Full Time
2 Year
English
Pharmacy
Overview
M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry is a 2-year postgraduate course in pharmacy, spread over 4 semesters. Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry are disciplines at the intersection of chemistry, especially Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Pharmacology, among various other biological specialties involved with design, substance combination and advancement aimed for the market of pharmaceutical drugs. The eligibility for this course is bachelor’s degree in pharmacy with minimum aggregate marks as required by the institute. The course aims to prepare eligible candidates to efficiently:
· Design new drug molecules based on various drug design approaches.
· Understand and implement both basic and advanced concepts of the chemistry of drug molecules with respect to their design and synthesis and their physicochemical characterization.
· Apply the various modern analytical techniques thus attained in statistical treatment of experimental results.
· Students those who interested or desirous in pharmaceutical chemistry and ability to work well as part of a team, numeracy and computation, problem-solving skills and the ability to think clearly and methodically also are good suit for it.
· Teach the discipline at college and university levels at both private and government institutions.
· Develop and apply the appropriate skills and methodology in a range of techniques used in pharmaceutical chemistry.
Eligibility
· Candidates aspiring to pursue the course need to have attained the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree with a minimum aggregate score of 50% from a recognized institute. The minimum eligible score may vary across institutes.
· Some institutes offering the course in the country conduct their own entrance exams, while most accept the candidate’s score in the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) and performance in the subsequent round of interview.
Career Prospects
Successful postgraduates of the course find lucrative career opportunities in both central and State government departments, such as the Health Protection Branch of the Department of Health and Welfare, the Pest Control Division of Agriculture, the Department of National Defense, Provincial Research Councils, and the Provincial Departments of Agriculture/Environment, etc. They may also open their own clinics and pursue private practice. Such graduates are hired in capacities such as Researcher, Lecturer/Professor, Medical Transcriptionist, Customs Officer, Analytical Chemist, Drug Inspector, Health Care Unit Manager, Lab Technician, and others such.
Professionals of this discipline are employed in domains prominently including the Food & Drug Administration, pharmaceutical companies, medical stores, chemist shops, hospitals & clinics, health centers etc.
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 |
Pediatric Pharmacist | Pediatric Pharmacists counsel children and their parents about medication and write prescriptions as needed. They track their patients' medical progress and make sure that there are no harmful drug interactions or unexpected side effects. Pediatric Pharmacists often work in medical facilities like doctor's offices, pharmacies, and hospitals. | Pediatric Pharmacists counsel children and their parents about medication and write prescriptions as needed. They track their patients' medical progress and make sure that there are no harmful drug interactions or unexpected side effects. Pediatric Pharmacists often work in medical facilities like doctor's offices, pharmacies, and hospitals. | 7,50,000 in 0-2 Years |
Pharmaceutical Scientist | They are well trained and experts mainly responsible to discover, develop, test and manufacture new medications and drugs. | They are well trained and experts mainly responsible to discover, develop, test and manufacture new medications and drugs. | 6,00,000 in 0-2 Years |
Pharmacy Business | Main job role will be to distribute and dispense medicines in either retail or whole, regionally or across India after going through all the ethical and legal guidelines by the monitoring bodies, while ensuring that safe and correct medicines are supplied to the public. | Main job role will be to distribute and dispense medicines in either retail or whole, regionally or across India after going through all the ethical and legal guidelines by the monitoring bodies, while ensuring that safe and correct medicines are supplied to the public. | 8,00,000 in 0-2 Years |
* Average salary are subjective to change based on various factors