DEPARTMENT "ORGANISATION AND ECONOMICS OF PHARMACY"
Head of the Department
Prof. Maria Dimitrova, PhD
Tel.: (+359-2) 9236-568
E-mail: mdimitrova@pharmfac.mu-sofia.bg
Department History
In 1947, “History of Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management” was added to the pharmacists’ curriculum. By 1951, a dedicated course in drug technology was introduced at the Department of Drug Technology. In 1972, it became an independent department following the integration of the “Pharmacy” research group with the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Medical University of Sofia. The first head was Assoc. Prof. Mihail Milev, succeeded by several notable professors, including Prof. Zlatka Dimitrova and Prof. Konstantin Mitov.
Mission and goals
The goal is to train highly qualified, critically thinking, and adaptable master pharmacists who can analyze and address medical, social, pharmacoeconomic, regulatory, organizational, historical, and practical challenges across all areas of pharmacy.
Throughout their studies, students will gain essential knowledge and practical skills needed to tackle real-world professional cases. The curriculum places a strong emphasis on practical training, utilizing exercises and simulations that reflect actual pharmaceutical practice.
Academic Staff
Habilitated Lecturers
Non-habilitated Lecturers
Department Courses
The department teaches, studies, and develops issues related to medical-social, pharmacoeconomic, regulatory, organizational, historical, and practical aspects of pharmacy. It also covers advanced mathematics, statistics, information technology, and modelling, all while staying current with trends in the pharmaceutical industry.
The department offers an accredited PhD program in Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Regulation within professional field 7.3 Pharmacy. Over 40 PhD dissertations and 4 Doctor of Science dissertations have been successfully defended in the department.
Teaching and learning activities in the department combine fundamental knowledge and practical training for pharmacy students, postgraduate training for pharmacists and doctoral students in compulsory and elective subjects:
Mandatory subjects:
- History of Pharmacy
- Advanced Mathematics
- Information Technology
- Statistical Methods in Pharmacy
- Medical Devices
- Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Legislation
- Pharmacoeconomics
- Pharmaceutical Care
Additional subjects
Within the two specializations during the pharmacy program: Clinical and Industrial Pharmacy:
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Hospital Pharmacy
- Quality Management
Elective subjects:
- Pharmaceutical marketing management
- Pharmaceutical business
- Regulation of clinical trials
- Digital technologies in pharmaceutical practice
- Computer technologies
- Pediatric dosage forms
Postgraduate training in:
- Organisation and Economics of Distribution and Pharmacy Practice
- Organisation and Economics of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Hospital Pharmacy
International Master’s Program in Health Technology Assessment with pharmacoeconomics
PhD Programs
PhD Program in Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Regulation in professional field 7.3 Pharmacy. Over 40 doctoral dissertations and 4 postdoctoral dissertations have been successfully defended at the department.
All courses are taught in Bulgarian and English.
Scientific infrastructure
The department has five modern seminar rooms with free Wi-Fi, a shared workspace, access to statistical data processing programs, and an up-to-date library.
Modern scientific areas developed in the department
The Department of Pharmacy Organization and Economics conducts extensive research aimed at studying and improving pharmaceutical practice, the economic aspects of pharmacy, and the role of the pharmacist in the healthcare system.
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CONTACTS
Faculty of Pharmacy
Dunabe Street №2
Sofia 1000