Pharm.D. Program in India

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

Colleges offering Pharm. D. programme in India

6 years Pharm. D. program was allowed to run in 24 institutes all over India. The following are the colleges offering Pharm. D.

Andhra Pradesh:

1. Deccan School of Pharmacy, Hyderabad.
2. Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ananthapur
3. Smt. Sarojini Ramulamma College of Pharmacy
4. Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy, Bhimavaram (To be approved based on Hospital MoU)
5. St. Peters Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hanmakonda (To be approved based on Hospital MoU)
6. Talla Padmavathi College of Pharmacy, Warangal (To be approved based on Hospital MoU)
7. Bharat Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.
8. Sri Venkateswara Colege of Pharmacy, Hyderabad.

Tamil Nadu:

1. J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, Ooty
2. PSE College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore
3. Ramakrishna Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Coimbatore
4. Ramachandra College of Pharmacy, Chennai
5. Vel’s College of Pharmacy, Chennai
6. Annamalai University, Chidambaram
7. SRM College of Pharmacy, Kanchi

Karnataka:

1. Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal
2. Vishweshwarapura Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bangalore
3. M.S. Ramaiah College of Pharmacy, Bangalore
4. J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, Mysore
5. N.E.T College of Pharmacy, Raichur
6. Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, Bangalore

Kerala, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh: One in each state