What is Pharmacy? What can you do after graduating from Pharmacy, where can you work, and how much is your salary?

Pharmacy is a "prestigious" major, the dream of thousands of candidates and their families. However, when facing the threshold of choosing a career, not everyone has the necessary knowledge about this major. The following article will help you answer the questions: What is Pharmacy? What to do after graduating from Pharmacy, where to work, and how much is the salary?

Pharmacy is a "prestigious" major, chosen by many outstanding young people.

What is the Pharmaceutical Industry?

Pharmacy is a field of applied science, researching drugs in three main areas including manufacturing raw materials, studying the relationship between drugs and the body; how to apply drugs in treating diseases, how to use substances taken from nature or synthetically to fight diseases, protect the body and take care of human health.

Pharmacy is divided into many fields, such as: Research and development of new drugs, production, business, distribution, drug management, and drug use instructions for everyone. Pharmacy is based on many different sciences, but the main and most basic are chemistry and biology.

Pharmacy is the field of applied science that studies drugs.

What is Pharmacy?

Students studying Pharmacy will be equipped with basic scientific knowledge, basic pharmacy and specialized knowledge to have full knowledge and professional skills in Pharmacy.

Sharing about the standard output training program of Pharmacy at Dai Nam University, Dr. Nguyen Thi Vinh Hue - Head of Pharmacy Department of DNU said: "Students of Pharmacy at Dai Nam University are fully equipped with knowledge and professional skills in pharmacy such as: techniques of preparing drugs, drug metabolism in the body, drug reactions, interactions between drugs, consulting on effective and safe use of drugs for users, natural compounds as drugs and health protection foods from medicinal herbs..." .

Studying Pharmacy at Dai Nam University, students will be equipped with full knowledge and professional skills in Pharmacy.

Dr. Nguyen Thi Vinh Hue added: “DNU Pharmacy graduates meet the output standards according to their capacity, have solid professional knowledge, professional skills, foreign language proficiency, information technology and good attitude. Meet the Basic Competency Standards of Vietnamese Pharmacists in 7 areas including: Rational use of drugs; Drug supply; Preparation and production of drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients; Ensuring the quality of drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients; Organization and management. Have the ability to communicate and collaborate; Practice professionally and ethically. Therefore, 100% of Dai Nam Pharmacy students have jobs immediately after graduation” .

Dai Nam Pharmacy students study and practice right at the School's Pharmacy Practice Center with an area of 1,000m2 meeting the standards of the Ministry of Health.

In particular, University Pharmacists of Dai Nam University have the opportunity to study to improve their qualifications to Master of Pharmacy Management Organization at the school and other levels such as: Level I Specialist Pharmacist, Level II Specialist Pharmacist, Master, Doctor of Pharmacy in the following majors: Pharmaceutical Technology and Drug Preparation, Medicinal Materials - Traditional Pharmacy, Drug and Toxicology Testing, Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacy Management Organization at other training schools.

A practical session of Pharmacy students at Dai Nam University.

What to do after graduating from Pharmacy? Where?

Graduating from the Pharmacy major at Dai Nam University with a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree, you can absolutely take on the following jobs and positions:

- Working in the Pharmacy Department of Hospitals from Central to local.

- Working at pharmaceutical manufacturing companies in positions such as: product research, production management, quality control, marketing, supply...

- Working at Medical and Pharmaceutical schools and Pharmaceutical Research Institutes.

- Work at testing centers.

- Working at a pharmaceutical business.

- Own a company, private pharmacy.

- Work as an officer at agencies related to Pharmacy such as: Departments of the Ministry of Health, Department of Health and district medical centers...

Solemn graduation ceremony of University of Pharmacy of Dai Nam University.

As a long-term cooperative unit with the Faculty of Pharmacy of Dai Nam University, having received a large number of students for internships and work, Ms. Vu Thi Hoa - Director of Xuan Hoa Pharmaceutical Company Limited said: "Dai Nam University Pharmacy students have made a very impressive impression with good professional knowledge, quick integration, eagerness to learn and a very standard attitude. This is the "plus point" that makes Dai Nam Pharmacy students always our priority in recruitment. In fact, many former Dai Nam Pharmacy students have met our strict recruitment requirements and are holding key positions at the company..."

Where is Pharmacy?

Dai Nam University (Address: No. 1 Pho Xom, Phu Lam, Ha Dong, Hanoi) is a prestigious health training institution nationwide. The school has participated in training human resources for the health sector since 2013 with 03 key training majors: Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing, attracting thousands of students. As for Pharmacy, by 2024, the school had nearly 3,000 students studying and provided the industry with 1,500 university pharmacists.

A strong team of lecturers, skilled and enthusiastic, of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Dai Nam University.

To provide good training in Pharmacy, Dai Nam University has invested time, effort and money to ensure facilities, lecturers' qualifications, training programs, and learning materials on par with major medical and pharmaceutical schools in the country and region, moving towards international integration.

Pharmacy students of Dai Nam University have the opportunity to practice with modern equipment and machinery right at the school. The Faculty of Pharmacy currently has a separate Pharmacy Practice Center, located right at the school with 4 pharmaceutical chemistry experimental practice workshops with more than 50 rooms; 10 technical practice workshops with an area of 1,000 m2 meeting the standards set by the Ministry of Health for university pharmacist training facilities.

The practical pharmacy system is equipped according to the GPP pharmacy model for students to practice selling drugs, practicing sales communication skills, practicing drug use consultation and practicing prescription analysis. The school has 02 medicinal plant gardens built according to the list of essential drugs issued by the Ministry of Health.

The Faculty of Pharmacy of Dai Nam University also continuously has programs to sign, cooperate and introduce jobs for students right from the first year. Sharing about these joint programs, Truong Thi Diep, a 4th year student of Pharmacy, said: “During my time studying at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Dai Nam University, I had many job opportunities with large enterprises in the pharmaceutical industry such as: Pharmacity Joint Stock Company, Ha Tay Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company, Xuan Hoa Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Phuc Hung Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Hanoi Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment Joint Stock Company, Mediplantex Central Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company... helping us have more opportunities to rub shoulders with the internship and real-life environment very early. Thereby helping me have orientations and prepare everything to be able to start my job right after graduation”.

To become a Pharmacist, at Dai Nam University, students will have to complete a 5-year Pharmacy training program. It is important that after graduation, Pharmacists must continuously update their knowledge about new drugs and new discoveries in drug research.

How much salary do Pharmacy graduates get?

Salary after graduation: Starting salary from 10 - 15 million. Benefits increase according to ability and experience.

What subjects does the Pharmacy Department of Dai Nam University recruit?

Admission combinations for Pharmacy at Dai Nam University:

• A00: Math, Physics, Chemistry
• A11: Math, Chemistry, Civics
• B00: Math, Chemistry, Biology
• D07: Math, Chemistry, English

Admission method

1. Consider high school graduation exam scores 2024

2. Consider high school transcripts

Admission based on the average score of grade 11 and semester 1 of grade 12 according to the subject group for admission.

Admission based on high school transcripts based on the average score of grade 12 according to the subject group for admission.

3. Direct admission according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training and the School

FLOOR SCORE FOR RECEIVING HIGH SCHOOL REPORT APPLICATIONS IN 2024

Pharmacy major ≥ 24 points and good academic performance in grade 12

Admission fee: 50,000 VND/application (Candidates pay when sending hard copy application to the school via post or when submitting application directly at the school)

* Note: Candidates need to register their admission wishes to Dai Nam University on the admission system of the Ministry of Education and Training (register according to the admission schedule of the Ministry of Education and Training), no need to choose the combination and admission method.

ADDRESS FOR RECEIVING DOCUMENTS

Candidates send their application by express mail or submit it directly to the address:

ADMISSIONS OFFICE - DAI NAM UNIVERSITY

Address: No. 1 Pho Xom, Phu Lam, Ha Dong, Hanoi

Hotline/ Zalo: 096 159 5599 - 093 159 5599

>>> REGISTER FOR ADMISSION: HERE

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