A well equipped Industrial Pharmacy Lab (IPL) at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Drug Manufacturing, at Pharos University in Alexandria, has been founded in 2008 with the aim of introducing the undergraduate students to the state of-the arttechnologies applied to the development of various drug dosage forms. The IPL is divided into two large units: 1. The Drug Manufacturing Unit: in which the student is learning the small scale production of different dosage forms such as coated & uncoated tablets, capsules, suppositories, emulsions, gels and others. The equipment used include V-shaped mixer, dry & wet granulators, vibratory sieve shaker, tablet press, coating pan, pelletizer, ovens, high speed digitalhomogenizer and others.
2. Quality Control Unit: in which the student evaluates the prepared dosage forms by carrying out the specific quality control testing, using different equipment including the Hanson Research Dissolution Tester, Disintegration Tester, Hardness Tester, Friability Abrasion Tester, Suppository Disintegration Tester, Projection Microscope, Rotational Viscometer, Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrophotometer, Flow Angle Tester, Tapped density tester, Infrared Moisture Determination Balance and others. Operation and maintenance of equipment are carried out by qualified and well trained personnel
The “Animal House” is a separate single-floor building adjacent to the Faculty of Pharmacy & Drug Manufacturing. The building is composed of 4 air-conditioned rooms each equipped with multi-shelved racks to accommodate rat cages. Sprague Dawley rats of both sex and diverse weight range are available to fulfill requirements of PUA Pharmacy students and post-graduate research purposes. In cooperation with Biomedical Institutes in Alexandria University, PUA animal house started to put up rats for sale for researchers in the faculty of Pharmacy, Medicine, Science and Agriculture. As to guarantee general animal care, well-trained personnel are in charge of rat housing, feeding, breeding and sanitary measures.
• The faculty has 1 library for books with area of 30*8 m2. • Faculty staff members are allowed to borrow books for 15 days, returned them back to the library for one week, then they can borrow them again for another 15 days, if needed. • Library is provided with adequate light and good ventilation but not air conditioned. • The library is opened from 8:00AM to 3:00PM and is closed on Friday. • Text books are available in the different specialties but no periodicals. • There are computers for general use. The library is equipped with wireless network connection and DSL. • The library staffs consist of one director and two librarians.
In-House pharmacy training program, carried out at the Pharmaceutical Care Centre at the Faculty of Pharmacy, PUA, was designed to provide students necessary skills and knowledge before their training in the community pharmacy to ensure a high-quality advanced pharmacy practice experience. Topics discussed included pharmacy management, computer system, drug information resources and various case studies on nonprescription and herbal medicines.
Aim and objectives of Pharmaceutical Care Center: The Pharmaceutical Care Center aimed to simulate Institutional/Ambulatory Pharmacy practice environment that will enable student to develop the following professional competencies: • Evaluate drug orders or prescriptions accurately and safely compound drugs in appropriate dosage forms, and package and dispense dosage forms. • Manage systems for storage, preparation, and dispensing of medications, and supervise technical personnel who may be involved in such processes. • Apply computer skills and technological advancements to practice. • Communicate with health care professionals and patients regarding rational drug therapy, wellness, and health promotion. • Design implement, monitor, evaluate, and modify or recommend modifications in drug therapy to ensure effective, safe, and economical patient care. • Identify, assess, and solve medication-related problems; and provide a clinical judgment as to the continuing effectiveness of individualized therapeutic plans and intended therapeutic outcomes. • Evaluate patients and order medications and/or laboratory tests in accordance with established standards of practice. • Evaluate patient problems and triage patients to other health professionals as appropriate. • Monitor and counsel patients regarding the purposes, uses, and effects of their medications and related therapy. • Understand relevant diet, nutrition, and non-drug therapies. • Recommend, counsel, and monitor patient use of nonprescription/herbal drugs. • Retrieve, evaluate, and manage professional information and literature. • Use clinical data to optimize therapeutic drug regiments. • Evaluate and document interventions and pharmaceutical care outcomes.
• The faculty has main lecture hall with a capacity of 300 students and well equipped with audiovisual aids such as microphone, data show and projectors. • There are 6 tutorial rooms equipped with audiovisual facilities for 125 students and 5 class rooms for 36 students. • All the rooms are provided with good lighting system and ventilation. • All laboratories are well equipped according their specialties and include all safety measures.