CHAPTER 3
PHARMACY
EDUCATION IN THE
WORLD AND
PHILIPPINES
MODULE LEARNING
OUTCOMES
Ø Illustrate the difference of Pharmacy
practice before and now.
Ø Discuss the new curriculum and the
categories of the subject
Ø Demonstrate the importance of
Research in Pharmacy Education
Ø Differentiate the different post-
graduate training and specialty
Ø Discuss the needs for Continuing
Professional Education
TOPICS
• Lesson 1 Evolution and milestones in
World and Philippine Pharmacy
education
• Lesson 2 Enhances Pharmacy
Curriculum and Practicum site
• Lesson 3 Pharmacy Research
Education
• Lesson 4 Post-graduate training and
Specialty
• Lesson 5 Continuing Professional
Development
CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER
SERIES OF 2017
SUBJECT: POLICIES, STANDARDS
AND GUIDELINES FOR THE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
PHARMACY PROGRAM
POLICIES AND GUIDELINES FOR RATIONALIZING
PHARMACY EDUCATION IN THE COUNTRY
¢ Republic Act (RA) No. 7722, otherwise known as the
“Higher Education Act of 1994,”
¢ Philippine Pharmacy Act or Republic Act No. 10918,
the latest Pharmacy Law
¢ Training Regulations (TR) for NC III Pharmacy
Services, Republic Act (RA No. 7796), otherwise
known as the TESDA Act, which pertains to the
“Establishment and Administration of the National
Trade Skills Standards”,
¢ Republic Act No. 10647, otherwise known as the
“Ladderized Education Act of 2014, ” in pursuance of
an outcome-based quality assurance system as
advocated under CMO No. 46 s. 2012, and by virtue of
Commission en Banc Resolution No. 340-2017 dated
May 2, 2017
ARTICLE II
AUTHORITY TO OPERATE
Section 2 Government Recognition
All private higher education institutions (PHEIs)
intending to offer BS Pharmacy must first secure
proper authority from the Commission in
accordance with these PSGs. All HEIs with an
existing BS Pharmacy program are required to shift to
an outcomes-based approach as mandated by this PSG.
Autonomous and deregulated institutions, state
universities and colleges (SUCs), and local colleges and
universities (LUCs) should likewise strictly adhere to
the provisions in this PSG as stipulated in CMO No.40
s. 2008 “Manual of Regulations for Private Higher
Education.”
Program Goals
The program aims to produce graduates who
can portray the following roles:
• Professional pharmacist
• Pharmaceutical care provider
• Researcher
• Manager and entrepreneur
• Educator
SPECIFIC PROFESSIONS/CAREERS/
OCCUPATIONS FOR GRADUATES
¢ Graduates of the BS Pharmacy program may pursue
a career in any of the following areas of pharmacy
practice:
• pharmaceutical manufacturing/production,
• production planning and inventory control,
• quality assurance,
• research and development,
• regulatory affairs,
• academe,
• hospital pharmacy,
• clinical pharmacy,
• community pharmacy,
SPECIFIC PROFESSIONS/CAREERS/
OCCUPATIONS FOR GRADUATES
• cosmetics industry,
• veterinary industry,
• clinical research,
• government service (Department of Health, Food and
Drug Administration, PhilHealth, Professional
Regulation Commission, Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency, Dangerous Drugs Board, and
others),
• health publications,
• sales or marketing
• institutional pharmacy (non-pharmaceutical
establishments with pharmacy clinics, such as those
in the Supreme Court, San Miguel Corp, GSIS, etc)
Program Outcomes
Common to all programs in all types of schools:
a) The ability to engage in lifelong learning and
understanding of the need to keep abreast of the
developments in the specific field of practice. (PQF
level 6 descriptor)
b) The ability to effectively communicate orally and in
writing using both English and Filipino
c) The ability to work effectively and independently in
multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams. (PQF
level 6 descriptor)
d) A recognition of professional, social, and ethical
responsibility
e) An appreciation of “Filipino historical and cultural
heritage” (based on RA No. 7722)
Common to all health-related professions
Graduates of the BS Pharmacy program shall have the
following attributes common to all health-related
professions:
a) Demonstrate competence in handling health problems of
individuals, families, communities
b) Demonstrate higher order thinking skills, problem solving,
decision-making, logical and critical thinking skills
c) Subscribe to professional, legal, and ethical practice
d) Work collaboratively with inter- and multi-professional
teams
e) Communicate proficiently
f) Engage in self-directed lifelong learning, and
g) Promote the use of health system approach in the delivery of
service
Specific to the BS Pharmacy Program
CURRICULUM
Curriculum Description
Program BSPHARMACY
Years 4 years
Total Units 185 credit units
Total Hours 1417
Hours of internship 1,200 hours
Licensure Exam Pharmacy Licensure
Exam
CURRICULUM DESIGN WAS BASED ON…
¢ International Pharmaceutical Federation
(FIP) (published in the 2012 FIP Global
Pharmacy Workforce Report)
¢ Philippine Pharmacy Act (RA 10918),
¢ the Philippine Qualifications Framework
(PQF),
¢ the Philippine Practice Standards for
Pharmacists (PhilPSP) and
¢ other international professional
competency standards.
CURRICULUM CONTENT
¢ Pharmacy Practice
Dispensing I & II;
Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapeutics;
Pharmacy Administration, Management and
Leadership;
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Entrepreneurship;
Legal Pharmacy and Ethics;
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & Quality Assurance;
Cosmetics Product Development;
Hospital Pharmacy;
Health Technology Assessment, Health Policy &
Pharmacoeconomics;
Social & Administrative Pharmacy ;
Public Health Pharmacy & Pharmacoepidemiology
CURRICULUM CONTENT
¢ Pharmacy Science
Drug Discovery and Development;
Biological Sciences;
Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Parasitology;
Pharmaceutical Toxicology;
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
CURRICULUM CONTENT
¢ Pharmacy Practice/Internship
Public Health and Regulatory Pharmacy,
Hospital Pharmacy,
Industrial Pharmacy,
Community Pharmacy, and
Institutional Pharmacy
PHILIPPINE QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK
Section 11. The Philippine Qualifications
Framework (Level 6)
Domains Descriptors
Graduates at this level have broad and
Knowledge,
coherent knowledge and skills in their field of
Skills and
study for professional work and lifelong
Values
Learning
Application in professional work or research
Application in a specialized field of discipline and/or for
further study
Independent and /or in teams of related field
Degree of
with minimal supervision guided by set
Dependence
procedures that frequently require judgment.
Qualification
Baccalaureate Degree
Type
ARTICLE VI REQUIRED RESOURCES
SECTION 14. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Dean/Program Head Faculty
¢ Licensed pharmacist ¢ Licensed pharmacist
• Has at least a Master’s
¢ At least MS degree in degree in Pharmacy (Clinical
Pharmacy, Social &
pharmacy Administrative Pharmacy,
¢ 5 years
Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Pharmaceutical Regulatory
teaching Science, Public Health
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical
experience Supply Chain Management,
Health Technologies
¢ 2 years administrative Assessment &
experience Pharmacoeconomics, and
other related pharmacy
courses
Section 15. Library
CEU Library personnel, facilities and holdings
conform to existing CHED requirements for
libraries
Section 16. Laboratory and PhysicalFacilities
Classroom requirements
The school/college/department of pharmacy must
provide lecture and laboratory rooms, facilities,
materials and equipment that are adequate for
instruction, laboratory work and research.
Section 16. Laboratory and PhysicalFacilities
Laboratory requirements
• The school/college/department of pharmacy should
have a laboratory coordinator / manager, who is a
graduate of pharmacy, to oversee the operations of
pharmacy laboratories.
• Separate laboratory rooms for the animal,
microbiology and pharmaceutical sciences and
research should be provided.
Audio-visual equipment
There should be separate multimedia facilities
consisting of USB-enabled TV, LCD, computers with
internet access and other relevant equipment to enhance
instruction of professional pharmacy courses.
ARTICLE VII INTERNSHIP
Section 17 General Guidelines
Site Accredited sites Hours
Institutional Airline, BSP, San Miguel Corp, 300 hours
PLDT, Meralco, Supreme
Court (180 hours)
(120 hours)
Public health and FDA, DOH, RITM, PDEA
regulatory
Hospital Hospitals (private/public) 300 hours
Community Drugstore 300 hours
(chain drugstore)
Industry Manufacturing firm, 300 hours
distributor
• Memorandum of Agreement between the school and the internship facility
• affiliation fee will be paid by the school to the internship facility
• The internship may be scheduled any day of the week including holidays during business
hours for as long as the supervising licensed pharmacist permits it. The intern should have
one day off a week.
SUMMARY OF GENERAL EDUCATION (G.E.) COURSES
Total Number of Units: 50 units
G.E. Core: No. of Units
Understanding the Self 3
Purposive Communication 3
Mathematics in the Modern World 3
Science, Technology & Society 3
Ethics 3
Art Appreciation 3
Readings in Philippine History 3
The Contemporary World 3
TOTAL 24
G.E. Electives:
Math, Science & Technology 3
Social Sciences & Philosophy 3
Math, Science & Technology 3
TOTAL 9
G.E. Mandated
Life & Works of Rizal 3
TOTAL 3
Physical Education
TOTAL 8
NSTP
TOTAL 6
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS FOR G.E. COURSES: 50
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS FOR PROFESSIONAL COURSES 135
SUMMARY OF CREDIT UNITS IN THE
BS PHARMACY PROGRAM:
Total Number of Units: 185 units
YEAR LEVEL 1st SEMESTER 2nd SEMESTER
TOTAL LEC LAB TOTAL LEC LAB
First 25 22 3 27 23 4
Second 26 19 7 29 24 5
Third 28 23 5 26 22 4
Fourth (Internship) 12 12 12 12
TOTAL 91 94
UNITS HOURS
Lecture courses (1 unit = 1 hr) 133 133
Laboratory courses (1 unit = 3 hrs) 28 84
Internship courses (1 unit = 50 24 1200
hrs)
Total Number of Units (4-yr 185 1417
BSP)
CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY
***Manila***Makati * Malolos
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
LADDERIZED PHARMACY PROGRAM
*FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM LEADING TO THE DEGREE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACY
**FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM LEADING TO THE DEGREE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACY
SPECIALIZED IN CLINICAL PHARMACY
***SIX-YEAR PROGRAM LEADING TO THE DEGREE
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY
Date of Approval by the University Council : March 19,2018
Effective First Year School Year 2018 – 2019
May 8, 2018