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To register and practice as a pharmacist in New Zealand, a four-year University programme leading to a Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) degree followed by 52 weeks of trainee internship at approved pharmaceutical establishments has to be undertaken. The Otago BPharm, the oldest university pharmacy degree in New Zealand, opens opportunities to practice as a pharmacist in various professional settings. It is a broad-based university programme in the physical, biological, social and health sciences.

Pharmacists are health professionals. They are the experts on medicine in the community. They have the skills and knowledge to help patients understand and use their medicines in the most appropriate way. The practice of pharmacy includes the development and manufacture of medicines, the supply and dispensing of medicines to patients, and the giving of information about medicines, drug therapy and disease management to patients, doctors and other health professionals.

Programme Requirements

1st year: Health Sciences First Year Course

Note: Students enrolled in the Health Sciences First Year course will be required to achieve a satisfactory mark in a standard diagnostic English test or another approved measure of achievement.

2nd year

• PHCY 210 Introduction to Pharmacy
• PHCY 211 Fundamental Pharmaceutical Science
• PHCY 220 Integrated Modules A

Note: Candidates for the second and subsequent years of the BPharm programme will normally have passed all papers for the previous year of study.

3rd year

• PHCY 310 Integrated Modules B
• PHCY 320 Integrated Modules C

4th year

From 2019

• PHCY 470 Elective Study
• PHCY 471 Quality Use of Medicines B
• PHCY 472 Professional Pharmacy Practice C
• PHCY 473 Quality Use of Medicines C

From 2020:

• PHCY 410 Elective Studies A
• PHCY 420 Pharmacy Management
• PHCY 430 Elective Studies B
• PHCY 431 Structured Practical Experiential Programme
• PHCY 432 Applied Pharmacotherapy and Patient Care

The Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours (BPharm(Hons)) programme comprises the standard Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) programme with additional training in advanced research design, methodologies, techniques and analysis resulting in a research dissertation. The main objective of the BPharm(Hons) degree is to provide education and training in research to a small, academically select group of undergraduate pharmacy students who have achieved a high GPA and have an interest in research careers.