The College of Pharmacy at the University of Basrah obtained the ISO 9001 standard for its laboratories from the British Organization (BGDS) for Development and International Standards, an international company that grants ISO to government institutions through their representatives in the University of Basrah Office for Scientific and Consulting Services.
 the Dean of the College of Pharmacy, Prof. Dr. Falah Hassan Shari, said: Our attainment of this important criterion came as a result of concerted scientific and administrative efforts and the quality of our microscopic scientific laboratories with the best scientific and highly efficient equipment, in addition to the high quality standards that allow us to conduct experiments and research in the best and fastest way.  The roads are in addition to the occupational safety and security factor provided in them in order to preserve the safety of workers in them and by all standards.
 ISO 9001 is the most common quality management system standard in the world, which has been awarded to more than one million organizations in 180 countries around the world.  Standard 9001 is the only standard that can be used to assess conformity from the 9000 series of standards published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).  ISO 9001 also forms the basis for industry-specific standards such as ISO 13485 (Medical Devices), ISO/TS 16949 (Automotive), AS/EN 9100 (Aerospace) and management systems such as OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001.