Significant changes in the national healthcare systems worldwide has also fuelled critical review for ensuring that the services provided in a modern healthcare system are of appropriate quality. This concept has totally revolutionized the service providing approach of the Pharmacy profession which has developed into a multi-disciplinary high quality practice internationally. To inculcate the devo
tedness for promoting excellence in the profession of Pharmacy the formal University education followed by a designated period of supervised practical experience ensures that Pharmacy students acquire a broad understanding of the scientific techniques and principles of the pharmaceutical sciences and develop the confidence and ability to keep pace with the developments in Pharmacy and medicine throughout their professional career. The distinctive expertise of the Pharmacist provides members of the profession with a suitable background to assume diverse responsibilities in both the public administration, drug manufacture, supply and rational use. Role of Pharmacist
The development of important synthetic drugs has substantially shifted the responsibility of Pharmacists towards appropriate use of modern medicines so as to ensure optimum drug therapy and protecting the public from associated adverse effects. The pharmacists are well recognized as the specialist on medicine and their roles continue to develop with the changing trends in the health care services. For those who desire to take up the pharmacy as the career, they can work as:
Clinical and hospital Pharmacists
Trainers of other health workers
Occupational specialists, mainly industrial Pharmacists engaged in drug / medicine manufacture, quality control, pharmaceutical technology and research
Academicians, managers, and administrators of pharmaceutical services
Drug regulators and law enforcers
Quality assurance managers
Sales and marketing managers
Drug procurement, utilization and supply managers
Drug information consultants
Drug legislators
Drug research and development experts
For the Pharmacists to acquire profession specific knowledge, attitudes, skills and behaviors in support of their roles the Government College University, Faisalabad is significantly advanced in providing suitable means of education and facilities to the prospective Pharmacists. To draw strengthen the students professional and practical skills, they frequently visit pharmaceutical Industry, Community pharmacies and teaching hospitals. The department of Pharmacy has highly qualified and professionally competent teaching faculty. The department has very recently affiliated with the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan.
