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College of Health Sciences offers a 5 years graduate programme of Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) and M Phil and Ph D programmes in Physiology, Pharmacology and Biochemistry. The mission of Department of Pharmacy is to develop human resources in the field of Pharmacy, who can respond to the present as well as future needs of the society at home and abroad. We are endeavouring to have collaborative interaction with not only universities and institutions of Pharmacy in Pakistan but also with those of the developed world.

We are trying to provide basic education to produce the Pharmacists who, with relevant skills and knowledge of Pharmaceutical Sciences, are able to provide effective and efficient health care services to the community, hospitals, industry and government. We also intend to offer training courses for continuing Pharmacy education to those already in the field in different areas of vital importance.  Efforts are being made to establish a centre of excellence namely “Natural Drugs Research Centre” for postgraduate teaching and research in Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy, Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacology etc. In addition, we create facilities for conduct of bio-availability and bio-equivalence studies to help improve quality of drugs in the country. Therefore, state-of-the-art education shall be imparted to Pharmacy students, who shall become experts of drugs so as to meet the needs of the end-users in an active and useful manner, both within the country and abroad. 

 Our graduates shall disseminate knowledge and emphasize fundamental principles of pharmaceutical sciences to develop an ability to apply these principles to specific problems in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Specific skills in experimental design and the analysis of experimental data shall be developed. The graduates will understand the knowledge of drug development synthesis, manufacturing and to get them patented.  They will be able to supply medicines to patients in accordance with pharmaceutical knowledge, legislation and codes of professional conduct and practice.  Our graduates shall possess appreciation of the principles of quality assurance and skilful in all aspects of scientific and professional activities. Thus we are endea reouring to prepare highly motivated young researchers for local pharmaceutical industry and to have an appreciation of research methodologies relevant to natural, clinical and pharmaceutical sciences. We shall also conduct graduate and post-graduate education and research leading to higher degrees in Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy   and Ethnomedicine