Pakistan's Pharm.D Curriculum

How it works

Comparisons

Background

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Pakistan's pharmacy education dates to Punjab University in 1948, with curriculum standardisation by HEC and PCP occurring in 2004. — Essential changes in the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D) curriculum in Pakistan: an exploratory qualitative study
• Pakistan's Pharm.D curriculum scored only 5–6 out of 15 on a standardised quality scale, compared to 14–15 for the USA and Australia. — Essential changes in the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D) curriculum in Pakistan: an exploratory qualitative study
• Pharmacy practice education accounts for approximately 22.07% of Pakistan's Pharm.D curriculum, while experiential learning comprises only 3.03%. — Essential changes in the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D) curriculum in Pakistan: an exploratory qualitative study
• Experts widely characterised the current Pakistani curriculum as theoretical, outdated, and shaped by pharmaceutical industry needs rather than patient-care demands. — Essential changes in the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D) curriculum in Pakistan: an exploratory qualitative study
• The pharmaceutical industry's prominence as the fourth largest sector in Pakistan's large-scale manufacturing contributes to the curriculum's industrial rather than clinical orientation. — Essential changes in the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D) curriculum in Pakistan: an exploratory qualitative study
• A minority of experts considered Pakistan's current Pharm.D curriculum adequate by global standards. — Essential changes in the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D) curriculum in Pakistan: an exploratory qualitative study