Showa Pharmaceutical University (昭和薬科大学, Shōwa yakka daigaku) is a private university at Machida, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor, Showa Women's Pharmaceutical Junior College, was founded in 1930, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.

History

The university was originally founded as the Showa Women's Pharmaceutical Junior College in 1930, and became the Showa Women's College of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1949. In 1950, co-ed education began, and the college was accordingly renamed as the Showa College of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Construction of a new campus in Machida began in 1985. The university relocated there in 1990.

Alumni

• Wakio Mitsui – politician