(Affiliated to RGUHS, Recognized by Govt. of Karnataka, Approved by PCI, New Delhi)
Pharm D
The Pharm.D. programme is a six-year programme that offers intensive training in pharmacy practise and clinical pharmacy services. The curriculum will consist of five years of clinical and community-based theory, ward rounds, and one year of hospital internship. The majority of our infrastructure is devoted to clinical aspects. Doctor of Pharmacy students will collaborate with physicians to treat patients. In the final year, the student will graduate as a clinical chemist, an integral component of healthcare on par with physicians. Pharm D. graduates will study in depth about drugs for various diseases, will counsel patients on dose, action, and side effects, and will have knowledge and skills of current diagnostic methods, treatment modalities, drug delivery system, therapeutics outcome, pharmaco economics, and pharmaco therapy in order to meet the rapid changes in the healthcare system.
A chemist is a crucial link in the physician-patient chain and is anticipated to play a pivotal role in the dissemination of pharmaceutical knowledge. The practise of pharmacy encompasses the storage, preparation, and distribution of pharmaceutical products in addition to the provision of health and nutrition-related advice. The introduction of the Pharm D. programme is anticipated to transform the country’s pharmacy education landscape and elevate it to international standards.
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 with a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate for optional subjects.
(2) A pass in D.Pharm course with a minimum of 50% marks 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.
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 specialty 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
Career Prospects
The programme of Pharm.D is to produce pharmacists who have the abilities and skills which are necessary to achieve outcomes related to:
- Providing Pharmaceutical care to patients.
- Developing and managing medication distribution and control systems.
- Monitoring drug response in patients and adjusting dosage regimens to produce the safest, most beneficial results in therapy.
- Managing the pharmacy.
- Promoting public health.
- Providing drug information and education.
- Providing technical aid to Pharmaceutical industry and solving problems pertinent to the manufacturing of medicines.
- Reviewing products evaluated for formulary consideration.
- Evaluating policies, procedure, protocols and clinical pathways to ensure safe use of medications.
- Analysing quality assurance activities to ensure that improvements are implemented to produce positive patient outcomes.
Employment areas
Few professions offer as many opportunities and specialisations as the profession of pharmacy. Pharmacy is a challenging, rewarding, and gratifying profession for those interested in public health services, business, scientific research, university teaching, and hospital practise. Due to the advent of “wonder drugs”, the value of a chemist’s services to society has increased in recent times. This degree is highly sought after in the following fields:
