Post-graduation in Pharmacy

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  • Multidisciplinary: Integrates chemistry, biology, technology, and clinical practice.
  • Research and Innovation Focus: Development of new drugs, biotechnologies, and materials.
  • Public Health Centered: Application in hospital settings, quality control, health safety.
  • Professional Training: Prepares for careers in pharmaceutical industry, hospitals, research laboratories, or health agencies.

I. Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analytical Sciences

  1. Therapeutic Chemistry
  • Design and synthesis of active molecules.
  • Structure-activity relationship (SAR).
  • Innovation in drug development.
  1. Analytical Chemistry
  • Assay methods (HPLC, UV-Vis, mass spectrometry).
  • Quality control of raw materials and finished products.
  • Data interpretation for clinical and regulatory purposes.
  1. Inorganic Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry
  • Role of metals and salts in pharmacology and toxicology.
  • Elemental analysis of formulations.
  • Compliance with pharmacopeia standards.
  1. Chemistry and Physicochemistry of Materials
  • Study of materials for formulation.
  • Compatibility, stability, controlled release.
  • Design of innovative drug delivery systems.

II. Pharmaceutical Technology and Hospital Pharmacy

  1. Pharmaceutical Technology / Pharmaceutics
  • Formulation (tablets, capsules, injectables).
  • Bioequivalence, bioavailability, stability studies.
  • Compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
  1. Hospital Pharmacy
  • Management of the drug circuit in hospitals.
  • Preparation of magistral and sterile forms.
  • Coordination with medical teams.
  1. Clinical Pharmacy
  • Personalized therapeutic monitoring.
  • Prevention of adverse effects.
  • Pharmaceutical advice and patient education.

III. Clinical Biology and Biotechnology

  1. Clinical Biology
  • Diagnostic biological analyses.
  • Interpretation of biological data.
  • Molecular biology techniques.
  1. Hematology & Hemobiology
  • Analysis of blood cells and associated pathologies.
  • Compatibility tests and transfusions.
  • Monitoring pharmacological effects on blood.
  1. Toxicology
  • Study of toxic effects of substances.
  • Management of poisonings and overdoses.
  • Evaluation of drug and chemical safety.
  1. Medical Biochemistry
  • Study of biomolecules and metabolism.
  • Enzymatic targets and mechanisms of action.
  • Biochemical toxicity of drugs.
  1. Immunology
  • Immunity mechanisms and vaccine responses.
  • Immune pathologies (autoimmunity, allergies, deficiencies).
  • Immunological techniques and therapy development.
  1. Parasitology
  • Parasite life cycles and diagnostics.
  • Mechanisms of antiparasitic drugs.
  • Prevention and treatment strategies.
  1. Microbiology
  • Identification of pathogens.
  • Infection control, antibiotics, and resistance.
  • Application in sterilization and pharmaceutical production.

IV. Natural Sciences and Natural Products

  1. Pharmacognosy
  • Identification of natural active molecules.
  • Extraction, purification, and pharmacology of plants.
  • Contribution to modern phytotherapy.
  1. Medical Botany
  • Taxonomy, morphology, chemistry of medicinal plants.
  • Therapeutic applications and sustainability.
  • Conservation of medicinal plant resources.

V. Medical Physics and Biophysics

  1. Medical and Pharmaceutical Biophysics
  • Application of physical principles in biology and pharmacology.
  • Biophysical techniques (imaging, ligand-receptor interactions).
  • Contribution to diagnostics and therapeutic tools.

VI. Public Health, Quality, and Environment

  1. Hydrology and Bromatology
  • Analysis of water and food quality.
  • Control of chemical and microbial contaminants.
  • Application in public health and pharmaceutical nutrition.

VII. Pharmacology

  1. General Pharmacology
  • Study of drug mechanisms of action.
  • Evaluation of efficacy and toxicity.
  • Application in clinical therapeutics and development.


Teaching Language : french/english

Curriculum Highlights

Core Courses

Core Courses

  1. Advanced Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Drug design, QSAR, molecular docking.
  • Structure-activity relationships.
  • Synthesis of bioactive molecules.
  1. Advanced Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics
  • Detailed study of molecular drug action mechanisms.
  • Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion (ADME).
  • Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling (PK/PD).
  1. Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • Production techniques for biomedicines: recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines.
  • Use of viral and non-viral vectors.
  • Applications in gene therapy.
  1. Applied Molecular Biology and Genomics
  • Amplification techniques (PCR, qPCR), sequencing, transcriptomics.
  • Biomarkers, targeted therapies, personalized medicine.
  1. Applied Toxicology
  • Toxicological risk assessment.
  • Toxicogenomics, toxicokinetics.
  • Regulatory preclinical studies.
  1. Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology
  • Engineering controlled release systems.
  • Pharmaceutical nanotechnologies.
  • Innovative formulation processes.
  1. Research Methodology / Biostatistics
  • Experimental design.
  • Statistical analysis of biological and pharmaceutical data.
  • Software tools (SPSS, R, GraphPad).
  1. Advanced Analytical Methods
  • Spectroscopy (NMR, UV-Vis, IR), chromatography (HPLC, GC-MS).
  • Validation of analytical methods according to ICH.
  1. Pharmaceutical Regulation and Regulatory Affairs
  • Good practices (GMP, GLP).
  • Registration dossiers.
  • International regulations (EMA, FDA, WHO).


Advanced Topics

Advanced Topics

  1. Nanomedicine and Targeted Delivery Systems
  • Polymeric nanoparticles, liposomes, dendrimers.
  • Stimuli-responsive systems (pH, temperature, enzymes).
  • Targeted therapies (tumor targeting, CNS targeting).
  1. Personalized Medicine and Pharmacogenomics
  • Genetic variability in drug response.
  • Multi-omics approaches (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics).
  • Therapeutic prediction algorithms.
  1. Gene and Cell Therapies
  • Gene transfer, CRISPR/Cas9, genetic silencing (siRNA, shRNA).
  • Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).
  • Cellular immunotherapies (CAR-T cells).
  1. Advanced Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies
  • Large-scale cell culture (bioprocesses, bioreactors).
  • Production of biomedicines (recombinant proteins, vaccines).
  • Purification and characterization of therapeutic proteins.
  1. Applied Microbiology and Infection
  • Antimicrobial resistance (beta-lactamases, biofilms).
  • Development of new antibiotics or bacteriophages.
  • Microbiota and human health.
  1. Computational Medicinal Chemistry
  • Virtual screening, molecular modeling.
  • Docking, molecular dynamics.
  • Artificial intelligence in drug design.
  1. Pharmaceutical Epidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics
  • Post-marketing studies, pharmacovigilance.
  • Medical-economic evaluation of treatments.
  • Cost-effectiveness analysis.
  1. Advanced Immunopharmacology
  • Cytokines, immunomodulators, vaccine adjuvants.
  • Cancer immunotherapy, autoimmunity.
  • Immune tolerance and next-generation vaccines.
  1. Structural Biology and Proteomics
  • Protein crystallography, NMR, cryo-electron microscopy.
  • Mapping protein-protein interactions.
  • Quantitative proteomics (label-free, SILAC, iTRAQ).


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