In this field, through everyday contact with the general public, the pharmacist is able to add a further dimension to the practice of pharmacy in being a readily accessible, qualified advisor on health matters. This combination of a scientific discipline working within a social context provides a great deal of the satisfaction enjoyed by those in community practice. The hospital pharmacist is responsible for providing all the medicines needed by hospital patients. The hospital pharmacist is expected to be able to advise medical and nursing colleagues on the actions of medicines and on any toxic effects that must be watched for. This is a field which calls for innovative skills because it is to the major manufacturers that society looks for the provision of new treatments for the relief of human ills.
Pharmacy can offer rewarding and worthwhile careers to both men and women.
There can be few careers that offer such a variety of interesting employment. Measured in terms of student numbers, the School is one of the largest departments in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy. Further information on the quality of teaching in the School is available . The degree course aims to provide a base on which can be built a sound understanding of all aspects of pharmacy. This base is made from a blend of rigorous scientific studies in organic chemistry, physical chemistry and biochemistry with aspects of behavioural sciences.