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Degree in Pharmacy (5 yrs)

Pharmacy is regarded as a link between health sciences and chemical sciences, and is in charge of ensuring the safe use of medication. The pharmacy practice is aimed at compounding and dispensing medications on the orders of physicians, and it also includes more modern services related to patient care, including clinical services, reviewing medications for safety and effectiveness, and providing drug information.

Under the Directive 85/432/CEE, the degree of Pharmacy train students who will become experts on drug therapy and optimize medication use to provide patients with positive health outcomes.

Under RD 2708/82, this traditional multidisciplinary scientific training of pharmacists offers a syllabus encompassing the aforementioned knowledge, both at a global and vocational level.


Summary
First Cycle
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
Second Cycle
Fourth Year
Fifth Year
Optional subjects
Electives
Versión española


First Year Summary
First semester Definition ECTS Hs per week
Human Morphology and Physiology (A)Core6,004
Applied MathematicsCore6,004
Plant Biology (A)Core4,003
Applied Physics and Physical Chemistry (A)Core4,003
Inorganic Chemistry (A)Core4,003
ElectiveElective6,00--
Subtotal: 30,00 17
Second semester Definition ECTS Hs per week
Human Morphology and Physiology (A)Core6,004
Business AdministrationCompulsory6,004
Plant Biology (A)Core4,003
Applied Physics and Physical Chemistry (A)Core4,003
Inorganic Chemistry (A)Core4,003
ElectiveElective6,00--
Subtotal: 30,00 17

Second Year Summary
First semester Definition ECTS Hs per week
Organic Chemistry (A)Core5,004
Physiology (A)Compulsory4,503
Microbiology (A)Core4,503
Management and Administration of Pharmaceutical Companies (A)Compulsory4,503
Analytical Chemistry (A)Core4,503
ElectiveElective7,00--
Subtotal: 30,00 16
Second semester Definition ECTS Hs per week
Organic Chemistry (A)Core5,004
Physiology (A)Compulsory4,503
Microbiology (A)Core4,503
Management and Administration of Pharmaceutical Companies (A)Compulsory4,503
Analytical Chemistry (A)Core4,503
ElectiveElective7,00--
Subtotal: 30,00 16

Third Year Summary
First semester Definition ECTS Hs per week
Biochemistry (A)Core4,504
Pharmaceutical Chemistry (A)Core4,504
Pharmacognosy (A)Core4,503
Physiopathology (A)Core4,503
Instrumental Techniques (A)Core4,503
ParasitologyCore3,003
ElectiveElective4,00--
Subtotal: 29,50 20
Second semester Definition ECTS Hs per week
Biochemistry (A)Core4,504
Pharmaceutical Chemistry (A)Core4,504
Pharmacognosy (A)Core4,503
Physiopathology (A)Core4,503
Instrumental Techniques (A)Core4,503
Pharmaceutical MarketingCompulsory3,003
ElectiveElective4,00--
Subtotal: 29,50 20

Fourth Year Summary
First semester Definition ECTS Hs per week
Biological Analysis (A)Core6,004
Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy (A)Core6,004
Pharmaceutical Technology I (A)Core6,004
Biopharmacy and Pharmacokinetics (A)Core4,003
Nutrition and Bromatology (A)Core4,003
ToxicologyCore4,002
Subtotal: 30,00 20
Second semester Definition ECTS Hs per week
Biological Analysis (A)Core6,004
Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy (A)Core6,004
Pharmaceutical Technology I (A)Core6,004
Biopharmacy and Pharmacokinetics (A)Core4,003
Nutrition and Bromatology (A)Core4,003
Clinical TrialCompulsory4,002
Subtotal: 30,00 20

Fifth Year Summary
First semester Definition ECTS Hs per week
Public Health (A)Core5,009
Pharmaceutical Technology IICore8,007
Clinical PharmacyCore8,006
ImmunologyCore5,004
Legislation and DeontologyCore4,004
Subtotal: 30,00 30
Second semester Definition ECTS Hs per week
Practical TrainingCore12,0034
Public Health (A)Core5,009
Management and PlanningCore3,003
OptionalOptional10,00--
Subtotal: 30,00 46


Optional subjects



Second Cycle Summary
Second semesterDefinition ECTS Hs per week
Cosmetic PharmacyOptional5,006
Community PharmacyOptional6,007
Computerized Retail Pharmacy ManagementOptional5,006
Clinical BiochemistryOptional5,006
Hospital PharmacyOptional6,007
Clinical NutritionOptional5,006


Degree in Pharmacy (5 yrs)

Programa de Asignaturas



Versión española

Annual subject (A)
1700 - Plant Biology (A) back

Core; 4,00 ECTS/semester; 3 Hs per week

Description:
This subject extends high school botany knowledge by using mainly morphological-anatomical and phytochemical information for the identification of medicinal plants and drugs. Focusing on the biogenetic pathways of substances with specialised metabolisms in the plant kingdom is a suitable preparation for the study of a related subject pharmacognosy.

Co-ordinator: Piedad Gabriel y Galán Moris

1701 - Applied Physics and Physical Chemistry (A) back

Core; 4,00 ECTS/semester; 3 Hs per week

Description:
This class deals with theoretical and practical aspects of physicochemical methodologies in the areas of chemistry concerning substance structure, the study of energetic and kinetic points of view of various physical and chemical processes, and finally with the conditions of equilibrium.

Co-ordinator: Miguel de Castro Vítores

1702 - Human Morphology and Physiology (A) back

Core; 6,00 ECTS/semester; 4 Hs per week

Description:
THEORETICAL SYLLABUS
I.- BASIC ORGANIZATION OF THE HUMAN BODY
II.- CELLULAR BIOLOGY
III.- HUMAN HISTOLOGY
IV.- MORPHOLOGY AND FUNCTION. ORGANS AND SYSTEMS
A.- MUSCULAR/SKELETAL SYSTEM
B.- NERVOUS SYSTEM
C.- CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
D.- RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
E.- UROGENITAL SYSTEM
F.- BLOOD AND IMMUNOLOGY
G.- ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
H.- DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND NUTRITION

PRACTICAL SYLLABUS
27 practical lessons aimed at strengthening learning. They will be dealing with previously taught topics, an ideal complement of theory learnt.

Co-ordinator: Ricardo Díez García

1703 - Inorganic Chemistry (A) back

Core; 4,00 ECTS/semester; 3 Hs per week

Description:
The subject extends the knowledge of high school chemistry and makes it more pharmaceutically oriented. The undergraduate is being prepared for further studies in the chemical disciplines such as Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Chemistry.

Co-ordinator: Rosalía Moreno Pérez

2700 - Physiology (A) back

Compulsory; 4,50 ECTS/semester; 3 Hs per week

Description:
The "Human Physiology" studies the operation of the human organism as a whole, understood like result of the correct interaction of the diverse cellular and molecular processes that integrate it. We can summarize our general missions in: - To acquire a correct vision of the operation of the Sensorial and Motor systems, of the named Superior Functions of the Nervous System, and the regulating mechanisms that take part in these functions. - To include/understand the possibilities that the Central Nervous System offers to explain the unit and functional coordination of the individual, the capacity to acquire data about the outer realities and of the internal changes, to program and to execute diverse activities, to mediate the behavior or the development of the psychic life, etc. - To obtain a correct learning of the Cardiovascular Function that allows to watch the physiological bases of some cardiovascular diseases as well as the places of performance of diverse drugs. - To acquire a correct vision of the "Vegetative Functions" - Systems Respiratory, Renal, Digestive and Reproducer for the life of the man, as well as of the regulating mechanisms that take part in these functions. - To discover the importance of the Endocrine System and of including/understanding the governing paper that along with has the Nervous System in the attainment of homeostasia and in the coordination of the diverse activities that allow to the correct development and operation of the human organism.

Co-ordinator: Andrés Bueno Pérez

2701 - Microbiology (A) back

Core; 4,50 ECTS/semester; 3 Hs per week

Description:
Microbiology involves the study of medical, pharmaceutical, and environmental aspects of microbes. Special attention is paid to the interaction between microorganisms and antimicrobial agents.

Co-ordinator: Yolanda García García

2702 - Management and Administration of Pharmaceutical Companies (A) back

Compulsory; 4,50 ECTS/semester; 3 Hs per week

Description:
Our aim to including this novel subject is to transmit the essential tools of management in Pharmaceutical companies. To provide to the students the knowledge necessary to integrate themselves into the management positions of the Pharmaceutical Industries. To facilitate to the companies a professionals with quality formationl. To acquire the directive abilities more demanded by the activity and the nature of the sector and to reach the necessary competitions after the decision making in highly competitive surroundings. To facilitate to the students a point of contact with the most excellent professionals of the sector, who will offer a strategic vision of the industry based on their own experience.

Co-ordinator: Fernando de Jesús Franco

2703 - Analytical Chemistry (A) back

Core; 4,50 ECTS/semester; 3 Hs per week

Description:
Theoretical fundamentals of qualitative and quantitative analysis of organic and inorganic compounds and instrumental analytical methods. Practical classes in qualitative inorganic and organic analysis, volumetric analysis, potentiometry, spectrophotometry and chromatography.

Co-ordinator: Enrique Parra Crego

2704 - Organic Chemistry (A) back

Core; 5,00 ECTS/semester; 4 Hs per week

Description:
This course constitutes an education of present Organic Chemistry, to learn basic rules and concepts that allow us to relate the structure and reactivity of an organic compound to the reaction mechanisms. Emphasis in understanding more that the chemical reactivity of a compound comes determined by its structure, than in an encyclopaedic knowledge of chemical reactions will become. Biological examples will be used to illustrate the more important organic reactions, leaving the impact of Organic Chemistry in the nature, society and pharmaceutical industry. Exercises of problems will be solved that reinforce the learned concepts and illustrate the fact that the organic reactions are predictable, using terms of mechanistic similarity

Co-ordinator: María Pilar Tinoco Pastor

3700 - Biochemistry (A) back

Core; 4,50 ECTS/semester; 4 Hs per week

Description:
Basic biochemical processes in living organisms including biochemical changes of drugs in an organism are explained. Molecular Biology deals in more detail with the biochemistry of protein synthesis, with the change of genetic information, and with regulation and transformation processes in a cell. Pathological Biochemistry follows up General Biochemistry with explanation of human physiological biochemistry and biochemistry of some pathological states. Clinical Biochemistry lets the undergraduates get acquainted with the tasks and work of clinical biochemical laboratories and with the uses of biochemical methods for the diagnosis and monitoring of pathologic states.

Co-ordinator: Carlos Santiago Romero Magdalena

3701 - Pharmacognosy (A) back

Core; 4,50 ECTS/semester; 3 Hs per week

Description:
A specific discipline deals with the versatile studies of drugs and auxiliary substances of biological origin (plant, micro-organism and animal products) used in human and veterinary medicine. This subject belongs to the state final examination subjects group. This subject provides information on the clinical application of drugs of natural origin, mainly selected pharmacotherapeutic groups (antiviral agents, immunostimulants, antitumor substances and other groups).

Co-ordinator: Fernando de Jesús Franco

3702 - Physiopathology (A) back

Core; 4,50 ECTS/semester; 3 Hs per week

Description:
Physiopathology of alterations of systems and functions. Medical terminology.

Co-ordinator: Alfredo Entrala Bueno

3703 - Pharmaceutical Chemistry (A) back

Core; 4,50 ECTS/semester; 4 Hs per week

Description:
The subject represents a link between chemical and biological disciplines. Its task is to provide students with a complex understanding of drug and auxiliary substance chemistry. The drugs are studied from the standpoint of their rational selection and preparation, quality criteria, suitable ways of storage, structure-activity and structure-metabolism relationships, and practical usage. The brief information concerning mechanisms of drug action covered in this subject forms the basis for a more profound study of this topic in pharmacology.

Co-ordinator: Amalia Galán Vázquez

3704 - Instrumental Techniques (A) back

Core; 4,50 ECTS/semester; 3 Hs per week

Description:
Analytical instrumentation for the Pharmacy applications. Study of the different instrumental techniques: spectroscopy, electrochemical techniques, chromatography electrophoresis, etc. Theoretical bases are given first. Also the main components of the instrument are described, and their implications in exactitude, precision, sensibility, selectivity, specificity, velocity, simplicity, amount of sample, etc.

Co-ordinator: José Luis Tejedor González

4700 - Biological Analysis (A) back

Core; 6,00 ECTS/semester; 4 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: María Rosario Baquero Artigao

4701 - Biopharmacy and Pharmacokinetics (A) back

Core; 4,00 ECTS/semester; 3 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: Miguel Ángel Morcillo Alonso

4702 - Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy (A) back

Core; 6,00 ECTS/semester; 4 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: Arantxa Sánchez Calabuig

4703 - Nutrition and Bromatology (A) back

Core; 4,00 ECTS/semester; 3 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: Pablo Veiga Herreros

4704 - Pharmaceutical Technology I (A) back

Core; 6,00 ECTS/semester; 4 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: María del Carmen Lozano Estevan

5704 - Public Health (A) back

Core; 5,00 ECTS/semester; 9 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: José Manuel Blanco Canseco

First semester
1704 - Applied Mathematics back

Core; 6,00 ECTS; 4 Hs per week

Description:
The subjet is oriented to establish and to consolidate part of the mathematical bases that the students need in Pharmacy. We try to obtain the student to assimilate the techniques of the mathematical calculation and the statistic applied to pharmaceutical sciences. The theoretical developments will be limited the necessary thing to be able to include/understand and to assimilate the most important concepts of the discipline, being stood out the practical character and the applications of the explained concepts.

Co-ordinator: Fernando Marcelino Menéndez Milanés

3705 - Parasitology back

Core; 3,00 ECTS; 3 Hs per week

Description:
Principles in animal Parasitology. Common aspects on parasitism. Study of the main groups of human parasite. Study of biological cycles of main species

Co-ordinator: Begoña Arribas Novillo

4705 - Toxicology back

Core; 4,00 ECTS; 2 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: Miguel Ángel Morcillo Alonso

5700 - Clinical Pharmacy back

Core; 8,00 ECTS; 6 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: Javier Sánchez-Rubio Ferrández

5701 - Immunology back

Core; 5,00 ECTS; 4 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: Alberto Pacheco Castro

5702 - Legislation and Deontology back

Core; 4,00 ECTS; 4 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: María Luisa de Torres Soto

5703 - Pharmaceutical Technology II back

Core; 8,00 ECTS; 7 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: María del Carmen Lozano Estevan

Second semester
1705 - Business Administration back

Compulsory; 6,00 ECTS; 4 Hs per week

Description:
The degree in Pharmacy, in our university, contemplates the preparation of the students facing its incorporation to their professional work, within the pharmaceutical industry. OBJECTIVES: 1. To provide the student a general vision about the nature and meaning of the company and its management. 2. To approach a series of basic concepts relative to the enterprise reality, to obtain in the student a knowledge of: the basic concepts about the economy of the company and its surroundings 4.- To teach through practical cases in the group and to make rational decisions within the company BASIC CONTENTS: Foundations of economy of the company. Basic concepts on organization. Elementary contents of each one of the functional areas.

Co-ordinator: Silvia Aparicio Obregón

3706 - Pharmaceutical Marketing back

Compulsory; 3,00 ECTS; 3 Hs per week

Description:

Co-ordinator: Fernando de Jesús Franco

4706 - Clinical Trial back

Compulsory; 4,00 ECTS; 2 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: Enrique Conde Bueso

5705 - Management and Planning back

Core; 3,00 ECTS; 3 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: Adrián Francisco Javier García de Marina Bayo

5706 - Practical Training back

Core; 12,00 ECTS; 34 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: María del Carmen Lozano Estevan

Optional subjects
Second Cycle Summary
Second semester
9800 - Cosmetic Pharmacy back

Optional; 5,00 ECTS; 6 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: María del Carmen Lozano Estevan

9801 - Community Pharmacy back

Optional; 6,00 ECTS; 7 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: Fernando de Jesús Franco

9802 - Computerized Retail Pharmacy Management back

Optional; 5,00 ECTS; 6 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: María del Carmen Lozano Estevan

9805 - Clinical Biochemistry back

Optional; 5,00 ECTS; 6 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: --

9806 - Hospital Pharmacy back

Optional; 6,00 ECTS; 7 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: --

9807 - Clinical Nutrition back

Optional; 5,00 ECTS; 6 Hs per week

Description:
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Co-ordinator: --