This course provides the knowledge and skills enabling them to develop professional competencies in the recognition and discussion of the pharmacological aspects of drug-drug, drug-chemical, drug-herb, or drug-food interactions and their clinical significance as well as the application of that knowledge to minimize the risk and outcome of interactions.Â
It covers different types of drug interaction including pharmaceutical interactions, pharmacokinetic interactions, pharmacodynamic interactions, herbal & food drug interactions, alcohol and smoking drug interactions, CNS drug interactions, interactions of cardiovascular acting drugs, interactions of anticoagulants, interactions of anti-infectives, interactions of antihistaminic & immune-based therapies, interactions of hormones, and drug-disease interactions.
The course is designed to familiarize students with the major types of drug interactions (Pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic and pharmacogenetic interactions) in the clinical setting, in addition to drug food and drug-disease interactions. The course comprises digitalis drug interactions, anticoagulants, hypoglycemic interactions, antineoplastic drug interactions, antihypertensive interactions, and anticonvulsant Interactions. Students will be expected to determine whether a given interaction is clinically significant or required pharmacist intervention, make rational, scientific recommendations for the management of drug interactions.
PP 006 Clinical Pharmacy-II & Pharmacotherapeutics
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite: PP 904
The course introduces the student to the principles of pharmacotherapeutics & management of the common disease states (e.g., cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, respiratory diseases, endocrine diseases, obstetrics and gynecology, rheumatic diseases, renal diseases, CNS diseases).
PP 007 Clinical Research, Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite: PP 904
This course introduces the student to the basic principles of clinical research, design of research studies, types of research studies, clinical trials, statistical presentation of research data, and ethical guidelines in drug research. This course addresses a range of study designs and analytic techniques for observational studies on the utilization, safety, and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals. Students will develop an understanding of how to plan, implement, analyze, and criticize pharmacoepidemiologic studies. This course also provides the students with an understanding of pharmacovigilance importance, concept, processes, systems, global safety standards, and regulations and reporting.
Academic content of the elective courses (college requirements):
PC E13 Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis-Spectroscopy
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
This course introduces the principles of quantum mechanics as they apply to atomic and molecular spectroscopy. The following techniques are covered: infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, UV-VIS spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, atomic spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma, and mass spectrometry. The course will review some applications to biomolecules and the use of nanomaterials for molecular absorption or emission analysis.
PG E08 Production & Manufacture of Natural Products
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
The course discusses the different factors that affect the production of medicinal plants and their constituents as methods of cultivation, the effect of ecology, soil and plant hormones on their growth, methods of collection, drying, and storage. The course also covers the modern methods for the production of active constituents from natural sources by tissue culture technique. Meanwhile, the course points to the marine plants and their medicinal potency together with methods of preparation of plant extracts and galenical.Â
PG E09 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
Our study will be conducted in the context of a scientific review of recent evidence-based on effectiveness and mechanism of action for various therapeutic modalities. Our course will deal with an introduction to complementary and alternative medicine, systems of health care, traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda, homeopathy, naturopathy, hydrotherapy and aromatherapy, nutraceuticals, and a survey on OTC-drugs.
PG E10 Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis-Chromatography and separation techniques
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
This course introduces an advanced understanding of the theory, practices, and instrumentation associated with chromatographic separation techniques. Techniques like Thin layer chromatography, High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Chromatography (GC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE), Ion Chromatography (IC), and reverse-phase bio separations. The interfacing of hyphenated techniques involving Mass Spectrometry (MS), circular dichroism (CD). Tandem techniques with a focus on applications to pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals will be discussed.Â
PT E12 Quality Assurance and GMP
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
Quality control and assurance organization, analytical control units, inspection control, documentation, environmental control, good manufacturing practice regulations, and statistical quality control.
PT E13 Applied Industrial Pharmacy
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
Applied industrial pharmacy is a discipline that includes manufacturing, development, marketing, and distribution of drug products including quality assurance of these activities. Also, this course is designed to develop a basic understanding of industrial hygiene terminology. Promote safe work practices in the pharmacy for all employees who prepare and administer pharmaceutical agents. This broad research area relates to different functions in the pharmaceutical industry and having contact areas with engineering and economics.
PT E14 Cosmetic Preparations
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
Definitions, classification, the principles and methods used in the design, preparation, and quality criteria for different categories of cosmetic products. Anti-dandruff preparations, fragrance preparations, nail lacquers, skincare products (emollient and tanning) antiperspirants and deodorants, shampoo, dentifrices preparations, eye, makeup preparations, acne preparations, hair dyes, rouge, lipstick preparations.Â
PB E05 Clinical Nutrition
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
This course aims at studying measures of a healthy lifestyle. This course study will include different areas of nutrition of clinical application including Macronutrients and calculation of calories – Basal metabolic rate (BMR) – Recommended daily allowance (RDA) – Nutritional requirement for pediatrics and geriatrics – Vitamins and minerals (clinical significance) – Gut microbiota, probiotics and human health – Enteral and parenteral nutrition – Dietary care for patients with obesity, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular, renal and hepatic disorders – Dietary care for cancer patients – Dietary care for sports` men – Dietary care for pregnant and lactating women – Nutrigenomics.
PO E07 Biological Standardization
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
Biological standardization of hormones, sera, vaccines, toxins, antitoxins, antibiotics, and vitamins.
PO E08 Veterinary Pharmacology
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
The focus of this course mainly covers the basic concepts of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics in pharmacology. Subsequent lecturers address the autonomic nervous system and its importance in regulating various physiological functions associated with Pharmacology. Moreover, the mechanism of action, clinical uses, and adverse effects of various veterinary drugs are also addressed. Students, therefore, can develop the necessary vocabulary and understand the pharmacology to work effectively within a veterinary hospital. The regulations which govern veterinary drugs, as well as basic pharmacy skills, will be covered.
PM E07 Gene Regulation & Epigenetics
Credit Hours: 2+0 hours
Prerequisite:-
This course basically covers the structure and expression of genetic material in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Regulation of gene expression, transcription factors, post-transcriptional and translational modifications are also addressed. Selected examples where gene expression has been disrupted will also be covered. Subsequent lectures cover an introduction to epigenetic control of gene expression, and its importance in normal development, epigenetic modifications, and organization of the nucleus, as well as genomic imprinting and epigenetic reprogramming in brief.Â
PM E08 Antimicrobial Stewardship
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
This course provides a framework for approaching the perspective of combating antimicrobial resistance. Accordingly, the content of this course equips the students with knowledge and tools to improve the use of antibiotics, relying on their modes of action and their potential side effects, as essential medications in daily clinical and pharmacy-based practice. Through case-based examples, the course highlights how antimicrobial stewardship principles can be applied to common infections and clinical scenarios. The course firstly reviews foundational clinical knowledge necessary to use antimicrobials wisely. Then, it illustrates how clinicians and pharmacists can incorporate this knowledge into the management of patients with common infections through adherence to the core competencies of appropriate antimicrobial prescribing.Â
PM E09 Infection Control
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
This course fundamentally covers various approaches for preventing and controlling infectious diseases and healthcare-associated infections. The content includes epidemiologic triangle (susceptible host, infectious agent, and suitable environment), modes of transmission of different communicable diseases, infection prevention and control practices, the chain of infection, common nosocomial infections, standard and transmission-based precautions, barriers, and use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and strategies for preventing the spread of infectious disease to healthcare workers and patients.
PM E10 Bioinformatics
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
The course introduces the fundamentals of bioinformatics concepts and practice. Topics include types of problems addressed and solved with bioinformatics tools, biological databases, sequence alignment, gene and protein structure prediction, molecular phylogenetics, structural similarity and homology, genomics, and proteomics. The students will gain practical experience with bioinformatics tools and develop basic skills in the collection and presentation of bioinformatics data, the fundamental concepts of programming in a scripting language and interpreting GenBank entry, as well as applications of the online tools to perform global alignment of protein sequences.
Elective courses (University requirements):
URE1 Arabic Literature Course
Familiarizing students with the main factors in the renaissance of modern Arabic literature and schools of modern Arabic poetry, and highlighting the differences between their foundations by considering sources influenced by ancient or modern.
URE2 Egyptian History Course
The course aims to inform the student about the modern history of Egypt and the most important modernity, to enhance his belonging and love for the homeland. The course deals with the history of Egypt under the Ottoman rule and the French campaign. It also includes the history of Egypt during the reign of Muhammad Ali and the building of modern Egypt.
URE3 Industrial and environmental safety
The course introduces industrial safety, the concept of risk management. Accidents types, causes, investigations, real examples. Waste types, minimizing, and disposal methods. Hazardous wastes, management, recording, and incineration technique. Laboratory safety, procedures, signs, and instructions. Fire hazard signs, extinguishing, prevention methods. Fall, danger, applied techniques for safety and prevention, type of extinguishers, and codes.
URE4 Problem-solving skills and decision making
This course provides human development strategies and the knowledge and skills encountered in human performance in different situations, as well as the basis for taking and making decisions in different scenarios.
Bachelor of Pharmacy (PharmD - Clinical Pharmacy)
Courses Offered
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
PC 101 Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry-I
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
Chemical Kinetics, rate of reaction, first Order reaction, rate law, Second-order and third order of reaction, molecularity, Theories of reaction rate, activation energy and catalysis, Photochemistry, absorbed energy, and quantum yield.Â
Introduction to qualitative and quantitative inorganic chemistry, acid-base theory, titration curve, and buffer solutions. Precipitimetry factors affecting the precipitate formation and pharmaceutical application.
PC 102 Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry-I
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
The objective of this course is to provide students with the basic knowledge in pharmaceutical organic chemistry, which will serve as fundamentals for other courses offered during subsequent semesters. This course involves the Electronic structure of the atom, alkanes [nomenclature, synthesis, and reactions (free radical reactions)], and cycloalkanes. Stereochemistry (Optical isomers, racemic modification, the nomenclature of configurations). Alkenes, alkadienes, and alkynes. Alkyl halides (nomenclature, preparation, and chemical reactions (SN1, SN2, E1, E2). Arenes and aromatic compounds (Kekule structure, Huckel rule, Electrophilic aromatic substitution, and orientation).Â
PC 203 Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry-II
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PC 101Â
Complexometric titrations and oxidation-reduction titrations (electrical properties of redox systems, Nernst equation factors affecting oxidation potential, redox titration curves, pharmaceutical application on redox reaction), Electrochemistry (potentiometry, conductometry; and polarography).
PC 204 Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry-II
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PC 102
This course involves different classes of organic compounds: aryl halides, Alcohols, Phenols, ethers & epoxides, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acid & acid derivatives, sulphonic acids, and nitrogenous compounds.
PC 305 Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry-III
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PC 203
This course involves carbohydrates, amino acids & peptides, polynuclear and heterocyclic chemistry. Also, it provides an introduction to the use of different spectroscopic tools, including UV, infrared (IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and mass spectrometry (MS) for the structural elucidation of organic compounds.
PC 406 Instrumental Analysis
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PC 203
Spectroscopic methods of analysis include UV/VIS spectroscopy, principal, instrumentation, factors affecting absorption, and applications in pharmaceutical analysis. Fluorimetric methods, principal instrumentation, factors affecting fluorescence intensity, and applications in pharmaceutical analysis. Atomic spectroscopy; principal and instrumentation.Â
Chromatographic methods for analytical chemistry include TLC, gel chromatography, column chromatography, HPLC, UPLC, TLC, gas chromatography, capillary electrophoresis.Â
PC 707 Medicinal Chemistry-I
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PC 305
This course is tailored to assist the students to gain the drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system (ANS), drugs acting on the cardiovascular system (CVS), CNS. The course handles different classes of antibiotics and antimicrobials (natural and synthetic), besides other synthetic chemotherapeutic agents (including antivirals, antifungals, and antiparasitics). Additionally, various anticancer therapies, steroidal hormones, and related drugs are also covered.Â
PC 708 Quality Control of Pharmaceuticals
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PC 406
I- Quality control & quality assurance of pharmaceuticals: principles, methods, and procedures of different quality control tests used for pharmaceutical products of small and large molecules drugs (biologicals) including herbal drugs have to be taught. The standard pharmacopeial methods and procedures, as well as international guidelines as WHO, EMA, TGA, should be discussed.
II-Good Analytical Practice and Sampling: Introduction, Sampling of pharmaceuticals and related materials, Type of sampling tools, sampling plans.
III-Documentation.
IV- Validation of analytical methods according to ICH Guidelines Q2 R1. Compendial Testing, Validation of analytical methods, Data elements required for assay validation.
V- Drug stability, stability studies, and stability-indicating methods Drug stability, Stability testing, Forced degradation studies, stability-indicating assay methods for drugs according to ICH Q1 R2 Guidelines. Stress conditions for drug degradation according to ICH Q1 R2 Guidelines. Factors affecting drug degradation, Drug expiration, Drug withdrawal from the market. Pharmaceutical regulations according to FDA & EMA (European medicine agency) and ISO and BSI. Drug-excipient interactions and adduct formation; analytical techniques used to detect drug-excipient compatibility, mechanism of drug-excipient interactions, examples.
VI- Official methods of analysis applied to raw materials and end products.
PC 809 Medicinal Chemistry-II
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PC 707
The course is tailored to assist the students to gain drugs affecting neurodegenerative disorders. Moreover, endocrine-related drugs (Diabetes, thyroid, and calcium-regulating agents), antihistamines (H1, H2 blockers, and anti-ulcer PPIs), drugs controlling pain and inflammation (NSAIDs, local anesthetics, and rheumatoid drugs) are also handled.
Department of Biochemistry
PB 201 Cell Biology
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
The course aims at studying the structure and function of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. This course study will include many different areas of cellular biology involving: the synthesis and function of macromolecules such as DNA, RNA, and proteins; control of gene expression; membrane and organelle structure and function; bioenergetics; and cellular communication, transformation; transport, receptors, and cell signaling; the cytoskeleton, the extracellular matrix, and cell movements.
PB 402 Biochemistry-I
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
Structure of proteins – Biologically active peptides – Protein turnover – Amino acids as precursors for biosynthesis of biomolecules (e.g. neurotransmitters –nucleotides, …) – Structurally and physiologically important lipids – Lipoprotein metabolism – Carbohydrates and connective tissue – Enzymes (theories of enzyme action – enzyme kinetics – inhibition and regulation of enzyme activity – clinical correlations) – ATP synthesis from reduced metabolites (electron transport chain – inhibitors – uncouplers) – Hemoglobin and myoglobin (structure – synthesis and metabolism – clinical correlations).
PB 403 Biochemistry-II
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PB 402
Mobilization of body stores of glycogen and fats -Metabolism and tissue utilization of glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids – Regulation of blood glucose level and clinical correlations – Feed/fast cycle – Nitrogen metabolism and nitrogen balance – Inborn errors of metabolism – Second messengers and signal transduction – Biochemistry of cancer – Biochemistry of aging – Food biochemistry (milk – probiotics) – Oxidative stress and body defense mechanisms.
PB 804 Clinical Biochemistry
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PB 403
Organ function and laboratory diagnostic tests (liver-kidney – heart – pancreas – bone) – Plasma proteins and albumin/globulin ratio – Types and lab differentiation of hyperlipidemia – Examples of different diseases (case study – interpretation of analytical data) – Handling, preservation, storage and analysis of biological samples – Abnormalities of urine analysis – Blood analysis and complete blood count – Tumor markers – Endocrinology (classification of hormones – mechanisms of action – dysfunction) – Electrolytes, blood gases and acid-base balance – Recent diagnostic biomarkers.
PB 905 Clinical Nutrition
Credit Hours: 2+0 hours
Prerequisite: PB 403
Measures of healthy life-style – Macronutrients and calculation of calories – Basal metabolic rate (BMR) – Recommended daily allowance (RDA) – Nutritional requirement for pediatrics and geriatrics – Vitamins and minerals (role in metabolism – clinical significance) – Gut microbiota and human health – Enteral and parenteral nutrition – Dietary care for patients with obesity, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular, renal and hepatic disorders – Dietary care for cancer patients – Dietary care for sports` men – Dietary care for pregnant and lactating women – Nutrigenomics.
NP 101 Information Technology
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
This course tends to provide students with a brief introduction to the world of computers and the concept of information technology including number systems and data representation, computer system components: hardware & software, storage, and input/output systems, Operating systems, and Utility Systems, software applications. Also, it gives an overview of computer networks and the internet: data communication, transmission modes, transmission media, computer networks, internet protocol, and internet services. It practices some computer applications in the laboratory such as Internet Access, word processing, and PowerPoint. It gives students practical experience in developing projects related to the specialty.Â
NP 102 Human Rights and Fighting Corruption
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
This course covers the following topics: human rights in criminal law, the human right to change his nationality or give up one of his nationalities, international instruments related to the protection of human rights, the relationship of globalization and development with economic, social, and cultural rights, economic, social and cultural rights of man, human rights in Islamic law, women’s rights in Labor and social insurance laws, human rights in litigation, civil and political rights of the human being.
NP 403 Scientific Writing and Communication skills
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
This course is designed to introduce students to the principles of good scientific writing, to be familiar with the basic structure of scientific reports and research articles. It covers methods of paraphrasing, common mistakes in scientific writing, different writing styles, how to write a scientific report, proposal, and manuscript, appropriate use of tables and figures in data presentation, and evaluation of literature and information sources. Also, it will help students develop necessary written and oral communication and presentation skills to improve inter-and intra-professional collaboration and communication with patients and other health care providers. The course will also deal with the underlying attitudes, which form interpersonal skills. It focuses on the concept and meaning of communication; verbal and non-verbal communication (body and vocal language); active listening skills; communication styles and presentation skills. Communication skills in diverse pharmacy practice setting will be discussed.
Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology
PT 101 Pharmacy Orientation
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
This is a course to acquaint the beginning pharmacy student with the multiple aspects of the profession of pharmacy, including the mission of pharmacy, role of pharmacist in society and pharmacy careers, classification of medications, interpretation of prescriptions and medication orders, general dispensing procedure and factors affecting drug dosage, sources of drugs, different dosage forms and various routes of administration. In addition to the history of pharmacy practice in various civilizations.
PT 202 Physical Pharmacy
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
This course provides students with knowledge of physical and chemical principles essential for the design and formulation of pharmaceutical products. Students are introduced to the fundamental concepts of states of matter, Phase equilibrium, colligative properties, isotonicity solubility, dissolution, partition coefficient, surface and interfacial phenomena, surface active agents, adsorption and its application in pharmacy and rheological behavior of dosage forms.
PT 303 Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms I
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PT 202
This course is a study of the system of weights, measures, mathematical expertise and pharmaceutical calculations requisite to the compounding, dispensing, and utilization of drugs in pharmacy practice. It is also concerned with all manufacturing formulations aspects, packaging, storage and stability of liquid dosage forms including solutions (aqueous and non-aqueous), suspensions, emulsions and colloids with emphasis on the technology and pharmaceutical rationale fundamental to their design and development. The incompatibilities occurring during dispensing are also considered.
PT 404 Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms II
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PT 202
This course covers the structure and function of the skin, target area of treatment after topical application to skin, basic principles of diffusion through membranes and factors affecting percutaneous absorption, enhancement of skin penetration, transdermal drug delivery systems (TDDS). It also describes the principles and techniques involved in the formulation and manufacturing of traditional dermatological semisolid dosage forms (creams, ointments, gels and pastes) and cosmetic products.
PT 505 Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms III
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PT 202
The course introduces the students to the kinetics of drug decomposition including rate and order of the reaction, determination of the half-life, expiry date and shelf-life by different methods, stability testing, and in-vitro possible drug/excipients interactions. It also describes the principles and techniques involved in the formulation, and manufacturing of solid dosage forms including powders, granules, tablets, capsules and suppositories.
PT 606 Pharmaceutical Technology
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PT 303
The course provides students with an introduction to industrial pharmacy. It deals with the principles of various unit operations such as heat transfer, evaporation, drying, distillation, filtration, centrifugation, crystallization, extraction, size reduction, size separation, size analysis and size enlargement. It focuses on the application of these unit operations in the pharmaceutical industry with emphasis on the equipment and machines used during the production of different dosage forms.
PT 707 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
Credit Hours:Â 2+0 hours
Prerequisite:Â PT 505
A continued study of pharmaceutical dosage forms with emphasis on novel and targeted drug delivery systems. Discussions focusing on transforming proteins, genes, and other biotechnology driven compounds into therapeutic products including the role of molecular modeling and new drug therapies in fabricating rational drug delivery systems are included.
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The course covers targeted nanocarrier-based delivery Systems and other advanced therapy medicinal products such as gene therapy medicinal products (GTMPs), somatic cell therapy medicinal products (sCTMPs), and tissue-engineered products (TEPs). In addition to formulation aspects of biotechnology derived pharmaceuticals, it also covers the application of polymers and excipients to solve problems/issues concerning the optimization of absorption, selective transport, and targeting.
PT 708 Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â PT 505
The course is concerned with the exploration and examination of the physicochemical properties of drugs in the physiological environment and their impact on product performance. It explores the principles of biopharmaceutics and strategies for enhancing drug delivery and bioavailability. Also, it introduces the students to basic pharmacokinetic parameters and mathematical aspects. General principles of pharmacokinetic models are presented as they pertain to the process of absorption, distribution and elimination of drugs in humans and the significance of these processes in drug therapy. Topics also emphasize linear and nonlinear metabolic clearance kinetics, drug-drug interaction mechanisms and kinetics, in vitro-in vivo predictions, pharmacogenetics and other sources of inter-individual variability.
MS 101 Mathematics
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite:Â PT 505
This course provides an essential guide to the mathematical concepts, techniques, and calculations, a student in the pharmaceutical sciences is likely to encounter. It includes definition of Number, Variable, Function, composition of functions, different types of functions. Definition of Limits of one variable functions, continuity, differentiability and applications of these concepts. Definition of the definite and indefinite integrals. The fundamental theorem of calculus and applications of definite integral. Determined the area arc length, volumes and surfaces of revolutions Differentiation and integrations of exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric and transcendental functions. Techniques of integrations, trigonometric and transcendental functions. Techniques of integrations. Matrix Algebra and system of linear equations.
NP 404 Pharmaceutical Legislations and Practice ethics
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
A detailed presentation of law that governs and affects the practice of pharmacy, legal principles for non-controlled and controlled prescriptions, OTC drug requirements, opening new pharmacies, opening medical stores, opening factories, opening scientific offices, medicine registration, pharmacies and medicine stores management. Pharmacist duties and responsibilities, pharmacist-patient relationship, patient’s rights and ethical principles and moral rules.
NP 905 Marketing & Pharmacoeconomics
Credit Hours:Â 2+0 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
Pharmacoeconomics
The basic concepts of health economics, learning basic terms of health economics and understanding key principles. Topics cover the economic mechanisms of health care markets as market failures, and government intervention. The course covers the key components of health care financing, and some methods of how to contain health care expenditure. Alongside the major definitions in health technology assessment, students should have an overview about different types of economic evaluation, budget impact analysis and their uses. Moreover, students should get familiar with different methods of pricing among which value-based pricing.
Marketing
 The objective of this course is to introduce students to the concepts, analyses, and activities that comprise marketing management, and to provide practice in assessing and solving marketing problems. The course is also a foundation for advanced electives in Marketing as well as other business/social disciplines. Topics include marketing strategy, customer behavior, segmentation, market research, product management, pricing, promotion, sales force management and competitive analysis.
NP 906 Entrepreneurship
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
This course outlines the process of designing, launching and running a new business, which is often initially a small business. The people who create these businesses are called entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship has been described as the “capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a business venture along with any of its risks in order to make a profit. While definitions of entrepreneurship typically focus on the launching and running of businesses, due to the high risks involved in launching a start-up, a significant proportion of start-up businesses have to close due to “lack of funding, bad business decisions, an economic crisis, lack of market demand, or a combination of all of these.Â
Department of Pharmacognosy
PG 101 Medicinal Plants
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
The course aims to provide students with the knowledge necessary to identify and prepare a crude drug from the farm to the firm. Students should acquire knowledge concerning dusting powders, plant cytology, physiology, and medicinal leafy plants. In this course, the student will study the importance of natural products, preparation of natural products-derived drugs including collection, storage, preservation, and adulteration. The course will introduce the students to the different classes of secondary metabolites. Besides, the course will discuss and address the variability in the occurrence of pharmacologically active substances in certain official medicinal leafy plants according to their WHO monographs.Â
PG 202 Pharmacognosy-I
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PG 101
Based on the Egyptian flora and other flora of wild and cultivated medicinal plants that are used in the pharmaceuticals, cosmetic, and food industries in the global & Egyptian market. The course introduces students to some botanical drugs of flowers, seeds, and fruits. During the lectures and practical sessions, students learn to identify examples of these drugs in their entire and powdered forms. The student will learn about the major constituents, folk uses, clinically proven uses, benefits, precautions of those medicinal plants. possible herbal-drug interactions of selected examples of these drugs.
PG 303 Pharmacognosy-II
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PG 101
Based on the Egyptian flora and other florae of wild and cultivated medicinal plants that are used in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries in the global & Egyptian market. The course introduces students to some botanical drugs of bark and woods origin subterranean, herbs, unorganized drugs of marine and animal origin. During the lectures and practical sessions, students learn to identify examples of these drugs in their entire and powdered forms. The student will learn about the major constituents, folk uses, clinically proven uses, benefits, precautions of those medicinal plants. possible herbal-drug interactions of selected examples of these drugs.
PG 504 Phytochemistry-I
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â PG 303
Based on complementary medicine and Egyptian medicinal plants that can be used as natural extracts, bioactive raw materials, and phytochemical standards to serve the pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food industries in Egypt. The course aims to gain the students the knowledge and experience those enable them to understand, describe and deal with the chemistry and Pharmaceutical uses of volatile oils, resins and resin combinations, carbohydrates, glycosides, and bitters of plant or animals as well as techniques for their, isolation, identification and determination from their respective sources. Clinical applications will be correlated with various clinical analyses.
PG 605 Phytochemistry-II
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PG 504
The course aims to enable students to demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts of chemistry and bioactivities of alkaloids, tannins, and antioxidants as well as chromatographic techniques for their isolation and identification. The course emphasizes drugs with valuable use in the Egyptian and worldwide markets, such as anti-cancer agents, drugs affecting CNS, drugs ameliorating liver diseases, and anti-inflammatory agents. Finally, the course focuses on the structure-activity relationships (SAR) of these natural products derived compounds and their pharmacophoric features. Clinical applications will be correlated with various clinical analyses.
PG 906 Phytotherapy
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PG 605
The course aims to enable students to attain the systematic approach for herbal prescribing through a comparative study of both traditional and scientifically-based uses of herbal drugs in the treatment of various clinical disorders. The course provides clinical pharmacy students with a review of the available information on how botanicals may normalize an altered function. Approval by the World Health Organization (WHO), German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (Commission E) is the base for the selection of the studied herbs. The herbal drugs are treated in a combined way relative to pharmacognosy, pharmacology, and toxicology. Special concern is given to the possible mode of action of the herbal drugs based on experimental and clinical pharmacological studies.Â
Also, the student should understand the basis of complementary and alternative medicine with an emphasis on herbal remedies, nutritional supplements, homeopathic, aromatherapy and their effect on maintaining optimum health and prevention of chronic diseases.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
PM 401 General Microbiology and Immunology
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
The course provides students with a combination of laboratory and theoretical experience exploring the general aspects of microbiology. It includes knowledge of microorganisms, their morphology, diversity, cell structure and function, cultural characteristics, growth, metabolism, the role of microorganisms in infectious diseases, and microbial pathogenesis. It also clarifies different mechanisms of transport across bacterial cell membranes, metabolic pathways, and the physiology of bacteria. The course also covers the principles of genetic characters including DNA and RNA structures, replication, different forms of mutation, and mutagenic agents. It also explores the basic concepts of microbial growth, cultivation, and reproduction.
Moreover, it introduces the modern concepts of medical immunology, with an emphasis on host-parasite relationship, Non-specific and specific immunity, Mechanism of protective immunity. Molecular and cellular immunology, including antigen and antibody structure, function and reaction between them, effector mechanisms, complement, and cell-mediated immunity. Active and passive immunization. Hypersensitivity and in vitro antigen-antibody reactions, Immuno-deficiency disorders, Autoimmunity and auto-immune disease, organ transplantation.Â
PM 502 Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â PM 401
This course is designed to provide the student with basic, practical, and professional knowledge of antimicrobial agents, either antibiotics or non-antibiotics. Different sterilization methods and their application scope will be studied in this course.
PM 503 Parasitology & Virology
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â PM 401
This course will focus on parasitic infections of humans with knowledge concerning biological, epidemiological, and ecological aspects of parasites causing diseases to humans. It concerns different parasitological related diseases in Egypt causing serious health problems.
This part of the course will discuss medical helminthology, protozoology, and entomology concerning their morphological features, life cycle, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, different diagnostic techniques, the most recent lines of treatment, and prevention with control strategy for each parasitic infection. Moreover, it also covers laboratory diagnosis of human parasitic infections.
The other part of the course provides students with the essential knowledge to recognize the epidemiology, mechanisms of pathogenesis, clinical picture, methods of laboratory diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control measures of RNA and DNA viral infections in humans.
PM 704 Medical Microbiology
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â PM 502
To educate students about the basic features of general bacteriology, virology, and mycology and to familiarize them with the common infections and diseases of medical importance, their microbial causes, as well as laboratory diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control of such diseases. Â
PM 805 Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Credit Hours:Â 2+0 hours
Prerequisite:Â PM 704
The course introduces students to global public health and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also includes the fundamentals of epidemiology, communicable and non-communicable diseases, and their control with special emphasis on antibiotic resistance and antibiotic stewardship as well as emerging pathogens. The course also covers nutritional health, occupational medicine, and women’s, children’s and adolescent’s health, and the relationship between the environment and public health. It is anticipated that students will achieve an understanding of the optimal environmental conditions for improved public health such as air, food, and water purity and sanitary water disposal. The ability to understand and evaluate the biological and chemical basis for health threats emanating from the environment is also gained.
PM 906 Biotechnology
Credit Hours:Â 2+0 hours
Prerequisite:Â PM 502
The biotechnology subject is crucial for pharmacy students. It mainly aims to provide a sufficient foundation for the student on how to learn the concept of biotechnology, its main components, optimization of fermentation, bioconversion biodegradation, and bioremediation – gene therapy and genetic engineering. It simply puts the student on the track of the hot topic and the coming near future of the pharmaceutical industries.
*Medical courses under the supervision of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology
MD 406 Pathology
Credit Hours:Â 2+0 hours
Prerequisite:Â MD 203
The study of biochemical, structural, and functional changes in cells, tissues, and organs, which are caused by diseases.
Department of Pharmacology
PO 301 Basic Pharmacology
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
This course provides the principles underlying the actions of drugs; including pharmacokinetics, drug-receptor interactions, and drug metabolism. It explores the fundamental mechanism of drug action emphasizing the modulation of interactions between endogenous ligands and targets. Key target types include receptors, enzymes, transporter proteins, ion channels, and nucleic acids. Key concepts include enzyme action, regulation, inhibition, and signal transduction. Also, the course provides the basic principles of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
PO 402 Pharmacology I
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â PO 301
This course integrates principles of pharmacology with conceptual knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology to disease processes regarding the autonomic, neuromuscular, autacoids, and cardiovascular systems.
PO 503 Pharmacology II
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â PO 402
This course integrates principles of pharmacology with conceptual knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology disease processes regarding drugs acting on the central nervous system, gastrointestinal and pulmonary systems. The anti-inflammatory, analgesics as well as gout treatments are also within the scope of the course.Â
PO 604 Pharmacology III
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â PO 503
This course integrates principles of pharmacology with conceptual knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology disease processes regarding drugs acting on the endocrine system. Chemotherapeutic drugs including antimicrobials, anticancer, and immunosuppressants are within the scope of the course. Stem cell therapy is also included.
PO 705 Drug information
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â PO 604
This course includes an advanced application of the science of drug information in terms of its practice within the drug information centers and various clinical sites. The course will focus on Drug information and poison information centers, different drug information resources, use of the internet for drug and research information, evaluating the information on the web. The classification of study design and clinical trials, data presentation, and basic statistical concepts are detailed. Basics of pharmacoeconomic literature are described.Â
PO 906 Basic & clinical Toxicology
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â PO 604
To ensure that the students have the necessary knowledge & skills, as well as a comprehensive understanding of the basics of toxicology enabling them to have detailed knowledge and to develop professional competence in the recognition, solving, and discussion of different toxicological cases. It includes basics and concepts of toxicology including the mechanism of toxicity, target organ, and treatment of toxicity. Toxic groups including heavy metals, toxic gases, animal, plant, and marine poisons, pesticides, and radiation hazards are covered. Environmental, occupational, reproductive, and genetic toxicology, as well as drug abuse, are included. Postmortem sampling for detection of poisons, methods of detection, interpretation of results, and writing of a report are also covered.
*Medical courses under the supervision of the Department of Drugs and Toxicology
MD 101 Medical Terminology
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
To ensure that the students have the necessary competency enabling them to recognize, analyze, synthesize, and apply medical terms as well as universally approved abbreviations related to the health profession, medical and paramedical. This course deals with basic components of medical terms (roots, prefixes, suffixes, and linking or combining vowels) and how does medical terminology work by combining these basic components. The course also includes commonly used prefixes, and roots of the body system, as well as the commonly used medical abbreviations.Â
MD 202 Anatomy
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite: NoneÂ
The course aims to provide the students with competency concerning the appropriate functions of cells, tissues, organs, and body systems.Â
The course also enables the student to integrate physiological data and mechanisms with ongoing taught sciences: anatomy.
MD 203 Psychology
Credit Hours:Â 1+0 hours
Prerequisite: NoneÂ
The course introduces different principles, theories, and vocabulary of psychology as a science. The course also aims to provide students with basic concepts of social psychology, medical sociology, and interpersonal communication which relate to the pharmacy practice system that involves patients, pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals.
MD 204 Physiology and Pathophysiology
Credit Hours:Â 2+0 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
To ensure that the students have the necessary knowledge & skills enabling them to develop professional competency in the recognition & discussion of different physiological and Pathophysiology aspects of the major body organs and system pertinent to this course and in the application of such competencies in the specialist areas. This course covers the physiological function of different organs including the physiology of body fluids, blood, nerve and muscle, central nervous system, special senses, autonomic nervous system, defense mechanisms. Physiology of cardiovascular, respiratory, excretory, endocrine, and digestive systems; organic and energy metabolism; exercise and environmental stress are also included.
The basic concepts of pathophysiology at the cellular level related to injury, the self-defense mechanism, mutation, and cellular proliferation, and the pathological factors that influence the disease process. Clinical manifestations associated with the diseased organ(s).Â
MD 305 Histology
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
Histology includes cytology, epithelium, C.T., blood, muscle, vascular, lymphatic, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems. The anatomy part includes an introduction to human anatomy, tissues of the body, skeletal system, articular system, muscular system, digestive system, cardiovascular, respiratory system, lymphatic system, urinary system, genital system, nervous and endocrine systems.
MD 607 First Aid and Basic Life Support (BLS)
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â None
After completing the course, the student should be able to know how to deal with medical emergencies based on different courses. It includes introduction & accidents, first aid ABCs, medical emergencies, the effect of temperature, transportation of an injured casualty & first aid kit, respiratory emergencies, fractures and dislocations, bleeding and surgical emergencies, burns and scalds, animal bites or stings and poisoning.Â
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice
PP 501 Community Pharmacy Practice
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 402
This course includes the study of the clinical situations that can be handled by the pharmacist in the community pharmacy (referral or using OTC medications) including upper respiratory tract, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal symptoms, skin, eyes, and ears, and childhood symptoms.
PP 602 Hospital Pharmacy
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 402
Organization and structure of a hospital pharmacy, hospital pharmacy facilities and services (inpatient and outpatient services), transfer of care, patient’s medication record, and rational medication use, hospital formulary, pharmacy and therapeutic committee, I.V. admixtures and incompatibilities, parenteral nutrition, handling of cytotoxic drugs, therapeutic drug monitoring, patient counseling and safety, and risk management.
PP 603 Clinical Pharmacy Practice
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 503
This course includes the definition and concepts of clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care, case history and case presentation, medication history taking, clinical problem solving, and therapeutic planning, clinical rounding, and assessment of patient compliance. Principles of special care populations (geriatric, pediatric, pregnancy, and lactation). Drug-related problems and drug interactions. Interpretation of clinical laboratory data and physical examination.
PP 804 Management of endocrine amd renal diseases
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 604
This course includes the Pathophysiology, causes, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and application of pharmaceutical care plans in different endocrinologic disorders (Diabetes, thyroid disorder, Cushing syndrome,) and different renal disorders and related fluid and electrolyte disturbances (acute and chronic renal failure, uremic syndrome, kidney stones,). The course develops the students’ ability to design, monitor, refine safe and cost-effective treatment plans and provide appropriate information to patients, caregivers, and health professionals.
PP 805 Management of oncological diseases and radio pharmacy
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 604
Cancer etiology, risk factors, cancer staging and grading, diagnosis, prognosis, optimizing chemotherapeutic regimens, different types of tumors (solid and hematologic) and their management, toxicities of chemotherapy, supportive treatment, pharmaceutical care, and patient’s support measures. This course also includes studying radioactive isotopes which process medical applications and precautions of their usage.
PP 806 Clinical Pharmacokinetics
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PT 708Â
Introduction to clinical pharmacokinetics and its applications, pharmacokinetics, non-compartmental pharmacokinetics, and moment analysis. Drug distribution and drug clearance mechanisms, IV infusion kinetics and kinetics following extra-vascular dosing, metabolite kinetics, multiple-dose kinetics, non-linear pharmacokinetics, dosage regimen design, dosage individualization of drugs of narrow therapeutic index especially in patients with compromised renal and hepatic function.
PP 907 Management of neuropsychiatric diseases
Credit Hours:Â 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 604
This course aims to provide the student with knowledge in, pathophysiology, clinical interpretation, pharmacotherapy, and management of neuropsychiatric diseases (e.g., mental health disorders, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, seizure disorders, parkinsonism, migraines, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease). Sedative and hypnotics, general anesthetics, opioid analgesics, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
PP 008 Management of critical care patients
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 604
This course aims to provide the student with the knowledge in, pathophysiology, clinical interpretation, pharmacotherapy, and management of critical care illness (e.g., medical and surgical crises, trauma patients, supportive care, ICU infections, burns, neuro-critical care, cardiovascular critical care, sepsis, septic shock, pain and analgesia, bleeding disorders and anticoagulation, nutritional support and therapy, hemodynamic monitoring, fluid and electrolyte disorders).
PP 009 Management of Dermatological, Reproductive and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:Â PO 503
Skin structure and function, primary and secondary lesions. Most popular skin diseases: infective and non-infective types and their differentiation. Sexually transmitted diseases, male infertility, and women’s health. Musculoskeletal disorders are also included.Â
PP 010 Management of Pediatric Diseases
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 604
Nutritional requirements in neonates and infants, nutritional disorders, neonatology, infectious diseases in pediatrics, congenital heart diseases, endocrine, neurological, hematologic, renal, and respiratory disorders, pediatric emergencies.
PP 011 Management of Cardiovascular Diseases
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 604
Main diseases affecting the cardiovascular system, symptoms, prognosis, pharmacological and non-pharmacological management, patient counseling and monitoring of dyslipidaemias, hypertension, coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, dysrhythmias, thromboembolic disorders, and stroke.
PP 012 Management of Gastrointestinal diseases
Credit Hours: 2+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 604
Hepatic disorders including viral hepatitis, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, peptic ulcer, gastroesophageal reflux disease, inflammatory bowel diseases, and irritable bowel syndrome as well as gastrointestinal symptoms including nausea, vomiting, constipation, and diarrhea.
PP 013 Management of Respiratory diseases
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 604
Epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestation, investigations, treatment, monitoring, and patient counseling of bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis, upper and lower respiratory tract infections and drug-induced respiratory problems.
PP 014 Clinical Research and Pharmacovigilance
Credit Hours:Â 1+1 hours
Prerequisite: PO 705
This course introduces the student to the basic principles of clinical research, design of research studies, types of research studies, clinical trials, statistical presentation of research data, and ethical guidelines in drug research. This course also provides the students with an understanding of pharmacovigilance importance, concept, processes, systems, global safety standards and regulations, and reporting systems.Â
The academic content of the elective courses (college requirements):
PC E10 Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis-Spectroscopy
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
This course introduces the principles of quantum mechanics as they apply to atomic and molecular spectroscopy. The following techniques are covered: infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, UV-VIS spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, atomic spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma, and mass spectrometry. The course will review some applications to biomolecules and the use of nanomaterials for molecular absorption or emission analysis.
PG E07 Production & Manufacture of Natural Products
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
The course discusses the different factors that affect the production of medicinal plants and their constituents as methods of cultivation, the effect of ecology, soil and plant hormones on their growth, methods of collection, drying, and storage. The course also covers the modern methods for the production of active constituents from natural sources by tissue culture technique. Meanwhile, the course points to the marine plants and their medicinal potency together with methods of preparation of plant extracts and galenical.
PG E08 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
Our study will be conducted in the context of a scientific review of recent evidence-based on effectiveness and mechanism of action for various therapeutic modalities. Our course will deal with an introduction to complementary and alternative medicine, systems of health care, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda, Homeopathy, naturopathy, hydrotherapy and aromatherapy, nutraceuticals, and a survey on OTC-drugs.
PG E09 Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis-Chromatography and separation techniques
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
This course introduces an advanced understanding of the theory, practices, and instrumentation associated with chromatographic separation techniques. Techniques like Thin layer chromatography, High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Chromatography (GC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE), Ion Chromatography (IC), and reverse-phase bioseparations. The interfacing of hyphenated techniques involving Mass Spectrometry (MS), circular dichroism (CD). Tandem techniques with a focus on applications to pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals will be discussed.
PT E09 Quality Assurance and GMP
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
Quality control and assurance organization, analytical control units, inspection control, documentation, environmental control, good manufacturing practice regulations, and statistical quality control.
PT E10 Applied Industrial Pharmacy
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
Applied industrial pharmacy is a discipline that includes manufacturing, development, marketing, and distribution of drug products including quality assurance of these activities. Also, this course is designed to develop a basic understanding of industrial hygiene terminology. Promote safe work practices in the pharmacy for all employees who prepare and administer pharmaceutical agents. This broad research area relates to different functions in the pharmaceutical industry and having contact areas with engineering and economics.
PT E11 Cosmetic Preparations
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
Definitions, classification, the principles and methods used in the design, preparation, and quality criteria for different categories of cosmetic products. Anti-dandruff preparations, fragrance preparations, nail lacquers, skincare products (emollient and tanning) antiperspirants and deodorants, shampoo, dentifrices preparations, eye, makeup preparations, acne preparations, hair dyes, rouge, lipstick preparations.Â
PO E07 Biological standardization
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
Biological standardization of hormones, sera, vaccines, toxins, antitoxins, antibiotics, and vitamins.
PO E08 Veterinary pharmacology
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
The focus of this course mainly covers the basic concepts of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics in pharmacology. Subsequent lecturers address the autonomic nervous system and its importance in regulating various physiological functions associated with Pharmacology. Besides, the mechanism of action, clinical uses, and adverse effects of various veterinary drugs are also addressed. Students, therefore, can develop the necessary vocabulary and understand the pharmacology to work effectively within a veterinary hospital. The regulations which govern veterinary drugs, as well as basic pharmacy skills, will be covered.
PM E07 Gene regulation & Epigenetics
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
This course covers the structure and expression of genetic material in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Regulation of gene expression, transcription factors, post-transcriptional and translational modifications are also addressed. Selected examples where gene expression has been disrupted will also be covered. Subsequent lectures cover an introduction to epigenetic control of gene expression, and its importance in normal development, epigenetic modifications, and organization of the nucleus, as well as genomic imprinting and epigenetic reprogramming in brief.Â
PM E08 Antimicrobial Stewardship
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
This course provides a framework for approaching the perspective of combating antimicrobial resistance. Accordingly, the content of this course equips the students with knowledge and tools to improve the use of antibiotics, relying on their modes of action and their potential side effects, as essential medications in daily clinical and pharmacy-based practice. Through case-based examples, the course highlights how antimicrobial stewardship principles can be applied to common infections and clinical scenarios. The course firstly reviews foundational clinical knowledge necessary to use antimicrobials wisely. Then, it illustrates how clinicians and pharmacists can incorporate this knowledge into the management of patients with common infections through adherence to the core competencies of appropriate antimicrobial prescribing.Â
PM E09 Infection Control
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
This course fundamentally covers various approaches for preventing and controlling infectious diseases and healthcare-associated infections. The content includes epidemiologic triangle (susceptible host, infectious agent, and suitable environment), modes of transmission of different communicable diseases, infection prevention and control practices, the chain of infection, common nosocomial infections, standard and transmission-based precautions, barriers, and use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and strategies for preventing the spread of infectious disease to healthcare workers and patients.
PM E10 Bioinformatics
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
The course introduces the fundamentals of bioinformatics concepts and practice. Topics include types of problems addressed and solved with bioinformatics tools, biological databases, sequence alignment, gene and protein structure prediction, molecular phylogenetics, structural similarity and homology, genomics, and proteomics. The students will gain practical experience with bioinformatics tools and develop basic skills in the collection and presentation of bioinformatics data, the fundamental concepts of programming in a scripting language and interpreting GenBank entry, as well as applications of the online tools to perform global alignment of protein sequences.
PM E11 Healthcare-associated Infections & Hospital Hygiene
Credit Hours: 1+1 hours
Prerequisite:-
This elective course is offered to (Pharm-D-Clinical pharmacy) students as a comprehensive overview of healthcare-associated infections both locally and globally. Topics include definitions and the global burden of nosocomial infections, in terms of costs, morbidity, and mortality. The discussion will cover the classification of hospital pathogens, infections acquired from medical devices and instruments, types of hospital items to include critical, semi-critical, and non-critical concerning disinfectant classification (low, intermediate, and high level) with examples of each case and relevant sterilization/disinfectant level. Types and detection of antimicrobial resistance both phenotypically and on the molecular level will also be discussed. The course describes air and water-borne pathogens and their tracing methods. The course concludes with a review of control and prevention strategies.
The academic content of the elective courses (college requirements):
URE1 Arab Literature Course
Familiarizing students with the main factors in the renaissance of modern Arabic literature and schools of modern Arabic poetry and highlighting the differences between their foundations by considering sources influenced by the ancient or modern. Egyptian History Course (URE2): The course aims to acquaint the student with the modern history of Egypt and the most important modernity to enhance his belonging and love for the homeland. The course deals with the history of Egypt under the Ottoman rule and the French campaign. It also includes the history of Egypt during the reign of Muhammad Ali and the building of modern Egypt.
URE3 Industrial and environmental safety
The course introduces industrial safety, the concept of risk management. Accidents types, causes, investigations, real examples. Waste types, minimizing, and disposal methods. Hazardous wastes, management, recording, and incineration technique. Laboratory safety, procedures, signs, and instructions. Fire hazard signs, extinguishing, prevention methods. Fall, danger, applied techniques for safety and prevention, type of extinguishers, and codes.
URE4 Problem-solving skills and decision making
Human development strategies are introduced. This course provides basic knowledge and skills encountered in human performance in different situations. Bases for taking and making a decision in different scenarios.
International Programs
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School Requirements
Thanawya Amma
Thanawya Arabya
UAE Applicants
American Diploma
IGCSE
Curricular Concentration: Science
Percentage: A minimum of 90%
Applicant score should add up to a minimum of 90% after conversion for all certificates.