The Pharmacy profession is considered to be one of the humanitarian professions that is strongly related to the health of the individual and the prosperity of the community. The Faculty of Pharmacy at Beirut Arab University is committed to prepare pharmacists who are capable of competing, serving the community and effectively participating in the advancement of the therapeutic system.

The graduates of the faculty of pharmacy at Beirut Arab University are spread all over Lebanon, Arab countries and different countries in several continents and have unequivocally gained the trust of the communities in which they work.

The faculty of pharmacy provides the learners, in the Bachelor degree, with a distinctive academic program that is balanced by its sciences related to the profession of pharmacy. The program ensures the uttermost benefit that is accomplished in the frame of Code of Ethics.

The program encompasses advanced courses in Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants, in addition to other courses related to Clinical Pharmacy, Community and Hospital Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Quality Control, Drug Design, and Marketing and Economics of drugs.

To accompany the unremitting evolvement, the faculty is undergoing a incessant updating and advancement to its programs and curricula in order to add the latest achievements that have been reached in the understanding of the profession and its sciences.

The faculty is also granting PhD and Master Degrees to postgraduate students in the different specialties in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

In carrying out its mission, the faculty relies on a distinguished and expert academic staff and on highly equipped laboratories and research capabilities.

Professor Abdalla El-Lakany

Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy

History of the Faculty

Faculty of Pharmacy at Beirut Arab University was established in 1985, in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. The undergraduate program at the Faculty of Pharmacy started and progressed to include seven academic departments: Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Analytical Chemistry and Drug Quality Control, Medicinal Chemistry, and Pharmacognosy and Medicinal plants.

The faculty has observed considerable growth in number of its students that increased from a total of 115 in 1986 to a total of 444 in 2008.

In 2002, the faculty expanded its curriculum to incorporate postgraduate programs including Master and PhD Degrees, in addition to a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy and Doctorate in Clinical Pharmacy (Pharm. D).

Since its establishment, the faculty has adopted the extended academic year system, then in 1999, it moved to the two academic terms scheme. More recently, in 2002, the faculty updated its programs and adopted the Credit Hour system. The curriculum of this new system prepares the students for careers in clinical pharmacy and promotes interaction between pharmacists and other health professionals.

The faculty established a "Pharmaceutical Continuing Education Program". This program organizes short courses, seminars and presentations in the various Pharmaceutical fields offering graduates and community a venue for maintaining up-to-date knowledge.

The Faculty is located in Beirut.