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Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science & Pharmaceutical Industries

About the Faculty

Dear Student,

If you are interested in science, and would like a rewarding career in health care, PHARMACY may be the right career for you! There has never been a better time for students to consider a rewarding career in pharmacy. The demand for trained pharmacy professionals has been increasing dramatically in recent years due to the rapid growth of the health care and pharmaceutical industries, especially for the growing elderly population. Moreover pharmacists have become more actively involved in drug therapy and decision-making for patients of all ages.

Welcome to Future University where you will gain an outstanding opportunity to develop your skills and capabilities. The faculty provides students with an exceptional education because of the quality of its staff, student services, curriculum, experiential programs, and the quality of the students themselves.

We aim at making great strides in quality pharmacy education, providing unique learning opportunities for students and meeting the challenge of industry demands.

We are proud of our significant progress in meeting the goals and objectives of the faculty's mission to promote the health and welfare of our community adhering to high standards of moral and ethical behavior

However, even though you will be among the best, there is always room for improvement where the health and welfare of people are concerned. The process of improvement never ends. As the American philosopher Will Rogers said, "Even if you are on the right track, if you don't move you will get run over." Well, our college continues to be on the move!

We are especially looking forward to the future with great anticipation and excitement.

On behalf of my staff I wish you all the best of luck in a new unique educational experience.

Dr. Osama Salama
Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Industries

Faculty Overview

Pharmacy is the profession which is concerned with the art and science of preparing suitable materials from natural and synthetic sources for distribution and use in the treatment and prevention of diseases. It comprises the knowledge of identification, selection, effects, preservation, compounding, analysis, and standardization of medicines. It also consists of the safe distribution and use of drugs prescribed by a physician, dentist, or veterinarian or prepared and sold directly and legally to the consumer.

The physician may prescribe medicines and be concerned principally with their effect on the patient, therapeutic value, and toxicity. The nurse may be concerned with drug administration, route of administration and side effects, but the pharmacist is the only drug expert. Handling of drugs in his legal responsibility. The only educational program that offers the complete and comprehensive program pertinent to all facts of medicines is that offered through the college of pharmacy. Therefore, from that unique position, the pharmacist is the only person who possesses a thorough drug expertise.

The aim of the faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Industries to provide the community with graduate pharmacists having the knowledge and experience in the following fields.

1. Drug industry (Dosage forms, raw materials, packaging materials).

2. Analysis and quality control either in drug industry, in ministry of public health or in pharmacy administration laboratories.

3. Community pharmacy and the role of the Pharmacists in health care.

4. Hospital and clinical pharmacy.

5. Drug storage in drug stores either governmental or private.

6. Private pharmacies in private hospitals and clinics.

7. Regulatory control and drug management in ministry of health.

8. Drug information centers.

9. Analysis of water and food.

10. Military pharmacy.

11. Promotion and drug marketing.

12. University and research centers.

13. Medical appliance.

14. Cosmetics.

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Future University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is to:

Educate and train students to become leading pharmacists and scientists,
To provide an academic environment which encourages and draws together research, learning and teaching; and engagement with the social, professional and business communities, to underpin high quality academic provision,
To provide a broad student experience, producing graduates who will be equipped with the tools to continue to learn and develop throughout their careers,
To supply graduates to feed and stimulate the wealth-creating industries and commercial activities of the Middle East,
To advance the industry, the professions and to benefit society,
To provide the technical and business skills that attract inward investment,
Advance scientific discovery and development, and
Maximize global health outcomes through patient care and public service.

This would be provided to all Egyptian students, neighboring Arab countries students and other nation fulfilling eligibility requirements of Egyptian universities.

We will accomplish this mission through learning, discovery and engagement by:

Attracting and retaining talented and diverse faculty, staff and students.
Delivering a contemporary and innovative professional curriculum that empowers students to advance pharmacy's contribution to healthcare and to provide excellent patient care.
Generating, integrating, and applying knowledge across disciplines to advance discovery, learning and engagement in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences.
Producing world class scientists for academia and industry.
Establishing new synergies: partnerships, collaborations and strategic alliances at the local, regional, national and global levels.

The Vision for Future University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is to transform the practice and science of pharmacy to lead advances in human health.

Indicators that the Vision is being achieved:

Our faculty, staff and students are engaged across colleges, healthcare systems, industrial partners and professional associations to address healthcare needs.
The education of students incorporates knowledge of cultural differences in healthcare delivery and effectiveness.
We are providing access for a diverse student population that fosters a culture of inclusiveness and success.
Medication safety and practice are enhanced as a result of our collaborative efforts with other professionals to develop and manage systems.
The number of new synergies (partnerships, collaborations and strategic alliances at the local, regional, national and global levels) has increased.