What is Pharm.D course?
Pharm.D course is a
Professional Pharmacy doctoral programme of 6 yrs duration after 10+2
(scienceacademic stream) which includes 5yrs of academic study + 1 year
of internship or residency.
2. What is Pharm.D (Post
Baccalaureate)?
Pharm.D (PB) course is a Professional Pharmacy doctoral Programme. B.Pharm graduates shall be admitted as lateral entry candidate to the 4th year of Pharm.D programme & the duration of course is 3 academic years ( 2yrs of study and 1 year of internship or residency).
Pharm.D (PB) course is a Professional Pharmacy doctoral Programme. B.Pharm graduates shall be admitted as lateral entry candidate to the 4th year of Pharm.D programme & the duration of course is 3 academic years ( 2yrs of study and 1 year of internship or residency).
3. What are the eligibility
criteria to join Pharm.D courses?
For Pharm.D:
i) A pass in 10+2
examination with Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects along with
one of the following subjects: Mathematics or Biology.
ii) A pass in D.Pharm course
from an institution approved by the Pharmacy council of India under
section 12 of The Pharmacy Act.
For Pharm.D (Post Baccalaureate):
A pass in B.Pharm from
an institution approved by the Pharmacy Council of India under section 12
of the Pharmacy Act.
4. How many numbers of
admissions will be made by the institution for the Pharm.D and Pharm.D
(Post Baccalaureate)?
Number of admissions for
the Pharm.D program shall be as prescribed by the Pharmacy Council of
India from time to time and presently it is restricted to 30 students
intake for Pharm.D & 10 students for Pharm D (PB) per academic year.
5. What is the course
content of Pharm.D programs?
For detailed course content (syllabus)
see:PharmD Regulations 2008. PCI website: www.pci.nic.in2
6. Whether the Pharm.D is a
registrable qualification?
Yes, Pharm.D is a registrable qualification
under the Pharmacy Act 1948.
7. In what way Pharm.D
differs from regular B.Pharm?
Both B.Pharm and Pharm D are the registrable
qualification for practicing pharmacy profession under the Pharmacy Act.
B.Pharm is a 4 yrs course and Pharm D is 6 yrs course including one yr of
clinical internship.
Pharmacy practice component in all spheres of
Pharmacy professional services like Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy,
Community Pharmacy,clinical research, regulatory, formulation development,
quality control are emphasized in PharmD programme and after Pharm D
qualification the professionals are eligible to undertake Ph.D. programme.
8. After completion of
Pharm D am I eligible for Ph.D.?
Yes. After Pharm.D the candidate is eligible to
register for Ph.D.
9. Can I prefix Dr to my
name?
Yes, for the purpose of practicing Pharmacy
Profession under Pharmacy Act.
Feel
free to post your queries on my wall page…
AKSHAYA
SRIKANTH,
Pharm.D Candidate,
P.R.R.M.College of Pharmacy,
Kadapa
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