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Departments & Programs

Pharmacy Department

Centro Escolar University – Makati campus was established in 2005. Academic offerings include Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (4 years), Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy in Clinical Pharmacy (5 years), Doctor of Pharmacy (6 years), and the 2-year Post-Baccalaureate, Doctor of Pharmacy. Students enrolled in CEU Pharmacy Department are trained to be globally competitive, professionally competent, legally qualified, morally upright, and patient and population-oriented pharmacy practitioners.

 As the pioneer in offering the Doctor of Pharmacy program in the Philippines, Centro Escolar University-Makati takes pride in providing a world-class education that prepares our students to become competent and compassionate healthcare professionals.

 

CEU pharmacists excel in their chosen field of practice such as community, hospital, manufacturing, institutional, academe, industry, and regulatory practice. After finishing the Pharmacy degree and passing the licensure examination, the students can become public health managers, supervisors, owners or managers of drugstores, company pharmacists, quality control pharmacists, laboratory instructors, lecturers, food and drug regulation officers, hospital pharmacists, clinical pharmacists, directors of hospital pharmacies, and product managers of pharmaceutical firms

 

 

VISION

To become the top provider of competent professional pharmacists

 

MISSION

Guided and inspired by the University's maxim, CIENCIA Y VIRTUD, the School of Pharmacy is committed to providing its students the necessary knowledge, skills, values, and competencies, so they will be professionally competent, legally qualified, morally upright, globally competitive, and patient and population-oriented pharmacists.

Distinct Features

  • First university that offered Doctor of Pharmacy program in the Philippines
  • Accredited Level II, by Philippine Association Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) as certified by Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP)
  • Top Performing School in the Pharmacist Licensure Examination
  • Strong linkages with international and national professional organizations, government, and private institutions
  • Strong linkages with industry partners, different drugstores, hospitals, and manufacturing companies for pharmacy practice experience/internships 
  • Member of the Philippine Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and Asian Association of Schools of Pharmacy
  • Highly-qualified faculty members who are licensed pharmacists
  • Strong Pharmacy Alumni Support
  • Caring and Quality Service-Oriented School
  • Committed to providing professionally competent, legally qualified, and globally competitive pharmacists who are population and patient-oriented

Academic Programs

  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (4 years)
  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy in Clinical Pharmacy ( 5 years)
  • Doctor of Pharmacy (6 years)
  • 2-year Post-Baccalaureate, Doctor of Pharmacy

 

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

The Pharmacy degree curriculum aims to produce globally competitive pharmacists who are scientifically competent, technically skilled, caring and responsible professionals, and able to deliver the full spectrum of pharmacy services required in the different settings of pharmacy practice. The school is committed to the development of pharmacy graduates who can: 

  1. demonstrate a working knowledge of concepts and principles on patient-centered pharmacy practice;
  2. practice operative interpersonal, intra-professional communication, and collaborative skills in providing pharmaceutical care and patient counseling;
  3. perform efficiently and effectively responsibilities and tasks in any area of pharmacy practice;
  4. design pharmaceutical care services program integrating innovative business/entrepreneurial strategies;
  5. conduct scientific research leading to the development of drugs for prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment of diseases or medical conditions, and contribute to the acquisition of new knowledge in the practice of pharmacy; 
  6. practice the profession consistent with the ethical, legal, social, and economic standards of the pharmacy profession; and
  7. engage in a self-directed lifelong learning.

 

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Pharmacy is a multifaceted profession. As a Pharmacy graduate and licensed pharmacist, you can work in any one of the following:


1. Drug Outlets

Drugstore

  • Drug Store Owner/Manager
  • Supervising Pharmacist
  • Chain Drug Store Chief Pharmacist/Staff Pharmacist
  • Botica ng Barangay Pharmacist

Hospital

  • Chief Pharmacist
  • Supervisor
  • Hospital Pharmacist
  • Clinical Pharmacist
  • Staff Pharmacist


2. Drug Establishments

  • Pharmacist Owner/Manager/Supervisor/Staff
  • Regulatory Pharmacist
  • Company Pharmacist
  • Research/Clinical Researcher
  • Quality Control Analyst
  • Quality Assurance Inspector
  • Medical Representative
  • Product Manager
  • Production Pharmacist
  • Production Planning and Inventory Control Officer
  • Marketing Specialist


3. Academic Institutions

  • Administrator
  • Dean
  • Assistant Dean
  • Program Coordinator
  • Department Chair
  • Professor
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer


4. Government Agencies

  • Professional Regulation Commission Board of Pharmacy Examiner
  • Food and Drug Regulation Officer (FDRO)
  • Drug Regulation Officer (DRO)
  • Director of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Hospital/Clinic Pharmacist
  • Consultant
  • Researcher
  • Philhealth Pharmacist
  • Military Pharmacist
  • Forensic Pharmacist Analyst


5. Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO)

  • HMO Pharmacist
  • Medical Transcriptor
  • Health Call Center Pharmacist


6. Research Institutions

  • Researcher
  • Administrator


7. Non-Government Organizations/Private Corporations

  • Project Director
  • Consultant
  • Company Pharmacist

Deans and Academic Heads

Mr.Eugene Marc D. Cera III, RPh, MSPharm
Program Head, Pharmacy Department
[email protected]

 

Gil Puyat Campus
Centro Escolar University
259 Senator Gil Puyat Ave.,
Makati City

[email protected]
(+63)2 8889-7491/ (+63)2 8889-7489
(+63)2 8843-0300 loc. 135

Faculty Profile

Permanent:

  • Cera, Eugene Marc III D.

Master of Science in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University

 

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University

 

  • Dean, Maria Donnabelle U.

Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University

 

Master of Science in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University

 

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University

  •  Limuaco, Olivia M.

Doctor of Philosophy major in Science Education

Centro Escolar University

 

Master of Science in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University

 

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University

Fixed-Term:

  • Tristan Joseph A. Flores II, RPh

Pursuing Master of Science in Pharmacy with Specialization in Clinical Pharmacy and Research

Philippine Women’s University

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Centro Escolar University - Manila

 

  • John Christian Y. Lara, RPh, LPT, MPAf

Master in Public Affairs (Education Management)

University of the Philippines Los Baños

 

Post-baccalaureate Diploma in Teaching

Philippine Normal University

 

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University – Makati

 

  • Karen Joy S. Maniulit, RPh, PharmD

Doctor of Pharmacy

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University - Makati

 

  • Shaira Gayle T. Techon, RPh

Pursuing Master of Science in Pharmacy major in Manufacturing Pharmacy

Saint Louis University – Baguio City

 

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Our Lady of Fatima University – Antipolo

 

  • Cyrene Keith O. Villanueva, RPh, PharmD

Doctor of Pharmacy

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University – Makati

 

 

Lecturer:

  • Vinchelle Lynne M. Chua, RPh, PharmD

Doctor of Pharmacy

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University

 

  • Jarmaine Z. David, RPh, PharmD

Doctor of Pharmacy

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University

 

  • Leeland Anthony Dela L. Luna, RPh, PharmD

Pursuing Master of Science in Pharmacology

University of the Philippines Manila

 

Doctor of Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University - Makati


Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University

 

  • Mark Anthony O. Ellana, RPh, PharmD

Doctor of Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University - Makati

 

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University

 

  • Olivia M. Limuaco, RPh, PhD

Doctor of Philosophy major in Science Education

Centro Escolar University

 

Master of Science in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University

 

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Centro Escolar University


  • Rachel Merci B. Mundo, RPh

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

University of the Immaculate Conception

 

 

 

Linkages

LOCAL

  • Philippine Pharmacists Association (PPhA)
  • Philippine Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (PACOP)
  • MedExpress
  • The Generics Pharmacy
  • Watsons Philippines
  • Mercury Drug Corporation
  • Mercury Drug Foundation
  • Asian Hospital and Medical Center
  • The Medical City
  • Makati Medical Center
  • National Center for Mental Health
  • Ospital ng Makati
  • Ospital ng Muntinlupa
  • Rizal Medical Center 
  • Christ the King Medical Center – Unihealth Las Piñas
  • Unihealth Southwoods Hospital and Medical Center
  • Bargn Farmaceutici Corporation Laboratories
  • La Croesus Pharma Inc.
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Pharmacy Preceptors Guild of the Philippines

 

INTERNATIONAL  

  • Association of Asian Schools of Pharmacy (AASP)
  • Faculty of Pharmacy Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
  • International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
  • Theresiana Pharmacy Academy Indonesia 

Laboratories and Facilities

  • Pharmacy Simulation Room
    The Pharmacy Simulation Room, located on the fourth floor of the Gil Puyat campus, serves as the initial practice site for Pharmacy students to make themselves familiar with the operation of a drug store, the different drugs available in the market including their dosage form, and their use and storage. It is also where the students practice the services rendered by a pharmacist to their clients such as patient and medication counseling.

  • Pharmacy Manufacturing Laboratories and Instrumentation Room
    The Pharmacy Manufacturing Laboratories (603 and 703) are specifically assigned for the Department of Pharmacy. In these laboratories, the students develop their excellent skills in their chosen field. Well-maintained equipment and instruments used for research and instruction that conform to the course requirements are housed in instrumentation rooms.  HPLC, Dissolution Apparatus, Plantar Apparatus, Phletysmometer, and Friabilator, among others, are provided for hands-on exercises so that students will fully acquire the needed skills in the Pharmacy practice.

Department Scholarships

SCHOLARSHIPS FROM PRIVATE GRANTS

  • Mercury Drug Foundation, Inc.

 

SCHOLARSHIPS FROM PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

  • The Philippine Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Scholarship

 

CEU ALUMNI FOUNDATION, INC. SCHOLARSHIP

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