- Pharmacy
The main goal of the Faculty of Pharmacy is to improve education and to promote the creation
of new courses and educational structures in the interest of creating an ever more rational
training program and to gain access to the various fields of the health sciences within the
European Union, including pharmacy education.
The primary mission of the College of Pharmacy, the University of Debrecen, is to serve the
pharmaceutical health care needs of Hungary and foreign countries by educating pharmacists to
provide contemporary as well as innovative pharmacy services. The College of Pharmacy offers
a dynamic curriculum, which includes a broad base of both didactic and experimental
components, enabling the graduate to develop practical skills that will enable him or her to
function effectively and efficiently in a changing and challenging health care environment all
over the world. Consistent with this mission, contribution to the body of pharmaceutical
knowledge through scholarly activity and service are also important goals.
The future of pharmacy and pharmacists
Pharmacists are trained in the clinical use and application of drugs, the therapeutic goals of drug
use, their formulations, contraindications, adverse effects, and potential for drug interactions.
As drugs have become more potent and specific and information more plentiful, pharmacists
have assumed a primary responsibility for monitoring drug therapy. Because the professional
role of the pharmacist has become integral to modern health care, education in this field is
constantly evolving.
Pharmacists are active in primary patient care activities such as hypertension screening, therapy
with over-the-counter products, patient profiles, and drug regimens review. They understand
the health care needs of specialized patient groups, such as children and the elderly. In addition
to a thorough familiarity with the nature of the drugs they work with, pharmacists must also be
people-oriented. Their professional training must consider both the medication and the patient,
with emphasis on making certain that the patient has the right drug, in the right amount, for the
right length of time, and with a minimum of adverse effects. Most pharmacists practice in
patient-oriented settings, which include:
- The community (which includes self-employment),
- Hospitals,
- The extended health care facility or public health clinics,
Other opportunities for employment of pharmacists exist in the following areas:
1.Pharmaceutical industries in research and development,
2.Manufacturing industries,
3.As medical service representatives,
4.Educational institutions, government agencies, health maintenance organizations, and home-
based health care programs.
As in the other health professions, pharmacy practices are subject to fairly rigorous legal
regulatory codes. In Hungary, state laws limit practice to those who have been duly licensed by
the state. Qualifications for licensure are:
- Graduation from an accredited college of pharmacy,
- Completion of a required internship program,
- A passing grade on an examination conducted by the University Board of Pharmacy.
The College of Pharmacy of Debrecen University has a dual admission program for
undergraduate studies, and for a select number of highly motivated, qualified students interested
in pursuing both undergraduate and professional studies in Pharmacy and health care related
education. Candidates must maintain a specified grade point average and achieve acceptable
scores for graduation. This allows the best students to receive their Doctorates (Ph.D.) of
Pharmacy within a certain period of time after graduation. This is usually a 3-year period after
receiving the undergraduate degree.
1st and 2nd Year
Subjects Credit hours
Mathematics 60
Physics 45
General Chemistry Theory 45
General Chemistry Practice 75
Pharmaceutical Biology 116
Hungarian Language 120
Pharmaceutical Latin Language 60
Pharmaceutical Propedeutics 15
Inorganic and Qualitative Analytical Chemistry Theory 45
Inorganic and Qualitative Analytical Chemistry Practice 90
Biophysics 44
Physical Chemistry 90
Organic Chemistry Theory 120
Organic Chemistry Practice 116
Pharmaceutical Anatomy 75
Pharmaceutical Botany Theory 30
Pharmaceutical Botany Practice 30
Quantitative Analytical Chemistry Theory 75
Human Physiology 105
Basic Biochemistry 45
Colloid and Surface Chemistry Theory 28
Colloid and Surface Chemistry Practice 28
Quantitative Analytical Chemistry Practice 75
Pharmaceutical Biochemistry 50
Pharmaceutical Technology Theory 30
Pharmaceutical Technology Practice 60
Pharmacognosy Theory 30
Pharmacognosy Practice 60
3rd Year
Pharmaceutical Technology Theory 60
Pharmaceutical Technology Practice 240
Pharmaceutical Neurobiology 65
Complex Pathology 135
Pharmacognosy Theory 30
Pharmacognosy Practice 60
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Theory 105
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Practice 60
Immunology 37
Hungarian Lanugage 60
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