DEAN : PROF SANI MALAMI

About The Faculty

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Bayero University, Kano was established in 2015/16 session with six Departments. It is a mono-degree awarding Faculty that runs Doctor of Pharmacy at the undergraduate level. Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of medication. The scope of pharmacy practice includes compounding and dispensing medications, clinical services related to patient care, reviewing medications for safety and efficacy, and providing drug information. Pharmacists are, therefore, the experts on drug therapy and are the primary health professionals who optimize medication use to provide patients with positive health outcomes. Pharmacy as a dynamic, information-driven, patient-orientated profession, through its infrastructure, competence, and skills, is committed to fullfiling the healthcare needs of people by being the:

a) formulator, manufacturer, distributor, and controller of safe, effective, and quality medicine;

b) adviser on the safe, rational and appropriate use of medicine;

c) provider of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for the therapeutic outcome of therapy and by being actively involved in the design, implementation, and monitoring of effective pharmaceutical services;

d) profession committed to competency and professionalism; and

e) profession committed to co-operation with other members of the healthcare team in the interest of the patient.

List of Departments

The Departments are:
i. Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Practice
ii. Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
iii. Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology
iv. Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology
v. Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine
vi. Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Programs and Duration

The first-degree curriculum leads to a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. The minimum time required for such a qualification is five or six years after matriculation depending on the mode of entry.

Admission Information

Level I (UTME) Admissions
The following are the general entry requirements for admission into PharmD degree programmes through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
a) An applicant may also be required to undergo a Post-UTME screening exercise conducted by the University and obtain an acceptable score as may be set by Senate from time to time.
b) In addition to obtaining acceptable scores in UTME and Post-UTME, a candidate must also hold at least one of the following qualifications, with Passes at Credit level in at least five (5) O’ level subjects which must include English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics obtained in not more than two sittings:
i. Senior School Certificate (SSC) from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) or the National Examinations Council (NECO)
ii. General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (GCE O/Level)
iii. Any other qualification deemed equivalent to any of the above by Senate.

Level II (Direct Entry) Admissions
The following are the general entry requirements for admission into first-degree programmes through the Direct Entry (DE).
a) An applicant must apply through the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB).
b) Candidate may also be required to undergo and pass a screening exercise conducted by the University.
c) A candidate must hold at least one of the qualifications listed in 2.1 (c), with a minimum of five credit passes obtained in not more than two sittings.
d) In addition, a candidate must also hold at least one of the following qualifications, with credit passes in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics obtained from an institution recognized to run them:
i. General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A/Level) with credit passes in all the subjects.
ii. The Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) Certificate.
iii. Acceptable Pharmacy Technician Diplomas from institutions accredited by Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN)
Candidates for admission into the PharmD programme of Bayero University, Kano must satisfy the general admission requirements of the University. In addition, all candidates must be at least sixteen (16) years old.
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iv. First degree of at least second class lower division in the medical, para-medical, biological, chemical, or physical sciences provided such candidates also had credit passes in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, and English language at the SSCE, WASC, GCE ‘O’ level, NECO or its equivalent.
v. Any other qualification deemed equivalent to these by Senate