Pharm. D is a professional Pharmacy Doctoral Programme. Pharm D. means ‘Doctor of Pharmacy’, is an art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines. Pharm D. is a registered qualification under the Pharmacy Act. The dealing body of Pharm D. is Pharmacy Council of India. It introduced the 6 years Pharm D. course in India from 2008. This course enables to practice the profession of a Pharmacist. This program is focused on classroom theory, penetrative labs. Experiments and motivated research projects. Colleges which are approved by PCI can only offer Pharm D. course. This course opens several career opportunities for aspirants. This course aims to prepare students in the management of patient medication therapy and improving patient outcomes.
Pharm D. course if of 6 years duration which is divided into two phases. Phase I consists of First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth academic year. Phase II consists of internship or residency of one year. It includes placement in specialty units.
Course highlights:
| Type of course | Degree (Doctorate) |
| Duration | 6-years |
| Eligibility | 10+2 or equivalent |
| Average salary | INR 3 Lacs to 10 Lacs per annum |
| Examination type | Semester |
| Higher study options | D. Pharma Course B. Pharm Course M. Pharm Course |
Employment Areas: Colleges & Universities, Drug Control Administration, Food & Drug Administration, Foundation/Trust, Govt./Pvt. Hospitals, Health Centres, Medical Dispensing Stores, Non-Profit Organization, Pharmaceutical Firms, Research Agencies, self-employed, Franchise.
Type of Course: Pharm D. is a 6-years undergraduate degree course (including one year of Internship.
Duration: The duration of course is 6-years.
Eligibility:
- Candidate must have passed 10+2 with physics and chemistry along with any one among Mathematics and Biology with 60% in aggregate.
- Candidate must have cleared D. Pharm course from an approved institution by PCI.
- Candidate must have attained the age of 17 years on or before 31st December of the year of admission.
Entrance Tests:
- GPAT – Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test
- UP-CPMT – Uttar Pradesh Combined Pre-Medical Test
- PMET – Punjab Pre-Medical Entrance Test
- UPSEE Pharmacy – Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination
- AIPSSCET – All India PG Super Speciality Common Entrance Test
- BITS HD Pharmacy
Core Subjects:
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Pharmaceutics
- Medicinal Biochemistry
- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry
- Remedial Mathematics/Biology
- Pathophysiology
- Pharmaceutical Microbiology
- Pharmacognosy and Phytopharmaceuticals
- Pharmacology
- Community Pharmacy
- Pharmacotherapeutics
- Pharmaceutical Analysis
- Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Formulations
- Hospital Pharmacy
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Biostatistics and Research Methodology
- Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics
- Clinical Toxicology
- Reseaclinical
- Pharmacoepidemiology
Possible Roles: Analytical Chemist, Clinical Pharmacist, Hospital Pharmacy Director, Pharmacist in Charge, Drug Expert, Medical writer, Lecturer, Drug Advisor, Pharmaceutical Advisor, Clinical Pharmacist & Retail Pharmacist, Drug Inspector, Researcher etc.
