On successful completion of M. Pharmacy in Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance programme at VU the student will be able to :

• ✔Displaying extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical analytical methods such as UV spectroscopy, HPLC and chromatographic methods that help in identifying, characterising, quantifying, and purifying drug substances. Moreover, they will have a great command of advanced modern technologies like NMR, IR, and Mass Spectrometry, thus making them highly qualified in pharmaceutical quality assurance. Becoming highly skilled in leading product development from pre-formulation to pilot plant scale, along with effectively handling the technology transfer from R&D to production or between manufacturing sites. They will also be competent in carrying out production planning, process automation, and ensuring that production timelines and quality standards are met.
• ✔Apply quality management tools such as ISO standards, Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, as well as ICH guidelines in the pharmaceutical industry, not only for obtaining a thorough understanding of quality and compliance issues but also for solving them.
• ✔Show competence in the utilisation of up, to, date pharmaceutical analytical methods, NMR, IR, Mass Spectrometry, and hyphenated techniques.
• ✔Attain leadership and management skills required for the pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, including the manufacture of both sterile and non-sterile products, meeting the regulatory standards and quality assurance protocols. Besides, they will be capable of leading teams, handling technology transfers, and steering quality control and validation processes in the manufacturing settings.
• ✔Pharmaceutical quality assurance specialists ought to develop a strong professional image that illustrates their work in adherence to cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices), GLP (Good Laboratory Practices), and international regulations from ICH, USFDA, WHO, among others.
• ✔Quality assurance in pharmaceuticals must be run with ethics, and that at the bare minimum entails recognising intellectual property rights (IPR) such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Apart from that, they will be fair and honest during audits, compliance checks, and quality system maintenance.
• ✔Be proficient in interaction and partnership with regulators, senior management, and technical staff during audits, regulatory inspections and compliance assessments. In addition, they will be capable of preparing reports and other papers in accordance with regulatory and cGMP standards.
• ✔Through involvement in regulatory compliance, help to maintain the quality, safety and efficacy of pharmaceutical products, thus contributing to the health and welfare of society in general. Their pharmaceutical quality assurance knowledge and skills will be a direct link to the safe delivery of pharmaceutical products.
• ✔Identify and implement safety management requirements for the control and prevention of environmental, chemical, fire, and explosion hazards in pharmaceutical manufacturing plants to safeguard the employees' health and safety. Besides that, they will be the ones to maintain the compliance of the industry processes with environmental and sustainability requirements by applying them.
• ✔ Be open to learning and professional growth, get acquainted with innovations, regulatory changes, and new quality management practices. They should be experts in the execution of Quality by Design (QbD) and Process Analytical Technology (PAT) so as to enhance the product development phase, which will therefore allow them to continuously improve quality and innovate throughout their working life.