D
Pharmacy
Overview
D. Pharmacy is a two
year regular full-time diploma Program designed to prepare candidates to work
under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist in hospitals, community
pharmacies and other pharmaceutical related fields.
The course of academic training is of 2 years
duration with minimum of 180 working days per year followed by a practical
training not less than 500 hours covered in around 3 months in Government
Hospital / Dispensary / pharmacy recognized by PCI-New Delhi
Duration : 2
years + 3 months training
Commencement
: July
Intake : 60
Seats
Eligibility
:
Physics/Chemistry/Biology (or) Mathemetics (or) Botany/Zoology
Eligibilty
for Admission
A Pass in HSc or equivalent with the
following group of subjects
Physics, Chemistry,
Biology/Mathematics
Physics, Chemistry, Botany and
Zoology
Age: 17 years and above
Career
Prospects
• Apart from
choosing higher education Programs like B.Pharm, qualified students may start
practicing as pharmacists in India.
• As pharmacist in Government
hospitals/Private hospitals/Community health centers
• Other than working for hospitals or
private drug stores, such professionals may even start their own private drug
stores, with access to decent financial resources and entrepreneurship skills.
• Occupation in pharmaceutical
companies at various divisions like process control, manufacturing, quality
control, and marketing. While in the marketing sector, they may work for firms
involved in pharmaceutical products marketing. They may also work as:
• Medical representatives, medical
transcriptionists, technical supervisors.
• Production executives, scientific
officers in private firms.
B. Pharm
Overview
B. Pharmacy is one of the popular job
oriented undergraduate degree Program among the science students after HSc. It
is a four year program to be completed in eight semesters (each semester is of
6 months).
This program is about the manufacture,
quality control, research and development of drugs. The program is highly
career oriented and opens up excellent opportunities in Pharma industry.
Duration : 4
years
Commencement : September
Intake : 100 Seats
Eligibility :
Physics/Chemistry/Biology (or) Mathemetics (or) Botany/Zoology
Eligibilty for Admission
• All categories of candidate except SC/ST community should
have minimum of 40% aggregate marks in HSc with science subjects (Physics,
Chemistry & Mathematics, or Physics, Chemistry & Biology or Physics,
Chemistry, Botany & Zoology). Diploma in Pharmacy holders (from a PCI recognized
institute) is eligible to pursue this course under section 12 of the Pharmacy
Act. The curricula and syllabi for the program shall be prescribed by Pharmacy
Council of India, New Delhi and The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University,
Chennai.
• Each semester shall consist of not less than 100 working
days. The odd semesters shall be conducted from the month of June/July to
November/December and the even semesters shall be conducted from
December/January to May/June in every calendar year. Candidate is required to
put in at least 80% attendance in individual courses considering theory and
practical separately. The candidate shall complete the prescribed course
satisfactorily to be eligible to appear for the respective examinations.
Pharm D
Overview
Pharm.D Program is a six-year professional
program leading to a Doctor of Pharmacy degree combines basic science education
and application of advanced Clinical Pharmacy skills with contextual research
so that the graduates will be prepared to contribute to innovations to improve
patient quality of life through new discoveries. The program emphasizes
problem-based approach to disease management.
Pharm D comprises of five years of
classroom/hospital-based didactic study and a research project followed by
internship in the sixth year. Core subjects include Pharmacotherapeutics,
Clinical Pharmacy, hospital and Community Pharmacy, Clinical Toxicology,
Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, Clinical Pharmacokinetics and
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Clinical Research, Pharmacoepidemiology and
Pharmacoeconomics, Biostatistics and Research Methodology and Clerkship. During
the internship, candidates are imparted advanced lessons in clinical pharmacy
services or pharmacy practice under the supervision of faculty members and clinical
preceptors.
Duration : 6 years
Commencement : September
Intake : 30 seats
Eligibility
:
Physics/Chemistry/Biology (or) Mathemetics (or) Botany/Zoology
Eligibilty
for Admission
1) All categories candidate should
have minimum of 50% in HSC with the following science subjects.
Physics, Chemistry & Biology
Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics
Physics, Chemistry, Botany &
Zoology
2) Diploma in Pharmacy holders (from
a PCI recognized institute) is eligible to pursue this course.
3) The student should complete the
age of 17 years on or before 31st December of the year of admission to the
course.
Career
prospectus
• Clinical pharmacist
Collaboratively work with healthcare
professionals. Involve in therapeutic planning, evaluate appropriateness of prescribed
medication, monitor patient progress, and counsel patients on medication use.
• Community pharmacist
Serve the public by processing prescription,
review the use of medication, respond to symptoms of minor ailments, ADR
monitoring, conduct health awareness camps and play a role in vaccination
programs
• Pharmacovigilance/ Drug Safety
Document, process and ensure data
accuracy/consistency of post-marketing and investigational product safety
issues.
• Clinical Trials / Research
Work as project assistants at
research institute or research fellows. Here they are required to assist and
work on a particular project this makes them gain experience and move ahead in
research field.
Involve in various phases of clinical trials /
research like early phase development (Phase I) and Late phase development
(Phase II and III human trials) – pharmaceutical product utilization, treatment
modalities, pharmacokinetic/dynamic relationships and drug-drug interactions.
Provide views on pharmaceutical aspects of
study design.
At clinical trial site, provide
well-balanced information and recommend patient participation.
Medical science
liaison
Communicate clinical information between
pharmaceutical companies and medical practitioner
• Medical and scientific affairs
• Plan and organize precise medical
education programs.
• Act as a scientific resource person
and through various programs disseminate information about products to the
customer.
• Drug safety and risk management
• Recognize the market value for a
product.
• Ensure safe and effective use of the
product.
• Health economics and outcomes research
• For healthcare system and society
provide a perceived information about cost and consequences of medication
therapy.
• Provide clinical development
information for decision makers on patient access to drugs and services.
• Drug information pharmacist
• Cater
appropriate and complete drug information to healthcare professionals
systematically.
• Medical writing
• Create
scientific documents for regulatory / research activities, drug-related
promotion / education and content for medical websites.
• Drug Regulatory affairs
• Engage in
various processes of drug development and regulation.
• Academia
Teach B.Pharm, M.Pharm and Pharm.D students.
M. Pharm
Departments in M.Pharm
1) Pharmaceutics
2) Pharmacy Practice
3) Pharmacology
4) Pharmaceutical Analysis
Duration : 2 years
Commencement : October
Intake : 15 seats
Eligibility : B.Pharmacy degree with 55%
marks
Eligibilty
for Admission
Should have passed B.Pharmacy Degree
with 55% marks from any recognized university or any other institute equivalent
to university is eligible to pursue M.Pharm program.
The candidate passed UG Degree course
other than the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai has to obtain
Eligibility Certificate from Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai.
Career
Prospects
• After M.Pharm students can be placed
in various sectors of pharmaceutical industry and academic institutions
• Drug Discovery Research Centre
• Formulation R&D
• Regulatory affairs
• Technology Transfer
• Production chemist in manufacturing
plant
• Teaching and academic research
• Quality control/Quality Assurance
• Clinical Pharmacists
M.
Pharm in Pharmaceutics
Overview
Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy
that holds with procedure of converting a new chemical entity into a safe and
effective formulation. Pharmaceutics is the science of dosage form deals with
the formulation of a pure drug substance into a dosage form. Pharmaceutics
involves the tracks like drug delivery technologies, novel drug delivery
systems, routes of drug administration, pharmaceutical nanotechnology, Nano
pharmaceutics and advanced drug delivery, bio therapeutics as novel technique
in drug delivery, drug delivery device development and major challenges in drug
delivery.
M. Pharm in Pharmacy Practice
Overview
The Pharmacy practice department providing
services to individual patients to optimize therapeutic outcomes (help patients
get the most benefit from their medications) and detect and prevent costly
medication problems, patient counseling, drug information center services,
pharmacovigilance, clinical research in disease management, community outreach
program and continuing pharmacy education program. The department also involved
in pharmaceutical care, pharmacogenomics and translational research.
M. Pharm in Pharmacology
Overview
Pharmacology is the program that mainly deals
with the science of drugs and their effect in the body. Pharmacology deception
at the heart of pharmacy linking together chemistry, physiology and pathology.
The department cooperates closely with other disciplines including
pharmaceutical medicinal chemistry, phytochemistry, analytical chemistry,
neuroscience, molecular and cell biology, immunology and cancer biology. The
role of pharmacology is to discover new medicine to fight against physiological
changes and disease, improving effectiveness of medication, reducing adverse
effects of the medication.
M. Pharm in Pharmaceutical Analysis
Overview
Pharmaceutical analysis is an extensive
program of study that includes qualitative and quantitative analysis of drugs,
various pharmaceutical dosage forms and impurities etc to meet the regulatory
requirements. The program deals mainly with technical and practical aspects of
the drug development including bioanalytical research, analytical method
development, volatile organic constituent analysis, cosmetic analysis, food
analysis and structural characterization.
