Variant of CIP 2011- STEM groupings

51.2010 - Pharmaceutical sciences

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the basic sciences that underlie drugs and drug therapy and that prepares individuals for further study and/or careers in pharmaceutical science and research, pharmaceutical administration and sales, biotechnology, drug manufacturing, regulatory affairs, and related fields. These programs include courses in mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, statistics, pharmaceutics, pharmacology and toxicology, dosage formulation, manufacturing, quality assurance, and regulations.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • pharmaceutical sciences
  • Exclusion(s)

    • pharmaceutical chemistry(51.2004)
    • pharmaceutical economics(51.2007)
    • pharmaceutical engineering(14.0799)
    • pharmaceutical marketing and management(51.2011)
    • pharmaceutical technology(51.1099)
    • pharmacy(51.2001)
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