The University of Toledo

Pharmacy Health Care Administration (Administrative Pharmacy) Graduate Program

Pharmacy Health Care Administration is the pharmaceutical science focusing on managerial, economic, financial, legal, and behavioral concepts and principles involved in providing pharmaceutical services to patients.

The overall objective of the Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences in Pharmacy Health Care Administration at The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences is to develop, store, and disseminate information which could serve as a basis for decisions concerning the effectiveness and efficiency of pharmaceutical care.  Therefore, the discipline is concerned with examining the accessibility, continuity and quality of the pharmaceutical service needed by patients, the services supplied by providers, and the role of professional management in health care administration.

The general objective of the graduate program in Pharmacy Health Care Administration at the University of Toledo is to educate individuals as:

• Effective and efficient managers and administrators of pharmacy health care institutions
• Effective teachers of pharmacy health care administration
• Research scholars of pharmacy health care administration
• Effective leaders in state and national organizations
• Effective administrators of government or private third party programs

Programs of study are available to accommodate varying interests and scholastic needs. Each program consists of three interrelated components:

• Core course work
• Elective course work
• Research

Core courses represent the areas of academic instruction deemed essential to equip all students with the necessary theoretical base and skills for career success. Elective courses allow a student the opportunity to study a specific area in greater depth or to gain a broader base in several areas. The research component provides the opportunity to investigate a pharmacy health care administration problem under the direction and guidance of a research committee.

Elective courses can be selected from management, marketing, economics, finance, accounting, sociology, psychology, mathematics, quantitative methods, computer sciences, and business administration.

Graduate studies in Pharmacy Health Care Administration embrace a wide range of socioeconomic concepts, affording many challenging research opportunities. Examples of research projects include: factors which influence prescription pricing, the economic benefits of computers in community pharmacy, the relationship between pharmacy services and financial results, information needed by patients to obtain maximum benefit from prescribed medication, allocation of health care resources, legal factors which influence the rate at which new drug products are approved for distribution in the United States, and the impact of change on health care delivery systems as they are organized, financed and managed.

The graduate programs are intended for highly motivated students with an appropriate baccalaureate or advanced degree. Potential students are encouraged to visit the School of Pharmacy and discuss their career plans with the Pharmacy Health Care Administration faculty. A limited number of graduate assistantships are available. Assistantships are awarded on the basis of the School's program needs.

Examples of study programs illustrating majors in Financial/Management and Behavioral/ Communication tracks are shown elsewhere on this webpage. Suggested core listings illustrate minimum course requirements only and are not intended to represent total degree requirements. Each student's Plan of study will be designed to accommodate varying interests and scholastic needs. Each student's plan will be reviewed by the Division Coordinator and approved by the student's major advisor.