生命及醫療科學藥物科學

A course provides an opportunity for pharmacists to develop a clinical knowledge base, expertise and skills in evidence-based practice, specialist therapeutic areas and clinical research.

This programme is a top-up honours degree programme suitable for students who wish to develop knowledge and understanding of modern pharmaceutical sciences, principles and processes of medicine design, manufacturing, quality control, and clinical evaluation.

藥理學是一門主要的基礎醫學學科，學員若在認識藥物的正確使用基礎上學習藥理學，就可加深對各種藥物的瞭解，更能體現學習藥物知識的整體性。藥事管理學是研究有關藥物行政和管理的綜合性學科，它針對藥劑管理的制度化和風險管理等一系列問題，提供指導及改善建議。學習藥事管理學明顯對診所藥物管理起有積極的作用。

本課程旨在有系統地教授學員懐孕與哺乳安全用藥的基礎知識，使學員能學以致用，令其個人、家人或服務對象均能受益。一般基層醫護人員、懷孕與欲懷孕的婦女及其家人和關注用藥安全的人士皆適合報讀本課程。

This programme covers areas of study in life sciences, chemistry and pharmaceutical science. Graduates of this programme may apply for admission to pharmacy programmes in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.  Graduates may also apply for admission to various programmes offered by the University of Manchester, U.K.  Some exemptions may be granted by those overseas Universities, including the University of Manchester, University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, University of South Australia and La Trobe University. Graduates can also apply to the BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Science programme, being run by HKU SPACE in collaboration with the University of Wolverhampton.

本課程因應本港發展家庭醫學專科的趨勢，讓學員於畢業後能勝任家庭醫學專科診所的工作，例如為私立專科門診病人提供配藥服務與指導病人正確使用藥物的方法。

從事化妝品及護膚品批發或零售行業之人士、化妝師、美容師及美甲師人數一直不斷上升，本課程因應行業趨勢，以理論及實習兼備方式教授有關化妝品科學的入門知識。而一般市民亦可報讀以提升其對化妝品及護膚品的認識。本課程與香港化妝品技術資源中心協辦，並設有工作坊教導學生製作不同的護膚及化妝用品。

The programme aims to delineate the application of medical technologies in aesthetics, in terms of concepts including their efficacy, mechanisms, and safety precautions.  Graduates from this programme will have more in-depth knowledge and skills to provide assistance to medical professionals in the operation of aesthetics procedures and on the daily operation of the aesthetics clinic.

As regenerative medicine technologies are developing rapidly over the past few years, the term “Regenerative Medicine” appears very often in the public media.  It calls the public attention to the usage, safety, and business opportunities of regenerative medicine in science and in medical areas.

The Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Bureau encourages local tertiary institutions to conduct more research projects in future on regenerative medicine.  Accordingly, there is a market need of nurturing students the basic knowledge of regenerative medicine, especially in regenerative pharmacology in order to open up their career opportunities in regenerative medicine business in the future.

藥物是治療疾病的主要媒介，正確使用藥物與注意其安全性，不但可增進藥物預定的效力，更可避免因使用不當而引起的意外。本課程的設計以兼顧藥品零售員、診所接待員和院舍護理的各種需要為前提，旨在提供基礎配藥操作的系統學習和正確使用藥物的機會使學員能學以致用，令個人、家人和服務對象受益。