Master of Science in Industrial Pharmacy

The Industrial Pharmacy programme is an advanced interuniversity programme that delivers graduates who are able fulfil the various roles of an industrial pharmacist at a pharmaceutical company. This includes, among other things, drug production and drug analysis, quality control, the development of galenic forms, the registration of medicinal preparations, and clinical research.

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1 year 60 credits

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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1 General Courses 40

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Analysis and Quality Control	1	sem 1	nl	Yvan Vander Heyden	10

Pharmaceutical Technology	1	sem 1	nl	Guy Van den Mooter	10

Biotechnology	1	sem 1	nl	Dieter Deforce	3

Regulatory Affairs	1	sem 2	nl	Bart De Spiegeleer	7

Clinical Research	1	sem 2	nl	Ann Van Eeckhaut	6

Strategic Management in the Pharma Sector	1	year	nl	Isabelle Huys	4

2 Master's Dissertation 20

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation		1	year	nl	Thomas De Beer	20

Learning outcomes

Understand and adhere to the processes of drug production on an industrial scale.

Have an integrated view of the various disciplines involved in the development of a drug.

Develop an appropriate form of administration of a drug.

Understand the production and application of biotechnological drugs.

Understand the techniques for the analysis of drugs.

Implement and supervise the processes of quality control of drugs.

Understand the principles and practise of method optimisation, method validation and the analysis of the data generated by these methods.

Manage quality systems (QA, GMP, ISO).

Understand quality control and quality assurance systems.

Knowledge of legislation related to the pharmaceutical industry.

Support marketing and sales.

Apply the principles of business economics.

Master the principles and practise of registering drugs.

Provide support for clinical studies.

Participate in experimental clinical pharmacology research.

Monitor developments in the pharmaceutical fields through ICT, printed sources and continued education.

Independently develop, optimise and apply procedures for laboratory research.

Independently conduct fundamental and applied scientific research.

Integrate and creatively apply advanced knowledge in various fields.

Analytical, synthetic, problem-solving thinking.

Independently analyse complex problems.

Research-oriented thinking and acting.

Possess scientific curiosity and an attitude of lifelong learning.

Independent and solution-focused reflection about one’s own functioning in a complex context.

Written and verbal reporting of one’s own research.

Communicate and collaborate in a multidisciplinary professional environment.

Ethical and deontological conduct when exercising the profession.

Recognition Professional Qualifications

Legal Requirements regarding Professional Duties the Diploma complies with

Het uitoefenen van het beroep van industrieapotheker is onderworpen aan de volgende vereisten:

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beschikken over het visum van de provinciale geneeskundige commissie
praktische ervaring hebben opgedaan in één of meer ondernemingen gevestigd in België of in een andere lidstaat van de EEG die houder is van een vergunning tot industriële fabricage van geneesmiddelen afgegeven door de bevoegde instantie
ingeschreven zijn op de lijst van de erkende industrieapothekers, bijgehouden door de Minister