List Of Best Pharmacy Universities And Colleges In Ghana

Do you seek to qualify as a pharmacist and practice pharmacy in Ghana? And are you familiar with the pharmacy universities and colleges in Ghana?Well it is better you know the various pharmacy universities and colleges in Ghana if you truly want to study pharmacy or any of its affiliate programs.

this article will list the several pharmacy universities and colleges in Ghana and will further elaborate on why you should consider such schools.

What is required before you can practice pharmacy from pharmacy universities and colleges in Ghana?

To be able to practice pharmacy across the length and breadth of the country,an individual will require

1. Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm)
2. Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D.)

What are the accredited pharmacy universities and colleges in Ghana?

• Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

The school of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences under the College of Health Sciences is in charge of offering Doctor of Pharmacy and Top-up for holders of Bachelor of Pharmacy degree. The school is known to be Ghana’s premiere pharmacy training faculty.They offer courses in the medical sciences,pharmacognosy,microbiology and biochemistry.

• University of Development Studies

School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Development Studies has five departments namely,

1.  Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
2.  Department of Pharmaceutics and Microbiology
3.  Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine
4.  Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
5.  Department of Pharmacy Practice

• University of Ghana – Legon

School of Pharmacy at the University of Ghana is amongst the pharmacy universities and colleges in Ghana and  one of the six schools under the College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana. Being the premiere university in Ghana, University of Ghana is known for its excellence in training

• University of Health and Allied Sciences

The School of Pharmacy at the University of Health Sciences is also amongst the pharmacy universities and colleges in Ghana, and it is made up of six (6) departments with three (3) of them currently operational. These include,

1. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
2. Department of Pharmaceutics
3. Department of Pharmacognosy
4. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
5. Department of Pharmacy Practice
6. Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology

• Central University

Central University is part of the pharmacy universities and colleges in Ghana.The university’s school of pharmacy is amongst the leading pharamcy training institutions in Ghana.

• Entrance University College of Health

The Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program at Entrance University of Health is amongst the pharmacy universities and colleges in Ghana and it is designed to provide students with the requisite skills and competencies to enable them to provide effective pharmaceutical care.

Graduates of this program will be able to practice in a variety of settings, including Community Pharmacy, Hospital Practice, Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing, Industrial Pharmacy, Academia, Regulatory Institutions and a myriad of other health care related settings.

Students have hands-on Pharmaceutical Manufacturing practice at the Entrance Pharmaceutical & Research Centre. They also have the opportunity to have their clinicals at the Entrance University Hospital.

• University of Cape Coast

The School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (SoPPS) is an established school and one of four (4) Schools in the College of Health and Allied Sciences (CoHAS) at the University of Cape Coast. The school was established to train students to obtain Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) in order to expand the healthcare delivery team of professionals.

It is an undergraduate professional (first degree) program. The school has five (5) Departments: Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacognosy & Herbal Medicine, Pharmacotherapeutics & Pharmacy Practice.

What are the Pharmacy Technician Training Schools?

These training institutions offer Higher National Diploma and bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences or Pharmacy Technology. The qualification accepted to qualify as a Pharmacy Technician in Ghana is Higher National Diploma (HND) in Dispensing Technology which is offered in these institutions.

The institutions are

• MARANATHA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE – ACCRA
• WA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY – WA
• PHARMATRUST PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE – WEIJA, ACCRA
• NELCHRIS SCIENCE COLLEGE, ACCRA
• ADVANCE GLOBAL COLLEGE, TAMALE
• BALDWIN COLLEGE – OSU, ACCRA
• HEALTH ACCESS INSTITUTE – HAATSO, ACCRA
• ROYAL ANN HEALTH COLLEGE – ATWIMA MANHYIA, KUMASI
• NARH-BITA COLLEGE – TEMA
• KUMASI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY – KUMASI
• SUNYANI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY – SUNYANI

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Which Schools Offer Courses in Medicine Counter Assistance?

Below are Training Institutions offering such courses

• MACANDY COLLEGE OF HEALTH
  ADENTA, FOSTER JUNCTION
  0244198141/0273600655
• MEDNET HEALTH COLLEGE
  NEW ASHONGMAN,GA EAST, OPPOSITE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
  0240575167
• MEDWAY COLLEGE
  KPANDO ABANU
  0208166240
• MERKOT HEALTH COLLEGE
  SWEDRU, NSUSOSOOSO/ODA ROAD NS-57/10
  0244640975
• MTI COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCES
  13 S/W McCARTHY HILLS, TETEGU JUNCTION GS- 0134- 3018
  0244412551
• ORIGIN TRAINING CENTER
  MATAHEKO-AFIENYA
  0544437651
• PHARMATRUST PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE
  SCC NEW WEIJA, GICEL ESTATES, BEHIND THE POLICE STATION H/NO C143, ACCRA
  0544591961 0506590790 0244484584
• PHERSONS HEALTH COLLEGE
  H/NO. 4, SOWUTUOM WEST, LOMNAVA, OFF OFANKOR KWASIMAN RD GC-013-8080
  0244724716
• RAPHA DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
  ACCRA NEW TOWN,C7,9 HILL STREET
  0244851355 0302906640
• ROYAL ANN COLLEGE OF HEALTH
  H/NO B66, ATWIMA MANHYIA, NEAR ABUAKWA AH-0837-6717
  0200597274 0332190503
• SENES MCA TRAINING SCHOOL
  COMMUNITY 21 JNX. MICHEL CAMP ROAD, TEMA
  0208155361 0208238805
• TOBINCO PHARMACEUTICALS TRAINING INSTITUTE
  NO 16 OKPOI GONNO, SPINTEX RD
  0208849948
• ULTRA PHARMACY MCA SCHOOL
  CAMPUS OF OAK CITY COLLEGE, ADENTA, SSNIT FLATS GD-004-5112
  0208132270
• UNICOM CHEMIST MCA SCHOOL
  H/NO. AD 002, DANSOMAN, ACCRA
  0302324596
• VERDI PHARMACY MCA SCHOOL
  OPPOSITE S.S PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH, AFLAO VZ- 0144- 8227
  0362530145 0362193451
• VOLTA HEALTH CONSULT MCA SCHOOL
  SCHOOL OF HYGIENE, HO DAVE E.C ROAD, HO. VH- 0002- 9020
  0243285287/0558229436
• WIDAMA MCA SCHOOL
  NW/265 ASHIAMAN-LEBANON
  0207605223/0243661093
• ZINAIDA PHARMACY MCA TRAINING SCHOOL
  EN- 078-8290, KOFORIDUA NEAR STADIUM
  0242786581

The article has adequately talked about the pharmacy universities and colleges in Ghana.