UNIVERSITY OF GHANA PHARMACY COURSES OUTLINE
The University of Ghana School of Pharmacy (UGSOP) was established in 2007 as a constituent of the College of Health Sciences. The School was accredited by both the National Accreditation Board and the Pharmacy Council to offer courses that lead to the award of the Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree. The five academic departments of the School are:
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Microbiology
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine
- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy
The School of Pharmacy, which at inception, was temporarily located at the Korle-Bu campus of the College of Health Sciences. In 2011, UGSOP relocated to Legon where it occupies the premises formerly occupied by the Biochemistry Department. Though still inadequate, the relocation was a good improvement on facilities for the School.
The Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy is an academic department within the School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana. The Department is responsible for the teaching, practice and research in all aspects of Clinical and Social Pharmacy.
Research areas
- Psychosocial determinants of response to medication and other treatments
- Understanding and optimising medication related behaviours including adherence
- Complementary and alternative medicine in healthcare
- Assessment of patients’ perceptions and experiences of illness and treatment
- Pharmaceutical economics and policy/ pharmacy practice/ social pharmacy
- Health insurance financing
- Healthcare production
- Health systems reform
- Statistical modelling of cost, discrete-choice and survival data
- Global health
- Infectious diseases
- Antibiotic resistance
- Development of medicines (especially anti-infectives) from natural sources
- Pharmaceutical and Health Policy and Systems Analysis,
- Medicines Pricing,
- Design and Evaluation of Standard Treatment Guidelines,
- Rational Use of Medicines,
- Access to Medicines,
- Leadership and Governance,
- Maternal and Child Health,
- Health Technology Assessment and Health Facility Assessment
The University of Ghana School of Pharmacy (UGSOP) was established in 2007 as a constituent of the College of Health Sciences. The School was accredited by both the National Accreditation Board and the Pharmacy Council to offer courses that lead to the award of the Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree. The five academic departments of the School are:
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Microbiology
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine
- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy
The School of Pharmacy, which at inception, was temporarily located at the Korle-Bu campus of the College of Health Sciences. In 2011, UGSOP relocated to Legon where it occupies the premises formerly occupied by the Biochemistry Department. Though still inadequate, the relocation was a good improvement on facilities for the School.
