Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy that deals with all facets of the process of turning a new chemical entity into a medication that can be safely and effectively used by patients in the community. Pharmaceutics is the science of dosage form design. Pharmaceutics deals with the formulation of a pure drug substance into a dosage form. The branches of pharmaceutics include:

• Pharmaceutical chemistry
• Pharmacognosy
• Pharmacology
• Pharmaceutical technology
• Regulatory affairs
• Pharmaceutical analysis
• Clinical pharmacy

Pharmacists are health professionals who practice the science of pharmacy. In their traditional role, pharmacists typically take a request for medicines from a prescribing health-care provider, in the form of a medical prescription, dispense the medication to the patient and counsel them on the proper use and adverse effects of that medication. In this role, pharmacists ensure the safe and effective use of medications. Pharmacists also participate in disease-state management, where they optimize and monitor drug therapy or interpret medical laboratory results, in collaboration with physicians and/or other health professionals. Pharmacists have many areas of expertise and are a critical source of medical knowledge in clinics, hospitals, medical laboratories and community pharmacies throughout the world. Pharmacists may also hold positions in the pharmaceutical industry, in pharmaceutical education and in research and development institutions.

Pharmacists working in independent pharmacies may become owners or part-owners after they gain appropriate experience and secure the necessary capital. Those in chain drugstores may be promoted to pharmacy supervisors or store managers, then to district or regional managers and eventually to executive positions at the headquarters. Hospital pharmacists may be promoted to supervisory positions. Those who work in the pharmaceutical industry may advance in areas including marketing, sales, research, or quality control. They advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosages, interactions, and side-effects of medications. They monitor the health and progress of patients in response to drug therapy and are able to advise patients and answer questions about prescription drugs, including questions about possible side-effects and interactions between different drugs. As a very important feature they provide information and make recommendations about over-the-counter drugs. Pharmacists may also give advice about diet, exercise, or stress management and help patients manage conditions such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.

Pharmacists must have a scientific attitude and good communication skills and be detail-oriented.

To work as a pharmacist, you must have a pharmaceutical degree. The Pharmacy programs in Szeged last for 5 years. They include theoretical and practical courses in mathematics, chemistry, biology, pharmacology, technology, and social sciences. From the second year, it is necessary to work for one month each summer in a community pharmacy or in industry. After the fourth year, 2 months in August and September and 4 months from February to June are obligatory as board examination practice periods, including 1 month of clinical practice. At the end of the course of study a Doctor of Pharmacy degree is awarded, many workplaces will be waiting for you. You can work in public or hospital pharmacies, laboratories, pharmaceutical research institutes, international commercial trade in pharmaceuticals or the field of management.

The pharmaceutical diploma gives you the opportunity to acquire a scientific and life-long learning approach in an exciting, varied, well-paid profession. Everything depends on you to achieve an excellent goal.

Pharmacy Program (Dr.Pharm)

10 semesters, title awarded: Doctor of Pharmacy

The training begins with an introduction to the basic sciences providing a basis for further pharmaceutical studies. In the second part of the program, students take part in general and special pharmaceutical education at the university departments, training pharmacies, institutes and laboratories The Faculty seeks to educate its undergraduates by promoting their intellectual development and their progressive accumulation of competence in all fields of modern pharmacy. Read more

Entry Requirements

1. Applicants are required to be over the age of 18 in the year of application (by December 31).

2. Applications are accepted from graduates of accredited high schools or colleges/universities. According to the decision of the Admission Committee of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Szeged, students who have failed any subject in their final year of their high school studies are not entitled to apply to our programs.

3. You are also eligible to complete your online application and sit for an entrance examination if you are in your final year but have not received your School Leaving Certificate or Diploma yet. In this case, you must present proof that you are attending high school.

4. Applicants are required to sit for an entrance examination. Entrance examinations are held in Hungary and abroad. The applicants are allowed to participate in a maximum of two examinations during one application period if the chance is offered by the University of Szeged.

5. Holders of the following degrees can be exempted from sitting for the entrance examination:

GCE A2 levels

Students are required to achieve grade A in three natural science subjects

(Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics) and English language

GCE AS level grades are not considered to meet university requirements.

IB Diploma program

Students are required to achieve a grade 5 in two natural science subjects

(Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics) and English language.

BSc Degree Programs

First Class Honours Bachelor of Science Degree in Natural, Biomedical, Life Sciences, Chemistry,

Biology and Physics if studies were pursued in English language

Transfer from other universities

Students who have successfully pursued pharmaceutical studies in English language at other accredited universities can apply for admission without being obliged to take an entrance examination.

Preconditions of transfer are set by the Faculty of Pharmacy.

For details please read the Academic Regulations of the Faculty of Pharmacy here.

Admission to an upper year might be possible if subjects of previous studies identical or similar (at least 75%) to the curriculum of the University of Szeged are approved.

Please note that at least 50 per cent (%) of the student’s complete pharmaceutical studies must be fulfilled at the University of Szeged.

Detailed information on the relevant curriculum and the study plans is available here.

Students might also be subject to sit for evaluation examinations. Evaluation exams are held only in Szeged, Hungary. Detailed information about exam(s) registration will be sent to the applicant via e-mail after applicants submit their application online. (Evaluation examination fee is included in the application fee.)