The Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice is a place where commitment to excellence in academia, research, and development is demonstrated. It focuses on providing students with knowledge and skills in the quantitative aspects of drug delivery and pharmacist practices. These include the design, development, and evaluation of drugs in combination with an appropriate dosage form; biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics; professional ethics; drug dispensing; drug management; applied communication skills; drug storage and inventory; and community pharmacy operations. The students also are equipped with expertise in therapeutics, in which they acquire knowledge of diseases and their management as well as skills in patient assessment and clinical health care.