The University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Pharmacy is the

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school of the

University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Migu ...

, the oldest and the largest

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university in

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. Established in 1871, the faculty is the first school of

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in the

. It consistently tops the philippine licensure examinations for pharmacy and medical technology.

History

The ''Facultad de Medicina y Farmacia'' or the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy was founded in May 28, 1871 by virtue of the modification of the Moret decree. The 6-year pharmacy program was offered. Don Leon Ma. Guerrero is considered to be the first graduate of the faculty. In 1901, when the American administration took over, the pharmacy curriculum was revised to four years. Also in the same year, the faculty was separated from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. Throughout the years, changes were made in the length of the program, from three years to five years. In 1984, the curriculum was set to four years. In 1924, the faculty was the first college of the university to admit female students. During the deanship of Fr. Lorenzo Rodriguez, O.P., two new programs were offered and the university botanical garden was reestablished. In 1958, medical technology was first offered in the faculty as an elective course. In 1959, A 3-year program in medical technology was approved. The following year, the fourth year internship was given permission. In June 14, 1961, medical technology was recognized as a degree-level program. In 1962, the 5-year program of biochemistry was established. Forty-two students graduated in the program in 1967. In 1985, it was reduced to four years. The university was first to offer all the three programs. A program in

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was offered in the faculty in 1986. However, it was discontinued in 2004 because of its limited enrolees. The Commission on Higher Education identifies the pharmacy and medical technology programs as Centers of Excellence.

Academic programs

The faculty offers the following academic degree programs: *

Pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it links healt ...

(1871) – CHED Center of Excellence, PACUCOA Level IV program, AUN certified program **

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(2010) **

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(2017) *

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(1959) – CHED Center of Excellence, PACUCOA Level III program, AUN certified program *

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(1962) – PACUCOA Level III program, AUN certified program *

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(1986–2004) ''(defunct)'' * Master's and Doctoral programs of Medical Technology (2016) and Pharmacy are offered in the UST Graduate School.

Research

The faculty performs its research engagements at the UST Research Center for the Natural Sciences and Applied Sciences (RCNAS), the science and technology research arm of the university at the Thomas Aquinas Research Center (TARC). Most of the research programs of the faculty deal with Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutics, and Natural Products for Health and Wellness. RCNAS publishes its research papers, short communications, and review papers in the journal ''Acta Manilana''.

References

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1871 establishments in the Philippines