The school was formerly Guangdong Health Cadre College, founded in 1958. 1978 was renamed Guangdong medical college, 1994 was renamed Guangdong pharmaceutical university, and it was renamed Guangdong pharmaceutical university in March of October/0/6. The school has now developed into a multi-disciplinary university focusing on medicine, combining medicine with medicine, combining medicine with production, and coordinating multi-disciplinary development. It is an important base for training senior medical and health personnel, developing new drugs and transforming achievements in South China.