| History of CPU | History of Our School | 
| 1936 National College of Pharmacy | The college was the root of the current CPU School of Pharmacy. | 
| 1950 East China School of Pharmacy | Teaching Group of Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and Analytical Identification were founded in Feb. 1952. | 
| 1952   East China School of Pharmacy | In Nov. 1952, the school set up the Department of Pharmaceutics, the Department of Medicinal Chemistry, the Department of Analytical Identification, and the Department for 2-year specialized courses. | 
| In 1954, the former four departments were merged and managed by the Office of Academic Affairs. | |
| In August 1972,the Office of Pharmacy and the Office of Chemical Engineering (later to be medicinal chemistry major) were established. . | |
| In June 1978, the Department of Pharmacy and the Department of Medicinal Chemistry were re-established. | |
| 1986- today China Pharmaceutical University | From1986 to March 1987,our university had two departments: pharmacy and medicinal chemistry. | 
| In March 1987, the school of pharmacy was officially founded. |