ACCREDITATION OF FIRST DEGREE PHARMACY PROGRAMME IN MALAYSIA
AZMAN YAHYA SECRETARY PHARMACY BOARD MALAYSIA (PBM)
Annual Output : Local Pharmacy Graduates
557 619
646
838 980
1075 1190
1280
13501390
1450 14701510 1550 1560
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Pharmacy Graduates
Year
PBM OUTCOMES
1. To balance the real need for pharmacists in public and private sectors
1+1, Liberalisation
Government Economic Transformation Programme : to increase the export of local generic medicines
2. To enhance the quality of pharmacy graduates training
Reduce congestion at government hospital training sites
3. To require 30 minimum CPD points for renewal of pharmacists annual practising certificate
•All processes in a pharmacy course have been quality assured by PBM
Accreditation
•Relates to national qualifications
Recognition
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PBM BASIS FOR ACCREDITATION
PBM Guidelines on Approval and Recognition of a Pharmacy Programme 2007
www.pharmacy.gov.my
9 Areas of evaluation
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Registered Pharmacists Full Time Lecturer
Non-Registered
Pharmacists Part -Time Lecturer Academic Staff
Dean’s Criteria
1
• A Registered Pharmacist
2
• PhD
3
• 5 years academic experience
4
• Letter of appointment
5
• Date of appointment
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Registered pharmacists as lecturers
• Overall
40%
• Pharmaceutical Technology
• Clinical Pharmacy 75-80 %
• Pharmacy Practice 100 %
Minimum Entry
STPM/ “A” Level
• STPM with CGPA 3 and above
including Chemistry
• A Level with 3B including
Chemistry
Matriculation/
Foundation/Diploma
•Matriculation CGPA 3
•Science Diploma CGPA 3.8
•No credit transfer
Science Degree
• First Degree in Science CGPA 2.5
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Lecturer : Student
• Non-clinical years 1 : 10
• Clinical year 1 : 8
Minimum credit hours : 95
SUBJECT CREDIT HOUR
PharmaceuticalTechnology 15
Pharmacy Practice 15
Pharmacology + Toxicology 15
Clinical Pharmacy 15
Pharmaceutical Chemistry 15
Basic Health Sciences 20
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Placement for undergraduate training ( minimum 2 weeks)
Pharmacy Undergraduates
Hospitals
Community pharmacies
pharmaceutical GMP
Clinical Training in a hospital
Outpatient Pharmacy
Ward
Supply/Satellite Pharmacy
Aseptic Preparation
(Total Parenteral Nutrition, Cytotoxic Drug Reconstitution,
IV Admixture Services)
Drug Information Therapeutic
Drug Monitoring
Patient Counseling
Services
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Laboratories (Chemistry/ Biological Sciences) May be conducted in groups
Laboratory for pharmacy practice/ P’ceutics per individual student
Lecture/Tutorial
Library
Student Facilities
ICT
