PharmD : In India and Other Countries

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Hello all,I have tried to collect some info on the syllabus and objectives of the PharmD course in various Nations .although was having a scarce of time,so not able to make a single article out of all the data available,so im placing the links to all the articles with abstracts here.1. Pharmacy Education and Practice in Pakistan : http://www.ajpe.org/view.asp?art=aj6905105_2This article was mainly for the PharmD course in Pak, but it gives a good info on the history of the start of PharmD course and the objectives of it as installed in various countries.2. Role of the Pharmacist in the Health-Care System : http://www.who.int/medicinedocs/en/d/Js2214e/#Js2214e- This is link to a WHO

report on the curricular development in Pharmacy accross the world held in canada .the quality of the pdf file is not good, but still gives the various points , although since it was 1997 report,so many priorities of that time are now changed.3. Does Pakistan Really Needs a Pharm. D Programme : http://www.pharmacy.org.pk/PostAndComments.aspx?pid=177- This is a discussion forum, the views in this article were of 2004 ,the time when the PharmD course was started in the pak . gives some good points to think as the situation in India is not much better then Pak in pharmacy profession.4. PharmD syllabus in Univ of Sindh, Pak : http://pharmacy.usindh.edu.pk/d_pharm.html- Give a look to the syllabus in Pak and compare it with the Syllabus in India, its certain that Indian syllabus is far more advanced for giving the full professional knowledge with current

applications.5. Expanding role of Pharmacist : http://www.pharmacists.ca/content/consumer_patient/resource_centre/working/pdf/Expanding_the_Role_of_Pharmacists.pdf - This is a poster showing the changes coming to the Pharmacy practice profession in the developed countries, published by canadian Pharmacists Association. The US has implied the Pharmacy Practice syllabus around 1960, n now the system is a fully integrated one in the healthcare in US. India are approxly 40 years behind US in starting this, but w may be late to arise,but we will not be late to take full utilization of this new startup.I'm having full faith on the future usefulness of PharmD professionals in Indian scenario as well.A.Rehman NagoriM.Pharm (Pharma Chem) ScholarNMIMS Univ, Mumbai Visit Pharma-World Website

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