In Libya, pharmacy education and practice are similar to medical education and practice. Both sectors of public and private pharmacy education and pharmacy practice have been significantly unchanged for more than forty years. It is a traditional pharmacy style of education and practice with a limited change of education and practice. Now, there are more than ten public pharmacy colleges and more than five private colleges established in Libya for a population of seven million. In addition, there are several intermediate pharmacy institutes that provide a middle degree in pharmacy practice with a minimal knowledge in pharmaceutical sciences and training. The practice of pharmacy in Libya is still a classical mode with only dispensing medicines directly in almost a nonprofessional way and an old fashion way. However, the situation is old and complicated and needs a great deal of attention from different health policymakers and authorities such as the Ministry of High Education and Ministry of Health, the National Pharmaceutical Union and the Libyan Association for Pharmacists. Historically, before 1980, all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians graduated from abroad mainly from Egypt, Italy, Greece and England. Pharmacists in the public sector (Ministry of Health MoH, hospitals and clinics) and private sector (National Pharmaceutical Company, NPC, Pharmacy stores) were mostly non-Libyan. Few were Libyan pharmacists who worked in administration places such as MoH and NPC. First University College was established in the middle of the 1970s in Tripoli based on five academic years schedule of teaching (1+4) with a capacity of students' entry (50 students) selected from different regions of Libya. Great support by the Ministry of Education was given to the college to educate and qualify the student to be a pharmacist with international education and practice standards. In 1980, the first graduated Libyan pharmacists (n=32, 16F and 16M) were trained (courses in Libya, England and Sweden) to be professional in pharmacy practice, drug quality control and the pharmaceutical industry. Programs of syllabus and staff members were of international supported by professional examiners to keep a high standard output. The teaching core was based on based on internationally cooperation of highly standard visitors from known universities.