| S.No. |
Particulars |
Details |
| 1 |
Year of commencement |
1994-BPharm |
2000-MPharm/2010 PharmD
(Post Baccalaureate) |
| 2 |
Duration of Course |
4 years
(8 Semesters) |
MPharm - 2 years (4 Semesters)/PharmD (PB) - 3 years (4 semesters
+ 1 year resedency training or internship) |
| 3 |
Total Credits |
152-BPharm |
56-MPharm/62-PharmD (Post Bac) |
| 4 |
Pharmacists Produced upto 2012 |
347-BPharm |
150-MPharm |
| PhD Produced upto 2012 |
02 |
| 5 |
Current strength |
BPharm |
MPharm |
| |
BPharm (Year 1)
|
60 |
- |
| |
BPharm (Year 2)
|
60 |
- |
| |
BPharm (Year 3)
|
40 |
- |
| |
BPharm (Year 4)
|
39 |
- |
| |
MPharm (Year 1)
|
- |
21 |
| |
MPharm (Year 2)
|
- |
23 (IP) + 2 (PC) |
| |
PharmD PB (Yr 1)
|
|
09 |
| |
PharmD PB (Yr 2)
|
|
13 |
| |
PharmD PB (Yr 3)
|
|
07 |
| |
PhD students
|
|
02 |
| |
Total (276) |
199 |
77 |
| 6 |
Allocation of time (%) for BPharm |
|
| |
Lectures
|
50.21% |
| |
Practicals
|
29.11% |
| |
Tutorials
|
17.30% |
| |
Projects/Seminars (2nd & 8th Semesters)
|
3.38 % (15% -
2nd semester & 29.41% - 8th Semester) |
| 7 |
Structure & % weightage for BPharm |
|
| |
Basic sciences (Foundation courses)
|
22.00% |
| |
Professional subjects (Chemistry)
|
26.66% |
| |
Professional subjects (Clinical oriented)
|
28.00% |
| |
Professional subjects (Industrial Pharmacy oriented)
|
11.33% |
| |
Management & Engineering Sciences (Industrial)
|
11.33% |
| 8 |
Curriculum structured by:
Educationists, Industrialists and Administrators through Subject
Committee in Pharmacy |
| 9 |
Training Programs |
Clinical &
Industrial experience. |
| 10 |
Faculty Cadres |
|
| |
Regular Staff
|
11 (Pharmacy Dept.) |
18 (Sister Depts.) |
| |
Professors
|
1 |
4 |
| |
Associate Professors
|
0 |
1 |
| |
Assistant Professors
|
4 |
5 |
| |
Lecturers
|
6 |
8 |
| |
Visiting faculty
|
13 |
- |
| |
Graduate teaching assistant
|
28 |
- |
| |
Research assistant (Full time)
|
0 |
- |
| |
Total (70) |
52 |
18 |
| 11 |
Facilities |
|
| |
11.1 Curricular |
|
| |
Lecture Hall
|
4 |
| |
Seminar Room
|
1 |
| |
Laboratory
|
10 |
| |
Research Laboratory
|
5 |
| |
Laboratory of basic and engineering sciences
|
4 |
| |
Library, computer and internet facility
|
Centralized
and departmental (Separate computer lab for BPharm & MPharm
students) |
| |
11.2 Co-curricular |
|
| |
Common
|
Kathmandu University
International Centre (KUIC), Staff quarter, Social house,
Music, Hostels, Canteen & Playgrounds |
| |
Medical facility
|
Kathmandu University
Teaching Hospital, Dhulikhel. |
| 12 |
Type of institution
|
Self-financed & not for profit
making university by act of parliament |
| 13 |
Funding |
|
| |
Primary
|
Tuition fees & Fund raising |
| |
Secondary
|
Government & Non-government agencies |
| 14 |
Research funds resources |
KU, UGC, NHRC,
WHO, Wellcome Trust, Nepal Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Shimadzu
(Singapore), IFS & FIP |
| 15 |
Accreditation |
Nepal Pharmacy
Council (NPC) has accredited BPharm Program run by the department
for the annual intake of 60 students, which is effective from
August 24, 2011 for 5 years. |
| 16 |
QIP-Faculty development program |
7 pharmacy faculty
derived benefit as of date. |
| 17 |
New program - PharmD (Post Baccalaurate)
& PhD |
PharmD (Post Baccalaurate) has been launched from September
2010.
Launched in 2004 after successful completion of Pre-PhD
(2003-2004)
|
| 18 |
New Pharmacy Block - Block 12 |
Inaugurated
and occupied in May 2004 (Building area =1506 sq. meter. |
| 19 |
Industry - Academia Linkage |
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
was signed between Department of Pharmacy, Kathmandu
University and Nepal Pharmaceutical Laboratories
Pvt. Ltd., Birgunj, Nepal at Soaltee Crowne Plaza,
Kathmandu on 16th August 2005 to begin
and bolster academia and private sector collaboration for
technological development of the nation.
Shimadzu - Kathmandu University (KU) Education Centre
for Pharma Professionals was officially inaugurated
amidst a function here at Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel
by Professor Suresh Raj Sharma, Vice Chancellor of
KU and Mr. T. Kishida, Managing Director
of Shimadzu (Asia Pacific). The centre is established
with an objective of developing human resources for pharmaceutical
analysis, other chemical analysis as well as increasing quality
testing capabilities of various chemicals, food, water etc.
Shimadzu has provided a full configuration HPLC (Prominence
UFLC system) and a GC (GC - 2014 system)
to begin with and Shimadzu plans to develop this centre gradually.
This centre will also be training centre for all SAARC countries
in due course of time.
Department also has linkage between Deurali-Janta Pharmaceuticals
Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu and Simca Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu. |
| 20 |
Bioavailability
&
Bioequivalence Research Lab |
Bioavailability & Bioequivalence
Research Lab is established in the department in collaboration
with Nepal Pharmaceutical Lab (Pvt.) Ltd., Birgunj, Nepal. |
| 21 |
Shimadzu - Kathmandu University
(KU) Education Centre for Pharma Professionals |
Shimadzu - Kathmandu University (KU)
Education Centre for Pharma Professionals is established in
Department of Pharmacy. Shimadzu has provided a full
configuration HPLC (Prominence UFLC system) and a GC
(GC - 2014 system) to begin with and Shimadzu plans
to develop this centre gradually. This centre will also be training
centre for all SAARC countries in due course of time. |
| 22 |
Important Events |
- Model Pharmacy-Health Care Center was inaugurated at 2.00
pm on 16th March 05 in Block 12 (Pharmacy Block).
- Department of Pharmacy-Health Awareness Meet (HAM) started
from 25th September 2005 (World Heart Day).
- Forum for Pharmacy (FoP), Kathmandu University, Nepal
had organized 6th Asia Pacific Pharmaceutical Symposium
(APPS), which was held in 2007.
- Inauguration of Bioavailability and Bioequivalence lab
in the department sponsored by Nepal Pharmaceutical Laboratories
Pvt. Ltd., Birgunj.
- Inauguration of Shimadzu – Kathmandu University
Education Centre for Pharma Professionals at Department
of Pharmacy, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel Nepal on 24
December 2007.
|
| 23 |
Future Plan |
Consultancy/Additional specialization
in MPharm like Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Analysis & etc/Manufacture of
IV fluid for teaching hospitals. |
| 24 |
Website |
www.ku.edu.np/pharmacy |
| 25 |
Contact us |
|
| |
Mailing address
|
Department of Pharmacy, Kathmandu
University, Dhulikhel, Nepal
G. P. O Box 6250 (Kathmandu) |
| |
Telephone
|
00977-11-661399 / 661511 / 663188 |
| |
Fax
|
00977-11-661443 |
| |
Email
|
pharmacy@ku.edu.np |
