Do you think the Pharmacy syllabus needs a serious update?

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Let’s talk honestly.
We’re in 2025, but some parts of our curriculum still feel stuck in 2005 (or worse, 1995).

We learn pages of outdated theory…
But struggle with:
-Real-world clinical decision making
-Soft skills like patient communication
-Latest tools like pharmacogenomics, digital health, AI in pharmacy
-Actual internship/hospital exposure that matters

Meanwhile, the industry and clinical roles have moved way ahead.

So here’s the question:
Should the pharmacy syllabus be reformed?
If yes, what would you change or add?

Let’s hear it from the people who live it every day, YOU!

Drop your honest thoughts in the comments.

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I just have one suggestion as Ai is growing day by day so we can starting teaching Students the use of ai in pharmacy from the 1st year of B pharmacy so that they can create a habit of thinking and start creating things related to pharmacy by simply giving the prompt to ai tools which we will be beneficial to them and also for the healthcare industry of our country

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Yes, the pharmacy syllabus needs an update. It should include more practical skills like clinical exposure, patient communication, and modern tools like AI and pharmacogenomics. The current syllabus feels outdated .

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Yes, absolutely. The pharmacy syllabus in many institutions still leans heavily on outdated content, with limited integration of recent advancements like pharmacogenomics, digital health, personalized medicine, and updated clinical guidelines. To prepare pharmacists for evolving roles in patient care, public health, and tech-driven environments, the curriculum urgently needs a modern, practice-oriented overhaul.

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Yes it needs an update cause with growing demand of Al and subjects that are necessary for future jobs.

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The pharmacy curriculum is outdated and needs a change. We should focus more on practical skills, patient communication, and modern tools like AI.

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In my opinion the syllabus need to be reformed and the industrial visits should be included more for the pharma students. So by performing these visits to the students they can gain the practical experience and knowledge among that. And everything need to be explained by showing the Equipment’s used in the pharma industry for testing and analyzing visually helps them to understand the topic in a better way. Keeping the attendance and marks for this visits make more students to thoroughly attend to these visits. Because every student mainly focuses on attendance in their graduation.

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Yes, Absolutely. It needs a steady update along with the growth of outside world.

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Absolutely, the syllabus needs a update.
We’re still memorizing outdated theory while the real world expects us to know about pharmacogenomics, AI tools, and how to actually talk to patients. Most students don’t get enough hospital exposure, and many don’t feel job-ready even after graduation.If I could change one thing, I’d push for more practical training, real-time case discussions, and interdisciplinary learning because that’s what healthcare looks like today.We’re not just future pharmacists—we’re part of a fast-evolving health system. Let’s prepare.

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yes it need

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Yes there should be made some changes so that required topics will get more preference and deletion of topics can also be done time to time

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Genuinely it needs a update to be able to keep up with the latest trends and progresses.

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Genuinely it needs tp be updated as compared to the foreign studies pur standard is to low graded

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Yes, If we want to prepare pharmacy graduates not just to pass exams, but to keas the future of healthcare, our syllabus must evolve now.
It should be add clinical and hospital exposure, digital health and telemedicine, AI/ML in pharmacy, patient counselling and many more.