Full Time
6 Year
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Pharmacy
Pharm. D. is
a 6- year doctorate level course, including five years of academic study and a
year of internship or residency. The course aims to prepare eligible candidates
students in the management of patient medication therapy and improving patient
outcomes.
Pharm.
D.: What is it About?
Pharm. D. is
the art and science of preparing and dispensing medicines. The course has been
designed to train eligible candidates in clinical pharmacy, pharmacy practice
and pharmaceutical care. Upon successful completion of the course, students
gain skills in diagnosis and treatment of diseases, selection and therapeutic
usage of drugs, monitoring of patients, etc.
Pharm. D. is
a latin term which means pharmaciae doctor. It is a registered qualification
under pharmacy act, 1948. The course was introduced by Pharmacy Council of
India (PCI), regulatory body for pharmacy education in India. The course
is generally meant for students who have interest in learning of concepts
related to clinical research and acquire an in-depth understanding of pharmacy
practice concepts.
Also, such
professionals take on a number of tasks that MBBS graduates perform, such as
monitoring patients, diagnosing diseases, etc.
Pharm.D.:
Eligibility
Candidates
interested in pursuing the course are required to meet the following minimum
eligibility criteria:
A minimum
aggregate score of 55% at both Higher and Senior Secondary levels (classes 10th and
12th) completed from a recognized educational Board.
Also,
candidates should have completed the Senior Secondary level (class 12th) in the
science stream, with a minimum aggregate score of 60% in PCM (Physics,
Chemistry, Mathematics) or PCB (Physics, Chemistry, Biology).
Pharm.D.:
Admission Process
For admission
to the course, eligible candidates need to have passed a relevant entrance
examination, conducted by any university at State and national levels, as part
of the general admission procedure. Subsequently, qualifying candidates are
needed to qualify rounds of group discussion and personal interview as part of
the counseling procedure.
Some of
the major entrance examinations conducted in India for admission to
the course are as follows:
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)
Besides these
entrance examinations, some institutes in the country also have their own
admission criteria in place, and offer admission on the basis of the
candidate’s score in such qualifying examination.
Job profile | Job description | Average salary | |
Pharmacist | A Pharmacist work for pharmacies and drugstores and dispense drugs to the patients. They analyse both inpatient and outpatient medication and work in close attention to detail to ensure the accuracy of filled prescriptions. | A Pharmacist work for pharmacies and drugstores and dispense drugs to the patients. They analyse both inpatient and outpatient medication and work in close attention to detail to ensure the accuracy of filled prescriptions. | 2,30,274 in 0-2 Years |
* Average salary are subjective to change based on various factors