In 1765 when Moscow University was established there were only three faculties – Philosophical, Legal and Medical.
Medical Faculty Departments of Anatomy and Clinical Medicine, Physical and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and Natural History started functioning in 1765. The first professor of pharmacy Dr. Iohann Christian Kershtenz taught pharmaceutical disciplines using latest pharmacopeas and catalogues of drugs.
The courses of toxicology and clinical pharmacology were created by Prof. Veniaminov from the year of 1770. The system of pharmaceutical learning was created. New separate disciplines started in 1775 – pharmaceutical chemistry and practical course of pharmaceutical-chemical preparation of medicines. All necessary textbooks and manuals for Pharmaceutical Department were created in 1834 by the professors of the Department leaded by prof. Alexander Iovsky. He started publishing two magazines on chemistry and medicine and pharmacy.
The Chair of Clinical Pharmacology was organised in 1835, and in 1864 chairs of Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacy started functioning.
In the period of 1887-1891 in Devichye Polye (Maiden`s Field) a complex of clinics attached to Medical Faculty of Moscow University was inaugurated. A new building within a Campus was given to the Research Institute of Pharmacology. Its first director prof. Bogoyavlensky conducted theoretical pharmaceutical investigations and experiments in chemical, physiological and clinical laboratories.
From 1919 pharmaceutical departments of Russian medical institutes started functioning as independent pharmaceutical institutes.
Moscow Pharmaceutical institute was founded in 1932 on the basis of Moscow Medical-Pharmaceutical Factory. The duration of the programme was five years and some modern subjects were included. The post-graduate training started from 1938, from 1943 the scientific Council of the Institute could award the degrees of Ph.D. in Pharmacy. The Botanical garden of the Moscow Pharmaceutical institute listed in the “Botanical Gardens of the World” was founded in 1946. In 1958 the Institute was reorganized to the pharmaceutical faculty of the 1st Moscow Medical Institute.
There are 13 departments at the faculty headed by members of the Academy of Science, professors - Doctors of Science in Pharmacy and Chemistry. During five years of study the students learn different subjects from funda¬mental to narrow special such as pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacy organization and economics, pharmacognosy, and pharmaceutics. At the pharmaceutical faculty, the general-purpose pharmacists majoring in pharmacy are trained in the day and evening departments.
The Pharmaceutical faculty has 8 buildings reserved for studies, 11 research laboratories, the botanical garden and a special library.
There are 4 hostels for students and postgraduates. There are also a stadium, 2 gym halls, a swimming pool and the student`s art club.
The Pharmaceutical faculty collaborates on contractual terms with Research Pharmacological institute of Academy of Medical Sciences, All-Russian Research Institute of medical plants, pharmaceutical companies “Akrichin” and “Ferrein”, Perm State Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute.
Some chairs of MMA Pharmaceutical faculty function on the basis of research centres and laboratories.
Qualification in Pharmacy - Provizor (Pharmacist)
Duration – five years, ten terms.
The credit system is being implemented at the pharmaceutical faculty. The new system is in accordance with the ECTS (European Credit Transfer System).
