Objectives

• To promote the research, development, external link and social projection of pharmaceutical sciences in pursuit of public health and scientific-technological progress of the country, in coordination with related disciplines and support units of the University of Costa Rica.

Main functions

• Research, social action and sale of services in information of medications, management of therapy, diagnosis, design, implementation and evaluation of the educative strategies of Pharmacy
• Research and sale of services in bio-equivalency and bioavailability
• Research and sale of services in quality control of products of sanitary interest

Remunerated

• Advice on pharma-therapeutic follow-up
• Making of monographs for registering products of sanitary interest
• Making of material and informative resources on the pharmaceutical field
• Formulation and development of products of sanitary interest of natural origin
• Biological evaluation of substances and products of sanitary interest of natural and synthetic origin
• Clinical evaluation of effectiveness and security of products of sanitary interest of natural origin
• Advice and training in processing, production and quality control of substances and products of sanitary interest of natural origin
• Bio-equivalency and bio-availability studies
• Quality control of products of sanitary interest

Non Remunerated

• Revision of medication and pharma-therapeutic follow-up to patients
• Making of material and informative resources about medications for the general public
• Consultation to the general public about information on health