Course : Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) Program
Course Duration : 5 Years + 1 year internship
Affiliation : Constituent School of RK University (Accredited by NAAC, Approved by UGC and Government of Gujarat)
Approved by : Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi
Title obtained after course completion :Dr.
Academic System : Year
Tuition Fee : 1,30,000/- per year
Level of Degree : Post graduate
Mode of Admission : As per RK University procedure and PCI guideline
Pharm.D course is a Professional Pharmacy doctoral programme of 6 years duration after 10+2 (science academic stream) which includes 5yrs of academic study + 1 year of internship or residency.
1. What is the course content of Pharm.D programs?
For detailed course content (syllabus) see: Pharm D Regulations 2008. PCI website: www.pci.nic.in
2. Whether the Pharm.D is a registrable qualification?
Yes, Pharm.D is a registrable qualification under the Pharmacy Act, 1948.
3. 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 4years course and Pharm D is 6 years s course including one year 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 Pharm D programme and after Pharm D qualification the professionals are eligible to undertake Ph.D. programme.
4. After completion of Pharm D am I eligible for Ph.D.?
Yes. After Pharm.D the candidate is eligible to register for Ph.D
5. Can I prefix Dr to my name?
Yes, for the purpose of practicing Pharmacy Profession under Pharmacy Act.
Source: http://www.pci.nic.in/pdf/question.pdf
| I.Health Care (Hospital) | ||
|---|---|---|
| a.Clinical pharmacist | b.Drug information pharmacist | c.Quality services officers |
| d.Clinical Pharmacy manager | e.Research associates | f.Hospital administration |
| II.Pharmaceutical industry | ||
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| a.New drug development | b.Medial information | c.Medial Advisors |
| d.Medical writing and publications | e.Pharmacovigilance | f.Clinical operations department |
| g.Clinical data manager | h.Product management team | i.Drug regulatory officers |
| j. Medical marketing research | ||
| III.Clinical research organization | ||
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| a.Clinical team leaders | b.Clinical research associates | c.Clinical trail site manager |
| d.Programming manager | e.Clinical project manager/td> | |
| IV.Public health sector | ||
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| a.Community pharmacist (individual and chain pharmacies) | b.Project leader ( National and International organizations) | |
| V.Research and Development | ||
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| a.Pharmacokinetics / Pharmacodynamic analyst | b.Bioavailability / Bioequivalence specialist | |
| VI.Insurance companies | ||
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| a.Medical advisor (Medical insurance) |
| VII.Academics | ||
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| Teaching – B. Pharm / M. Pharm / Ph. D. |
