GRYGORIY A. VAISMAN, Dr. Sc. (Pharmacy), Full Professor, Head of the Department in 1944-1973	EYVGEN Ye. BORZUNOV, Dr. Sc. (Pharmacy), Full Professor, Head of the Department in 1973-1994	RAISA S. KORYTNYUK, Dr. Sc. (Pharmacy), Full Professor, Head of the Department in 1994-2009

The department was created in 1939 on the basis of the Institute of Education and Reducation of pharmacists with an active participation of the Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor Ya. P. Fialkov.

The Second World War suspended the activity of the Institute and the Department, but immediately after the liberation from fascist aggressors in 1944, the work was restored. There were two technological departments at that time - the Department of Drug Technology, which was headed by the Assistant Professor E.S. Skvyrska, and the Department of Technology of galenical preparations, which was headed by Assistant Professor G. Vaisman.

In the beginning of 1953, the Kyiv Institute of Advanced Education of pharmacists was reorganized into the Pharmaceutical Department of the Kyiv Institute of Advanced Education of doctors, and after the integration of technological departments, the Department of Technology of medical preparations and galenical preparations was created under the supervision of Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor G. Vaisman. At that time, the research educational subjects on development and improvement of existing methods of manufacturing of medications and development of techniques of their quality control were carried out. Based on the results of the work carried out, monographs of Professor G. Vaisman “Questions of improvement of medical quality” and that of Professor G. Vaisman and N.I. Prokopovych “Incompatible combinations of components in medical forms” were published. Research on the use of cationites for the quantitative analysis, which had been carried out by professor G. Vaisman and for the first time in the USSR the works of the employees of the department was included into the State pharmacopoeia, 1Х edition.

Year after year methods of teaching were being improved, as well as the forms of educational process and methods of training, according to the requirements of time.

For more than 20 years (from 1973 to 1994), the department was headed by the Doctor of  Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor E. Borzunov. A high professional level and the many-sided scientific activity of the department’s teaching staff allowed carrying out the training and education of experts from all the republics of the USSR and foreign countries. At that time, close connections with pharmaceutical establishments and the enterprises developed, the inventory grew stronger, and active forms and methods of work were introduced, which helps in organization of the high quality postgraduate training of pharmacists and preparation of the scientific and pedagogical staff. Professor E. Borzunov headed the direction of research work on theoretic-experimental substantiation of technology of pallet in medical products. 40 production regulations were introduced into practice of pharmaceutical factories for manufacture of medical products.

Since 1994 till 2009, the Department had been headed by the Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor R. Korytniuk. Continuing the achievements, made by Professor G. Vaisman and Professor E. Borzunov, the department collectively provides carrying out the research work on the highest level. Professor R. Korytniuk established the first scientific school in Ukraine, which deals with the problem of creation of multi component infusion solutions (the first Ukrainian scientific school which solves the problems of multi component infusion solutions development.). She is an author of more than 300 scientific works, including 16 patents, 6 monographs, 8 textbooks, 25 methodical recommendations. Under the supervision of  Professor R. Korytniuk, 2 Doctoral theses, 12 Candidate’s theses were defended and now the preparation and training of doctoral works is being carried out. She took part in the creation of the State Pharmacopoeia of Ukraine, and also in a creation of normative (regulatory) documents at the state level. National pharmaceutical industry produces 5 medicinal preparations, which was created (developed) by R. Korytniuk and under her supervision.

In 2009, the department was headed by Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor Lena Davtian.  Under her leadership, the quality and efficiency of teaching is improved, new programs are created for cycles of improvement of pharmaceutical and medical specialists, methodical work is improved.  Professor Davtian L. heads the direction of research work on the theoretical and experimental substantiation of the technology of creating drugs of different dispersion systems. She works in the field of aerosol preparations, hard and soft medicines, including dental medicine films.  Under the leadership of  prof.  Davtian L. completed 1 doctoral, 11 candidate dissertations (1 - Doctor of PhD in specialty 226 Pharmacy, industrial pharmacy). Professor Davtian L. is the author of more than 400 scientific papers, including 27 patents, 15 textbooks, manuals, monographs and guidelines.