This course provides students with an overview of quality management systems in pharmaceutical industry and patient care units. Regulatory requirements during manufacturing and control of pharmaceuticals including various good practices will be covered. Drug approval process and registration in local, regional, and key Arab and international world pharmaceutical markets will be discussed. The course also focuses on the selection criteria for suitable methods of drug analysis, the organization of quality control laboratories, and the detection and analysis of counterfeit pharmaceutical products. A selected number of drugs in various dosage forms will be experimentally characterized.