Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D):
Duration of Course :
• Six academic years (Five years study and one year Internship) after PUC or D.Pharm
• Three years (Two years study and one year Internship) after B.Pharm
Course Content :
o Theory and practical subjects very similar for B.Pharm course
o Internship or residency for one year in multi speciality teaching hospital
Includes postings in speciality hospital units
Six months in general medicine department
Two months each in three other speciality departments
Duration of the course. –
a) Pharm.D: The duration of the course shall be six academic years (five years of study and one
year of internship or residency) full time with each academic year spread over a period of not
less than two hundred working days. The period of six years duration is divided into two phases
–
Phase I – consisting of First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth academic year.
Phase II – consisting of internship or residency training during sixth year involving posting in
speciality units. It is a phase of training wherein a student is exposed to actual pharmacy practice
or clinical pharmacy services and acquires skill under supervision so that he or she may become
capable of functioning independently.
b) Pharm.D. (Post Baccalaureate): The duration of the course shall be for three academic years (two
years of study and one year internship or residency) full time with each academic year spread
over a period of not less than two hundred working days. The period of three years duration is divided into two phases –
Phase I – consisting of First and Second academic year.
Phase II – consisting of Internship or residency training during third year involving posting in
speciality units. It is a phase of training wherein a student is exposed to actual pharmacy practice
or clinical pharmacy services, and acquires skill under supervision so that he or she may become
capable of functioning independently.
Minimum qualification for admission to. –
a) Pharm.D. Part-I Course – A pass in any of the following examinations -
(1) 10+2 examination with Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects along with one of the following subjects:
Mathematics or Biology.
(2) A pass in D.Pharm course from an institution approved by the Pharmacy Council of India under
section 12 of the Pharmacy Act.
(3) Any other qualification approved by the Pharmacy Council of India as equivalent to any of the above examinations.
Provided that a student should complete the age of 17 years on or before 31st
December of the year of admission to the course.
Provided that there shall be reservation of seats for the students belonging to the Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes in accordance with the instructions issued by the Central
Government/State Government/Union Territory Administration as the case may be from time to time.
b) Pharm.D. (Post Baccalaureate) Course -
A pass in B.Pharm from an institution approved by the Pharmacy Council of India under section 12 of
the Pharmacy Act:
Provided that there shall be reservation of seats for the students belonging to the Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes in accordance with the instructions issued by the Central
Government/State Government/Union Territory Administration as the case may be from time to time.
Number of admissions in the above said programmes shall be as prescribed by the Pharmacy Council of
India from time to time and presently be restricted as below –
i) Pharm.D. Programme – 30 students.
ii) Pharm.D. (Post Baccalaureate) Programme – 10 students
India and abroad has a vast and growing pharmaceutical industry. Increasing number of hospitals, nursing homes and pharmaceuticals companies all over the country is a clear indication of the growing scope in this area. Pharmacy offers reasonably good career opportunities both by way of jobs as well as in terms of starting your own business. The job avenues for a pharmacist are with pharmaceutical industry, government departments, universities, teaching hospitals, investigation and research institute etc. Within the pharmaceutical industry you might be involved in activities relating to the development, formulation, production or marketing of new drugs for clinical use. Drug control administration and armed forces also offer a wide range of opportunities to pharmacists. Appointments are also available in sale promotion work as medical representatives. As a Medical Representative he keeps the medical practitioner informed about the new drugs and treatments developed by various pharmaceutical companies and thus indirectly promote their sales.
M.pharm or Ph.D holders are normally absorbed in research work, to develop new useful drugs, in laboratories and in production work in pharmaceutical industry and analyzing them for purity and strength. Pharmacist may also take up teaching as a profession as lectures in pharmacy colleges and universities.
Pharmacists are hired within the central and state government departments- the Health Protection Branch of the Department of Health and Welfare, the Pest Control Division of Agriculture, the Department of National Defense, Provincial Research Councils, and the Provincial Departments of Agriculture or the Environment. There is also employment opportunities within the food and cosmetic industries or within any other industry that requires the assurance that new products are as safe and effective as possible. In government departments, a pharmacist maintains proper records according to various Government acts governing the profession of pharmacy. As a drug inspector or government analyst he is to make sure that the drugs manufactured and sold, are of standard quality.
A diploma or degree holder in Pharmacy, after registering with the State Pharmacy Council, can set up and run their own pharmacy or chemists and druggists shop to stock and sell medicines and dispense them according to doctors prescriptions. In a retail Pharmacy he has varied duties, including buying and selling of related items demanded by the public.
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