PharmD Course in India - Prospects & Constraints

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Dear All:

Given below is a brief overview of the PharmD course including its eligibility criteria.

Pharm. D. programme:

It is a 6 years program during which 5 years is academic session and final year is completely bound to internship in hospital.

Eligibility for Pharm. D. (Doctor of Pharmacy) (6 years programme)

10+2 (M.P.C./Bi.P.C.) or D.Pharm

Subjects in each year: First year Pharm. D: Human Anatomy and Physiology, Pharmaceutics, Medicinal Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry, Remedial Mathematics/ Biology. Second Year Pharm. D:

Pathophysiology, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Pharmacognosy & Phytopharmaceuticals, Pharmacology-I, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapeutics-I.

Third Year Pharm. D: Pharmacology-II, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmacotherapeutics-II, Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Formulations. Fourth Year Pharm. D:

Pharmacotherapeutics-III, Hospital Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy, Biostatistics & Research Methodology, Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics, Clinical Toxicology

Fifth Year Pharm. D:

Clinical Research, Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Clinical Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacotherapeutic Drug Monitoring, Clerkship, Project work (Six Months).

Sixth Year Pharm. D:

Internship or residency training including postings in speciality units. Student should independently provide the clinical pharmacy services to the allotted wards.

(i) Six months in General Medicine department, and

(ii) Two months each in three other speciality departments

Hospital details to link with institute to run Pharm. D. or Pharm. D. & Pharm.D. (Post Baccalaureate) courses:

Hospital should have teaching facility (minimum 300 bedded Hospital), Pharmacy Practice Department, Specialties: Medicine (Compulsory and any three of the following)

· Surgery

· Pediatrics

· Gynecology and Obstetrics

· Psychiatry

· Skin and VD

· Orthopedics

Pharm. D. Post Baccalaureate programme:It is three years programme with two years of study and one year internship or residency.

Eligibility:-

B.Pharm completed students.

Number of seats under each programme allowed as per PCI

Pharm. D. Programme – 30 students.

Pharm. D. (Post Baccalaureate) Programme – 10 students.

Ref: www.pci.nic.in WITH KIND REGARDS

Dr. Geer M. Ishaq

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences

University of Kashmir

Srinagar-190006 (J & K)

Ph: 9419970971, 9906673100

Website: http://ishaqgeer.googlepages.com

From: drsantosh74 <drsantosh74@...>netrum Sent: Thursday, 4 December, 2008 1:56:12 PMSubject: Re: PharmD Course in India - Prospects & Constraints

Dear all,Congrates Dr.Geer for coming up with this topic.i would just like to intitiate the discussion with a small introduction of the coursePharmacy Council of India is set to introduce 6 years Pharm.D. (Doctorate in Pharmacy)course in country from the academic year 2008, said by Dr. B.Suresh (President of PCI) in Pharm.D. awareness program held at Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences on 1st March 2008. Near about 20 Pharmacy colleges including Manipal college of Pharmaceutical sciences are going to start Pharm. D. program from current academic year. PCI approved intake of only 30 students per batch to maintain the quality of program. Proper integrated hospital facilities are mandatory for getting approval for this course by the college.Curriculum for the course is finalized, which will include regular Pharmacy subjects as well as sufficient exposure in clinical

pharmacy practices (Hospital rounds and partial Clinical training in 4th & 5th year and complete 1 year training in the hospital in last year of the course). The course is framed in such a way that, it can meet international standards. . Any one can join this program with minimum qualification of 10+2 (Science –Biology or Mathematics) .PCI will continue its B.Pharm as well as M.Pharm (Pharmacy Practice) program as such in future. B.Pharm and M.Pharm passed candidates can also do Pharm.D. by undergoing 3 year course framed by PCI which will mainly concentrate on clinical exposure and Pharmacy Practice.Dr.SantoshIn netrumgroups (DOT) com, "Geer M. Ishaq" <ishaqgeer@. ..> wrote:>> Dear Members:> I welcome you all to the new discussion, "Pharm.D. Course in

India - Prospects & Constraints" . This discussion topic has actually been proposed by Prof. Vijay Thawani sir in the wake of a large number of queries related to the course proping up on various internet educational as well as non-educational fora. Moreover there has been a lot of debate eversince Pharmacy Council of India issued notification for starting this course in May this year, regarding the prospects of this course in India. Though the idea seems to have been conceived with a view to upgrade the standards of pharmacy education in our country and make pharmacy education more patient oriented, several quarters are of the view that considering the fact that clinical pharmacy is still in its infancy in India, there is hardly any scope for the new course within India. The course is of six year duration post 10+2 and of three

years post B.Pharm. > > Over the next five days we will thoroughly discuss various pros and cons of the new course as also its prospects in India and abroad. We will also look into the various constraints being faced today in the practice of clinical pharmacy in India and the challenges that the new course as well as the candidates who opt for it are going to face in years to come. Effort will be to have a free and fair discussion without any inhibitions or restrictions whatsoever. By the end of the discussion it is expected that some fruitful suggestions will come up as to how this course can be made really meaningful particularly in the Indian context and how we can make best use of the professionals emerging out of this new course. I wish to make one thing clear at the outset that though PharmD means "Doctor of

Pharmacy", its pass-outs shall not be having a priviledge of calling themselves as "doctors" or that of prescribing drugs to patients since law of the> land (Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, Medical Practitioners Act, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1942 etc) does not permit so. With these few words I urge upon all members of this august forum to bless us with their kind opinion about the course, its prospects, various constraints, challenges, opportunities, strengths, weaknesses and threats so that the younger generation desirous of availing the benefits of this course may get educated and their decision shall be balanced and well thought-out rather than hasty and ill-conceived.> With regards>  > Dr. Geer M. Ishaq> Assistant Professor> Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences> University of Kashmir>

Srinagar-190006 (J & K)> Ph: 9419970971, 9906673100> Website: http://ishaqgeer. googlepages. com> > > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger. / invite/>

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