Bachelor of Pharmacy

i. Course Code and Overview:

U110

The Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) program is designed to produce a professional who has in-depth knowledge, skills and attitudes in various pharmaceutical sciences. The graduate of the programme will be responsive to societal needs pertaining to drug use and their harmful effects.

ii. Rationale:

Kenyatta University became the second university in Kenya to mount the B. Pharm program in 2008. Its contribution to the health sector by increasing pharmacists has been instrumental and continues to be valued especially because the country is yet to attain the recommended World Health Organization (WHO) pharmacist patient ratio of 1:1000. The pharmaceutical sector is critical in the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the Big Four Agenda particularly affordable healthcare and manufacturing. The B. Pharm program at Kenyatta University will contribute manpower in drug manufacturing and pharmaceutical care and services for the attainment of these goals.

iii. Objective:

To train a professional pharmacist who:

· Is capable of stimulating and sustaining the country’s pharmaceutical industry and natural system of medicine.

· Is competent in communicating and making judgment in all manners pertaining to drugs.

· Will fully participate in treatment of diseases, alleviation and prevention of suffering.

· Will help to formulate and sustain national policies with respect to the production, preservation, quality control and safe use of drugs.

iv. Mode of Delivery:

Regular (Fulltime)

v. Admission Requirements:

Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) program is regulated by Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB). Below are PPB minimum entry criteria into the Pharmacy program in Kenya.

In addition to meeting the University entry requirements, candidates for admission into the B.Pharm degree course shall be required to have obtained;

8.4.4 System of Education (KCSE)

Applicants must have obtained a minimum of a mean grade of C+ and an average cluster weight of B- in the subjects shown below provided that no subject in this cluster shall have a grade below C+:

Alternative A Alternative B

Chemistry Biological Sciences

Biology Physical Sciences

Mathematics/Physics Mathematics

English/Kiswahili English/Kiswahili

G.C.E/A-Level

A minimum of two principal passes (in Biology and Chemistry) and a subsidiary pass or credit at O’level in Physics or Mathematics.

Subject Minimum Score

Biology Principal

Chemistry Principal

Physic/Mathematics Subsidiary pass

General paper Subsidiary pass

Diploma in:

1. Pharmaceutical Technology

2. Laboratory Technology

3. Clinical Medicine

4. Imaging and Radiography

5. Nursing

6. Public Health/Environmental Health

7. Dental Technology

Any other acceptable diploma in life sciences.

Holders of the above diplomas must have met the following entry requirements:

1. A mean grade of C plain in KCSE with a minimum score of C plain in each of the cluster subjects below and a credit in KNEC qualifying examinations of its equivalent.

Alternative A Alternative B

Chemistry Biological Sciences

Biology Physical Sciences

Mathematics/Physics Mathematics

English/Kiswahili English/Kiswahili

A minimum of Division II in KCE (O-Level) with credit in the following:

Alternative A Alternative B

Chemistry Biological Sciences

Biology Physical Sciences

Mathematics/Physics Mathematics

English/Kiswahili English/Kiswahili

Vi. Fees Structure:

Full time: Fees; Ksh.428,400.00=

Non-East Africans Ksh.535,500.00= p.a.

vii. Career Opportunities

· Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Biotechnology Companies,

· Hospitals-Public and Private,

· Retail chains or independent pharmacies of various sizes,

· Pharmaceutical Wholesalers,

· Academic Institutions,

· Research Institutions,

· Regulatory Bodies,

· Complementary and Alternative Medicine Centers,

· Policy Development Entities and Government Programs,

· Forensic Science and Drug Analysis Establishments,

· Consultancies on drug matters.