Pharmacy is commonly considered as a shop (also known as Medical Store or Chemist) where medicines are being sold or prepared.
In the academic or professional world, Pharmacy is defined as the branch of science that deals with the preparation, doses, dispensing and effects (including safety) of medicines (or medicinal drugs or simply drugs).
In the broad sense, Pharmacy is a marriage between Health Sciences and Chemistry. You could also term it as a Love Triangle that involves Medicine, Biology and Chemistry. Yes, it is as overlapping and inter-related as Bio-Medical Sciences.
A Pharmacist (one who has got sufficient knowledge of Pharmacy or practises Pharmacy) technically should possess more knowledge than a Medical Doctor regarding medicinal drugs – composition (or formulation) of a drug, effects/interaction with the biological system, physical and chemical properties, therapeutic doses, side-effects, interactions with other drugs.
Besides, pharmacists also play an important role in advising and counselling patients, and prescribing medicines. However, pharmacists are not medical doctors – they do not conduct diagnosis and/or surgeries on patients. Globally Pharmacy is considered as noble as the Medical profession,
Pharmacy is offered at different levels and to get admission in any of the Pharma courses, candidates need to fulfil the required eligibility criteria for the particular course. Check below eligibility criteria for Pharmacy courses:
Diploma in Pharmacy (D. Pharm): Candidates should have completed higher secondary education with science subjects i.e. Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.
Bachelor in Pharmacy (B. Pharm): Candidates must have completed their higher education from national- or state-level education board. They must have studied Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Biology and English subjects. They must complete 17 years of age on December 31 of year of admission.
Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm): Candidates who have completed B. Pharm degree with minimum qualifying marks as required from a pharmacy college as approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI).
For Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D): For six-year course, candidates must have completed higher education from any state/national education board. They must have studied Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects with Mathematics or Biology as additional subjects. They must have completed 17 years of age in the year of admission. Or, candidates holding a diploma in pharmacy are also eligible for Pharm. D course provided they fulfil all other conditions as well.
On the other hand, for a three-year course candidates, who have completed Bachelor of Pharmacy course from an institute recognized under the PCI, are eligible for Pharm. D course. They must have completed higher secondary education or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or Biology subjects.
A student pursuing a Pharmacy course at UG/PG/Diploma/PhD level will be studying the course curriculum including specialised topics, assignments, projects, industrial training, internship, etc. Moreover, the curriculum of Pharmacy courses also includes communication skills develelopment, environmental science studies, ethical practices and regulations of Pharmacy Council of India. Here we have provided Pharmacy course curriculum at different levels:
Pharmacy Courses |
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Course name |
Syllabus |
Diploma in Pharmacy | Pharmaceutics
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Pharmacognosy Biochemistry & Clinical Pathology Human Anatomy & Physiology Human Education and Community Pharmacy Pharmacology and Toxicology Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence Drugs Store and Business Management Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy |
Pharm. D | Human Anatomy and Physiology
Pharmaceutics Medicinal Biochemistry Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry Remedial Mathematics/ Biology Pathophysiology Pharmaceutical Microbiology Pharmacognosy & Phyto-pharmaceuticals Pharmacology Community Pharmacy Pharmaco-therapeutics Pharmaceutical Analysis Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence Medicinal Chemistry Pharmaceutical Formulations Hospital Pharmacy Clinical Pharmacy Biostatistics & Research Methodology Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics Clinical Toxicology Clinical Research Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics Clinical Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacotherapeutic Drug Monitoring |
B. Pharm | Human Anatomy and Physiology
Pharmaceutical Analysis Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry Communication skills Remedial Biology/Remedial Mathematics Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Biochemistry Pathophysiology Computer Applications in Pharmacy Environmental sciences Physical Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutical Microbiology Pharmaceutical Engineering Medicinal Chemistry Pharmacology Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Industrial Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence Herbal Drug Technology Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Quality Assurance Herbal Drug Technology Instrumental Methods of Analysis Pharmacy Practice Novel Drug Delivery System Biostatistics and Research Methodology Social and Preventive Pharmacy Pharma Marketing Management Pharmaceutical Regulatory Science Pharmacovigilance Quality Control and Standardization of Herbals Computer Aided Drug Design Cell and Molecular Biology Cosmetic Science Experimental Pharmacology Advanced Instrumentation Techniques Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals |
Master of Pharmacy in Pharmaceutics
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Modern Pharmaceutical Analytical Techniques
Drug Delivery System Modern Pharmaceutics Regulatory Affair Molecular Pharmaceutics (NanoTech and Targeted DDS) Advanced Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics Computer Aided Drug Delivery System Cosmetic and Cosmeceuticals |
MPharm in Industrial Pharmacy | Modern Pharmaceutical Analytical Techniques
Pharmaceutical Formulation Development Novel drug delivery systems Intellectual Property Rights Advanced Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics Scale up and Technology Transfer Pharmaceutical Production Technology Entrepreneurship Management |
MPharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry | Modern Pharmaceutical Analytical Techniques
Advanced Organic Chemistry Advanced Medicinal chemistry Chemistry of Natural Products Advanced Spectral Analysis Computer Aided Drug Design Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry |
MPharm in Pharmaceutical Analysis | Modern Pharmaceutical Analytical Techniques
Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis Pharmaceutical Validation Food Analysis Advanced Instrumental Analysis Modern Bio-Analytical Techniques Quality Control and Quality Assurance Herbal and Cosmetic Analysis |
MPharm in Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance | Analytical Techniques
Quality Management System Quality Control and Quality Assurance Product Development and Technology Transfer Hazards and Safety Management Pharmaceutical Validation Audits and Regulatory Compliance Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology |
MPharm in Regulatory Affairs | Good Regulatory Practices
Documentation and Regulatory Writing Clinical Research Regulations Regulations and Legislation for Drugs & Cosmetics, Medical Devices, Biologicals & Herbals, and Food & Nutraceuticals In India and Intellectual Property Rights Regulatory Aspects of Drugs & Cosmetics Regulatory Aspects of Herbal & Biologicals Regulatory Aspects of Medical Devices Regulatory Aspects of Food & Nutraceuticals |
MPharm in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology | Modern Pharmaceutical Analytical Techniques
Microbial and Cellular Biology Bioprocess Engineering and Technology Advanced Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Proteins and protein Formulation Immuno-technology Bioinformatics and Computer Technology Biological Evaluation of Drug Therapy |
MPharm in Pharmacy Practice | Clinical Pharmacy Practice
Pharmaco-therapeutics Hospital & Community Pharmacy Clinical Research Principles of Quality Use of Medicines Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Pharmaco-epidemiology & Pharmaco-economics |
MPharm in Pharmacology | Modern Pharmaceutical Analytical Techniques
Advanced Pharmacology Pharmacological and Toxicological Screening Methods Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Principles of Drug Discovery Experimental Pharmacology practical |
MPharm in Pharmacognosy | Modern Pharmaceutical Analytical Techniques
Advanced Pharmacognosy Phytochemistry Industrial Pharmacognostical Technology Medicinal Plant biotechnology Indian system of medicine Herbal cosmetics |
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