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Overview

Info 2025/2026

Course code 11947
Degree type CORSO DI LAUREA MAGISTRALE (CICLO UNICO) (D.M. 1649/2023)
Duration 5 years
CFU 300
Class LM-13 R
PHARMACY AND INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY
Access Admission test
Available places EU Students 95
Non-EU Students 5
Locations GENOVA
Language Italian
Teaching mode In-person
Head of programme
Department DIPARTIMENTO DI FARMACIA
Information about this Course for previous years is available here

The course in brief

Presentation

The degree program prepares for the practice of the profession of pharmacist, conferring the appropriate scientific preparation that characterizes the professional figure of the drug expert.

Learning by doing

The pharmacist's scientific and technological training is supported by extensive practice in didactic laboratories of drug synthesis and analysis, preparation of pharmaceutical forms, and evaluation of pharmaco-biological activities. Training is complemented by the performance of a professionalizing training internship.

Professional outlets

  • pharmacist in public and private facilities
  • scientific informant in pharmaceuticals and medical devices
  • responsible for the preparation, storage and wholesale distribution of drugs and health products
  • pharmacovigilance and phytovigilance manager
  • cosmetic product development, production and control 
  • development, production and control of food supplements, dietetic foods and baby products
  • pharmaceutical economics and marketing

What you will learn

Cosa sono i farmaci e come si usano

Conoscere le diverse classi terapeutiche ed il loro impiego

Come si preparano i medicinali

La loro preparazione a partire dai singoli componenti

Gli effetti tossici delle sostanze

Conoscere cosa sono le tossine, le sostanze d'abuso, i veleni

Come si dispensano i medicinali

La buona prassi della loro distribuzione e dispensazione

La normativa dei prodotti della salute

Le norme del mondo del farmaco e dei dispositivi medici

I prodotti cosmetici

Conoscere i principali cosmetici ed il loro impiego

Gli integratori alimentari ed i prodotti dietetici

Conoscere il loro uso, in generale e per fini medici particolari

I fitoterapici

I farmaci naturali vegetali ed il loro utilizzo in terapia

La farmacovigilanza e la fitovigilanza

La sorveglianza sui medicinali e sui prodotti naturali

Did you know that.

Farmacia deriva dalla corporazione degli speziali genovesi del XI secolo

Il corso di laurea è magistrale, quinquennale, a ciclo unico e riconosciuto nella Unione Europea

Metterai in pratica le nozioni teoriche con attività pratiche di laboratorio e di tirocinio

Il Dipartimento organizza eventi per favorire l'incontro di laureandi con il mondo del lavoro

Il 64,7% dei laureati in Farmacia di UniGe trova lavoro ad un anno dalla laurea

Al Dipartimento afferiscono la Scuola di Specializzazione in Farmacia Ospedaliera e due curricula di dottorati

Contents

The single-cycle master's degree program is open access, has a duration of five years, and the degree is recognized in all European Union countries (E.C. Directive 85/433/EEC of 9/16/85).

The course involves the study of basic and characterizing subjects. These are supplemented by related activities that provide you with knowledge of medical and surgical devices, dietary, cosmetic, herbal, and diagnostic products.

The educational pathway involves the acquisition of 300 CFUs with theoretical and practical teachings, laboratory exercises, and a professional internship qualifying for the profession of Pharmacist, to be carried out at a pharmacy for a period of 6 months (900 hours).

Coordinator

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Paola Fossa DISFAR

Welcome girls and boys, welcome to our Course. I am delighted that you have chosen this educational path which I hope will fulfill your cultural and professional aspirations and which I hope will accompany you to the world of work. I wish you a peaceful and productive course of study.

Paola Fossa

Where we are

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Sportello Unico Studenti di Scienze Mediche e Farmaceutiche
Via L.B. Alberti 4, 3rd floor, 16132 Genova

  • E-mail: studenti.medfar@unige.it
  • Call centre 010 353 38190: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  • In-person counter: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., via appointment
  • Virtual counter (remote): Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., by appointment

You can contact the Counter for information on:

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  • Registration and enrolment with an Italian qualification
  • Enrolment in individual educational activities
  • Resumption of studies after a period of interruption
  • Transfer - to and from other universities
  • Transfer - from and to another course of study
  • Study plans
  • Degree application
  • Certificates, parchment duplicates, diploma supplement
  • Discontinuation or interruption of studies