PharmD Course in India - Prospects & Constraints

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SUMMARY

ACCEPTABILITY OF PHARMD IN INDIA

INTRODUCTION: A PharmD (Doctor of pharmacy) programme is a 6 years program during which 5 years is academic session and final year is completely bound to internship in hospital and Eligibility for PharmD is 10+2 (Med/ Non Med) or D.Pharm . The PharmD degree program requires at least 2-years of specific pre-professional (undergraduate) coursework followed by 4-academic years (or 3-calendar years) of professional study. Pharmacy colleges and schools may accept students directly from high school for both

the pre-pharmacy and pharmacy curriculum, or after completion of the college course prerequisites

APPROVAL OF COURSE: The Indian Health Ministry vide letter dt. 13th March 2008 has approved the Pharm.D. Regulations. These regulations have been published in the Gazette of India, Part III, Section 4 dt. 10th May, 2008. This development heralds India’s entry into pharmacy practice training & education in a big way.

PCI ABOUT PHARMD: Dr. B.Suresh (President of PCI) in Pharm.D. Awareness program held at Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences on 1st March 2008. The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) decided to introduce PharmD (post-bacclaureate degree) courses for the first time in the country in the coming academic year. This decision has been appreciated in a previous letter to the editor entitled “India to Introduce Five-year Doctor of Pharmacy program†in AJPE. However, it is imperative to evaluate the state of pharmacy education in India before fully supporting this decision. 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. There are more than 600 pharmacy institutes in India producing over 13,000 pharmacy graduates every year. Pharmacy practice experiences are more or less non-existent with particularly no emphasis on pharmacotherapeutics and clinical pharmacy.

PharmD program was first introduced in the United States; the curriculum is modified to be useful for that system, having more training, attachments, and clinical studies.

GOALS OF PHARMD PROGRAM: The professional pharmacy curriculum is designed to produce pharmacists who have the abilities and skills that are necessary to achieve outcomes related to, Providing pharmaceutical care to patients, Developing and managing medication distribution and control systems, Managing the pharmacy, Promoting public health, Providing drug information and education, Major Areas of Instruction,

INSTITUTES OF PHARMD: 6 years Pharm. D. program was allowed to run in 22 institutes all over India. The following are the colleges offering Pharm. D.

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

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