Abstract: The history and current status of Pharmacy Adminis tration discipline at pharmacy schools in China are illustrated. Several current issues are explored including: (1) insufficient teaching organizations and curr iculum, (2) faculty deficiency both in quantity and quality, and (3) much improv ement needed in the scope, methodology, and sophistication of research. Several development strategies are formulated such as (1) integrating native education resources in order to better foster quality professionals, (2) accelerating int er-university cooperation both in teaching and research, and (3) studying the regularites of discipline development and enhancing international exchange.

Key words: pharmacy administration, pharmacy administration, discipline construction, discipline construction