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Major Pharmacy Degree Courses in India

Discovery, production, control, distribution, safe and effective use of medicines and drugs are the primary roles and responsibilities of a student graduating with a pharmacy course, not just sitting on the counters of medical shops as most people would assume. A pharmacist is the person, who knows everything about medicines even more than doctors.

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Major Pharmacy Degree Courses in India

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  1. Major Pharmacy Degree Courses in India

  2. Discovery, production, control, distribution, safe and effective use of medicines and drugs are the primary roles and responsibilities of a student graduating with a pharmacy course, not just sitting on the counters of medical shops as most people would assume.

  3. A pharmacist is the person, who knows everything about medicines even more than doctors.

  4. Physical and chemical properties of drugs, therapeutic doses, side- effects, interactions with other drugs, etc. are intensively studied in their whole course duration.

  5. In India, we have numerous pharmacy degree courses and here is the list of them, explaining how each one is different from the others.

  6. DIPLOMA IN PHARMACY (D. PHARM) D. Pharm is a 2 year course followed by a 3 months internship which must be completed in a hospital or a community setting.

  7. After the completion of the diploma course, one can get a job in a pharmacy shop or even start one of their own. This course covers all the basic concepts of pharmacology without going deeper into the specializations.

  8. BACHELOR OF PHARMACY (B. PHARM) B. Pharm is a bachelor's degree with a duration of 4 years study in Institutions approved by both PCI and AICTE. Students with a diploma in pharmacy can get admissions in 2nd year B. Pharm through lateral entry.

  9. B. Pharm degree graduate can pursue a postgraduate degree in higher education or start working right away.

  10. MASTER OF PHARMACY (M. PHARM) After successful completion of B. Pharm course, one can join the Masters, which is a 2 year course. The second year, mostly comprises research works leading to a dissertation in any pharmaceutical discipline, for instance pharmaceutics, pharmacology, pharmaceutical chemistry, or pharmacognosy.

  11. DOCTOR OF PHARMACY (PHARMD) - The Pharm D program constitutes 6 years of full-time study (5 years + 1 year internship). It was introduced in 2008 by the Indian Government and the PCI, with the aim of producing pharmacists who had undergone extensive training in practice sites.

  12. This in depth knowledge and practical skills are necessary to provide pharmaceutical care to patients with global standards.

  13. Curriculums of these pharmacy courses are highly industrial and product-oriented with an intense focus on basic sciences and medicinal chemistry. Admission procedures in the best pharmacy colleges in Kerala and universities vary at times, with various states having their own entrance exams.

  14. For the admission of post- graduation, students can attend a national level entrance examination, Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT). The marks scored in GPAT are taken into consideration in various colleges.

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