Faculty of pharmacy

Faculty of Pharmacy, CTUMP, is the leading institution of pharmacy in the Mekong Delta and has grown into a regional training hub, meeting society’s demand for both the quantity and quality of the pharmaceutical workforce in the Mekong Delta and beyond.

Faculty of pharmacy

The Faculty of Pharmacy, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy (CTUMP), was established in 2002 on the basis of the former Department of Pharmacology under the joint department of Biology–Pharmacology in the Faculty of Medicine-Dentistry-Pharmacy at Can Tho University.

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Today, our faculty is the leading institution of pharmacy in the Mekong Delta and has grown into a regional training hub, meeting society’s demand for both the quantity and quality of the pharmaceutical workforce in the Mekong Delta and beyond.

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Faculty of Pharmacy - Faculties and staffs

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Research & Publications

- Our faculty are focusing on research and publication: Between 2020 and 2025, ten projects have been completed or are underway, including two at the national level and eight at the provincial or ministerial level. From 2023 to 2025, eleven papers were published in journals with an IF greater than 4.0.

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INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

- Faculty of Pharmacy continously expand its international collaboration with partners from Thailand (Mahidol University, Chulalongkorn University), Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan (Taipei medical University), Korea, Netherland, Belgium, USA… in scientific research, education, international conference and student exchange.

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Signing of a MoU with Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University.

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Prof. Surakikit Nathisuwan, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, introduced and guided a visit to the practice pharmacy for the pharmacy students.

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Signing of a MoU with Prince of Songkla University

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Signing of a MoU with Faculty of Pharmacy, Khon Kaen University

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Signing of a MoU with Faculty of Pharmacy, Khon Kaen University

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Signing of a MoU with School of Pharmacy from Indonesia (UAD, UMY, UMM, UMS).

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Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy engaged in a collaborative exchange with the Wallonia-Brussels delegation from Belgium and jointly organized the seminar

“Pharmacy Education and Pharmaceutical Care”.

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CTUMP collaborated with the University of East Anglia, United Kingdom, to organize a workshop under the project “Climate Change, Sustainability and Healthcare.”

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Cultural and academic exchange between students of the Faculty of Pharmacy, CTUMP and students from the University of East Anglia during the exchange semester.

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Visit and deliver specialized lectures for postgraduate students of the College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES

Our Faculty are focusing in research and publication: Ten projects in the period of 2020-2025, including two national-level projects, eight provincial-level or ministerial-level projects. Eleven articles in journals that have IF > 4.0 within three years (2023-2025)

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Lecturers of the Faculty of Pharmacy, CTUMP participated in and received numerous prestigious awards at national and international scientific conferences.

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Lecturers of the Faculty of Pharmacy, CTUMP participated in scientific presentations and specialized professional sessions with international partners.

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ACADEMIC TRAINING ACTIVITIES

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Scientific council for research projects of PhD, MSc, specialist pharmacists students.

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Teaching activities and supervision of students conducting research projects

INDUSTRY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

- Faculty of Pharmacy has been establishing strong collaborations with many pharmaceutical companies in Viet Nam including Ho Chi Minh City Drug Quality Control Institute, DHG, Imexpharm, Alpha Lab, TAKA which promote the academic-industry cooperation as well as helps students stay in line with advanced, practical professional skills.

- On 10 September 2025, the Faculty of Pharmacy, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, welcomed a delegation from the Vietnam Institute – The University of Sydney. The two sides signed a cooperation agreement on technology and technical transfer, paving the way for further international collaboration.

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The University of Sydney-Vietnam Institute paid a visit and worked with the Department of Anayltical and Drug Quality control, Faculty of Pharmacy, CTUMP.

The official contract was concluded to implement the project with The University of Sydney Vietnam Institute / FLIRT Project:

“Analysis of plasma levofloxacin concentrations in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis to inform the redevelopment of a treatment regimen”

On 24 March 2023, the Faculty of Pharmacy, together with the leadership of Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy and the Ho Chi Minh City Drug Quality Control Institute, signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen collaboration in training, scientific research, and the transfer of techniques and technologies.

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Signing ceremony of the MoU between Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy and the Ho Chi Minh City Drug Quality Control Institute.

In October 2024, technology transfer was carried out on the:

“Establishment of reference standards for related impurities of the active pharmaceutical ingredients glibenclamide, omeprazole, and fexofenadine”

In August 2024, the Faculty of Pharmacy of CTUMP officially became a member of the Viet Nam Mass Spectrometry Laboratory Network.

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On 14 December 2024, the Faculty of Pharmacy, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, and Taka Consulting Co., Ltd. signed a cooperation agreement covering: scientific research and publication, transfer of technical processes and technologies, development of pharmaceutical and health supplement products, and training and career orientation for students.

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MoU Signing Ceremony between the Faculty of Pharmacy and Taka Co., Ltd.

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The Faculty of Pharmacy successfully transferred:

“The HPLC–PDA method for the simultaneous quantification of baloxavir and its isomeric impurities and the quality specifications for tablet and powder dosage forms containing a new API”

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Taka Consulting Co., Ltd. came to the Department of Analytical Chemistry and Drug Quality Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, CTUMP, for a visit and discussion.

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In collaboration with the employer, Imexpharm Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company, career orientation activities were organized for pharmacy students.

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