Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, major in Clinical Pharmacy (5 years)
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, major in Clinical Pharmacy (5 years)
Identity
Becoming Part of the Program
Identity
The University of Santo Tomas, in pursuit of truth, guided by reason and illumined by faith, dedicates herself to the generation, advancement, and transmission of knowledge to form competent and compassionate professionals committed to the service of the Church, the nation, and the global community.
I am a Thomasian. I carry the SEAL of Thomasian education. I am a Servant leader, an Effective communicator and collaborator, an Analytical and creative thinker, and a Lifelong learner. With Christ at the center of my formation as a Thomasian, I am expected to demonstrate the following Thomasian Graduate Attributes (ThoGAs):
SERVANT LEADER
- Show leadership abilities to promote advocacies for life, freedom, justice, and solidarity in the service of the family, the local and global communities, the Church, and the environment.
- Implement relevant projects and activities that speak of Christian compassion to the poor and the marginalized in order to raise their quality of life.
- Show respect for the human person, regardless of race, religion, age, and gender.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR AND COLLABORATOR
- Express oneself clearly, correctly, and confidently in various environments, contexts, and technologies of human interaction.
- Work productively with individuals or groups from diverse cultures and demographics.
- Show profound respect for individual differences and/or uniqueness as members of God’s creation.
ANALYTICAL AND CREATIVE THINKER
- Show judiciousness and resourcefulness in making personal and professional decisions.
- Engage in research undertakings that respond to societal issues.
- Express personal and professional insights through an ethical and evidence-based approach.
LIFELONG LEARNER
- Engage in reflective practice to ensure disciplinal excellence and professional development.
- Exhibit preparedness and interest for continuous upgrading of competencies required by the profession or area of specialization.
- Manifest fidelity to the teachings of Christ, mediated by the Catholic Church, in the continuous deepening of faith and spirituality in dealing with new life situations and challenges.
Competence
Commitment
Compassion
Becoming Part of the Program
Application Period: July to December of each year
Release of Results: January 28 of the following year
Go to THIS PAGE and look for the “Faculty of Pharmacy” tab for the tuition fees.
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
This program aims to produce graduates who 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
Cosmetics Industry
Veterinary Industry
Clinical Research
Government Service
Health Publications
Institutional Pharmacy
Student Experience and Support
Student Experience and Support
The University of Santo Tomas provides student services that cater to academic, spiritual, and wellness concerns of students. These support units are found in the different parts of the campus and can be accessed by Thomasians. When the University shifted to distance learning, the services also transitioned to online services to continue addressing the needs of Thomasians.
Program Curriculum
Program Curriculum
Effectivity: 2005-2006 until Freshmen Cohort of A.Y. 2017-2018
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
BOT 102A | Pharmaceutical Botany with Taxonomy | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
CHEM 100 | General Inorganic Chemistry | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
ENG 1 | Introduction to College English | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
FIL 1 | Komunikasyon sa Akademikong Filipino | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 101 | College Algebra | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PHAR 1 | Introduction to Pharmacy | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PSY 1 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
THY 1 | Contextualized Salvation History | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTAL | 24 | 12 | 28 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
ENG 2 | Reading and Thinking Skills for Academic Study | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 1 |
FIL 2 | Pagbasa at Pagsulat tungo sa Pananaliksik | 3 | 0 | 3 | FIL 1 |
PHAR 2 | Pharmaceutical Calculations | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHAR 1 |
PHARCARE 1 | General Concepts of Healthcare System | 3 | 0 | 3 | None |
PHARCHM 1 | Pharmacy and Chemistry of Inorganic Medicinals with Qualitative Chemistry | 3 | 6 | 5 | CHEM 100, PHAR 1 |
PHL 2 | Logic | 3 | 0 | 3 | None |
RC | Rizal Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | None |
THY 2 | Church and Sacraments | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1 |
TOTAL | 24 | 6 | 26 |
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
BIOSCI 3 | Human Anatomy, Physiology, and Patho-Physiology | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
CHEM 200 | Organic Chemistry | 3 | 6 | 5 | CHEM 100 |
COMP 103 | Introduction to Computer with Applications | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
HETAR | Health Economics with Taxation and Agrarian Reform | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
INTERN 1 | Internship I – Community Pharmacy | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
PHAR 3 | Pharmaceutical Design Process | 3 | 6 | 5 | PHAR 1, PHAR 2 |
PHL 5 | Christian Ethics | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1, THY 2 |
PE 3 | Physical Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
NSTP | National Service Training Program | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTAL | 22 | 24 | 30 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
MATH 600 | Biostatistics | 2 | 3 | 3 | MATH 101 |
PH-BIOCHEM | Pharmaceutical Biochemistry | 3 | 6 | 5 | CHEM 100, CHEM 200 |
PH-MCR-PRS | Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Parasitology | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
PHAR 5 | Hospital Pharmacy | 2 | 3 | 3 | PHAR 3 |
PHYS 201 | General Physics | 4 | 3 | 5 | MATH 101 |
SCL 3 | The Social Teachings of the Church | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1, THY 2, PHL 5 |
PE 4 | Physical Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
NSTP | National Service Training Program | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTAL | 22 | 21 | 29 |
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
INTERN 2 | Internship II: Hospital Pharmacy | 1 | 3 | 2 | PHAR 5 |
LIT 102A | Philippine Literatures | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PHAR 4 | Physical Pharmacy | 3 | 3 | 4 | CHEM 200, PHAR 4, PHYS 201 |
PHARCARE 2 | Public Health | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHARCARE 1, PH-MCR-PRS |
PHARCHM 2 | Pharmacy and Chemistry of Organic Medicinals | 3 | 3 | 4 | PH-BIOCHEM, PHARCHM 1 |
PHBS 1 | Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIO SCI 3, PH-BIOCHEM, PHAR 3 |
PHL 4 | Philosophy of Man | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHL 2 |
SA | Socio-Anthropology | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTAL | 22 | 9 | 25 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
ENG 3 | Academic Writing Skills | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 1, ENG 2 |
PHAR 6 | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | 3 | 6 | 5 | PHAR 4 |
PHARCARE 3 | Communication and Interpersonal Skills | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 1, ENG 2, PHARCARE 1, PHARCARE 2, PHL 4, PSY 1 |
PHARCHM 3 | Quality Control I | 3 | 6 | 5 | PHAR 4, PHARCHM 1 |
PHBS 2A | Pharmacology I and Therapeutics | 4 | 0 | 4 | PH-MCR-PRS, PHBS 2A |
PHBS 3 | Pharmacognosy with PMP and Plant Chemistry | 3 | 6 | 5 | BOT 102A, PH-BIOCHEM |
RTW | Research and Thesis Writing | 1 | 0 | 1 | MATH 600, PHARCHM 2 |
TOTAL | 20 | 18 | 26 |
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
INTERN 3 | Internship III: Manufacturing Pharmacy | 1 | 3 | 2 | PHAR 6 |
PH-INFO | Pharmacy Informatics | 2 | 3 | 3 | COMP 103, MATH 600, PHBS 2B |
PHAR 13 | Drug and Disease Management I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PHARCARE 4 | Dispensing and Medication Counseling | 3 | 3 | 4 | PHARCARE 3 |
PHARCHM 4 | Quality Control with Instrumentation | 3 | 3 | 4 | PHAR 6, PHARCHM 3 |
PHBS 2B | Pharmacology II and Therapeutics | 3 | 3 | 4 | PHBS 2A |
RTW 2 | Research and Thesis Writing II | 1 | 6 | 3 | RTW 1 |
TOTAL | 17 | 18 | 23 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
HETHICS | Health Ethics | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHL 5 |
PHAR 14 | Drug and Disease Management II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PHAR 16 | Drug Information and Literature Information | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PHARCARE 5 | Clinical Pharmacy I | 3 | 3 | 4 | PHARCARE 4, PHBS 2B |
PHARCHM 5 | Clinical Toxicology | 2 | 3 | 3 | PHARCHM 3, PHBS 2B |
PHISTCONS | Philippine History and Constitution | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
SCL 9 | Marriage and Family | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHL 5 |
TOTAL | 20 | 6 | 22 |
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
MICR 228 | Immunology | 3 | 3 | 4 | PH-MCR-PRS, PHAR 14 |
PHAR 11 | Principles of Pharmacy Administration and Management I | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHAR 6, PHARCARE 3, PHARCHM 2, PHARCHM 3, PHBS 2A |
PHAR 15 | Drug and Disease Management II | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHAR 14 |
PHAR 17 | Adverse Drug Reaction | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHARCHM 5 |
PHAR 18 | Radiopharmacy | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHARCARE 4, PHARCHM 4 |
PHARCARE 6 | Clinical Pharmacy II | 3 | 3 | 4 | PHARCARE 5 |
TOTAL | 18 | 6 | 20 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
CA | Course Audit | 5 | 0 | 5 | PHARCARE 4, PHARCHM 4, PHBS 2B, RTW 2 |
CLERKSHIP | Clerkship | 0 | 24 | 8 | PHARCARE6 |
PHAR 12 | Pharmaceutical Marketing and Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHAR 11 |
PHAR 19 | Patient Medication and Assessment | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHAR 15, PHARCARE 6 |
PHARJUR | Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence and Ethics | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHAR 5, PHAR 6 |
TOTAL | 11 | 24 | 19 |
Teaching and Learning
Assessment Activities
Teaching and Learning
Assessment Activities
- Thesis
- Problem sets
- Analytical assessment
- Project output
- Practical laboratory activities
- Counseling and output
- Comprehensive examinations
- Critique paper
Program Recognition
Program Recognition

CHEd Center of Excellence
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