Today more than ever, the nation s health service is a team effort involving many professions. The pharmacist is the team member specifically concerned with drugs and medicines.
Pharmacists have legal and professional responsibilities.
Modern medicines are strictly controlled by law and it is the pharmacist s responsibility to see that the regulations are implemented. Instruction in the law relating to pharmacy is an essential part of the pharmacist s education. The degree of MPharm in Pharmacy with Honours is offered by the School of Pharmacy, which consists of the Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and of Physiology and Pharmacology. Entry to the MPharm is highly competitive, hence applicants are expected to obtain at least the following qualifications at the first attempt. SQA Higher Grade Four passes at BBBB including Chemistry, Mathematics and English, plus Physics or Biology or Human Biology.