Pharmacy Practice

Department of Pharmacy Practice@ DCOP

Department of Pharmacy Practice was established in the year 2014 Dec. 22nd, as per the requirements set forth by the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan. The curriculum of pharmacy practice has a major focus on practicing clinical skills in the community, hospital and clinical pharmacy setups learned in the classroom. It is mandatory for student to attend Ward rounds in two different hospital settings i.e. civil hospital, Dow University hospital and OICD, OJHA Campus. Students conduct ward rounds under the supervision of teaching faculty and with the facilitation of doctors to develop an understanding of patient history taking, lab data interpretation and enable them to suggest clinical interventions (i.e. via dose calculations and adjustments, detection of ADRs and interactions, following standard treatment guidelines and evidence based medicines).