Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSc Pharm)

Dalhousie University

Pharmacists take medication histories identify goals for drug therapy provide education to patients regarding medications make recommendations to other health-care providers about drug therapy and much more. Youll gain the knowledge and skills to provide drug therapy toward improving patient health. The programs curriculum offers problem-based learning (PBL) and other types of courses which may include tutorials lectures labs and practical experience in various settings. The pharmacy program delivers course content primarily through problem-based learning (PBL) modules. In the first year of the program youll take courses in biomedical sciences covering all essential subjects including anatomy biochemistry microbiology pharmacology and physiology. These courses are fully integrated in years two through four covering not only the scientific side of pharmacy but also the social. Youll look at such topics as therapeutics pharmaceutical care inter-professional relations law and ethics social and administrative pharmacy issues and the role of pharmacy in the health-care system.After completing the prerequisite courses you are eligible to apply for our undergraduate program. During the four-year program you will complete courses that will help you understand everything from how drugs get into and work in the body to how to pick the best drug for a patient based on the scientific evidence. Youll also learn how to explain these concepts to patients and other health care providers

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