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Give the list of entrance exams for doctor of pharmacy

Introduction:
The Union Ministry of Health and the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) have introduced a six-year Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharma D) course. 5 years will be academic session and final year is completely bound to internship in hospital. It provides intensive training in pharmacy practice & clinical pharmacy services. Students can enrol for this course after 10 + 2, or Post – Baccalaureate, in which case the duration of the course would be reduced to 3 years. Only institutions running B. Pharm programs, approved under Section 12 of the Pharmacy Act will be running Pharm. D. programs.

Eligibility: Students who have passed Intermediate with Bipc/MPC or D. Pharma are eligible for admission to the new course.

Entrance Exam: EAMCET

ROLE OF PHARM D
Pharm D is mainly hospital oriented, as evident from the fact that it's a compulsion that the colleges offering the course must have an adjoined hospital

Duration of the course:
Pharm.D: The duration of the course shall be six academic years (five years of study and one year of internship or residency) full time with each academic year spread over a period of not less than two hundred working days. The period of six years duration is divided into two phases –
Phase I – consisting of First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth academic year.

Phase II – consisting of internship or residency training during sixth year involving posting in speciality units. It is a phase of training wherein a student is exposed to actual pharmacy practice or clinical pharmacy services and acquires skill under supervision so that he or she may become capable of functioning independently.
Pharm.D. (Post Baccalaureate): The duration of the course shall be for three academic years (two years of study and one year internship or residency) full time with each academic year spread over a period of not less than two hundred working days. The period of three years duration is divided into two phases –

Phase I – consisting of First and Second academic year.
Phase II – consisting of Internship or residency training during third year involving posting in speciality units. It is a phase of training wherein a student is exposed to actual pharmacy practice or clinical pharmacy services, and acquires skill under supervision so that he or she may become capable of functioning independently.

Subjects in each year:

First year Pharm. D:
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Pharmaceutics
Medicinal Biochemistry
Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry
Remedial Mathematics/ Biology.

Second Year Pharm. D:
Pathophysiology
Pharmaceutical Microbiology
Pharmacognosy & Phytopharmaceuticals
Pharmacology-I
Community Pharmacy
Pharmacotherapeutics-I.
Third Year Pharm. D:
Pharmacology-II
Pharmaceutical Analysis
Pharmacotherapeutics-II
Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence
Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Formulations.

Fourth Year Pharm. D:
Pharmacotherapeutics-III
Hospital Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacy
Biostatistics & Research Methodology
Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics
Clinical Toxicology

Fifth Year Pharm. D:
Clinical Research
Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics
Clinical Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacotherapeutic Drug Monitoring
Clerkship
Project work (Six Months).
Sixth Year Pharm. D:
Internship or residency training including postings in speciality units. Student should independently provide the clinical pharmacy services to the allotted wards.
Six months in General Medicine department,
Two months each in three other speciality departments
In Andhra Pradesh 15 colleges are offering Pharm D courses
Smt. Sarojini Ramulamma College of Pharmacy, Seshadrinagar, Mahabubnagar
Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (RIPER), KR Palli Cross, Cheyyedu, Anantapur
Deccan School of Pharmacy, Zafargarh, P.O. Kanchanbagh,Hyderabad
Talla Padmavathi College of Pharmacy, Orus-Kareemabad, Warangal
Bharat Institute of Technology, Mangalpalli Village Ibrahimpatnam (Mandal), Distt.RANGA REDDY
St. Peter’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, # 2-4-1211, Vidyanagar,HANAMKONDA
Sri Venkateshwara College of Pharmacy, 86, Hitech City Road, Madhapur,Hyderabad
GIET School of Pharmacy NH-5, Chaitanya Nagar, Rajahmundry
Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Maisammaguda, Dhullapally (Post Via Hakimpet), Secunderabad
Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy Vishnupur, Bhimavaram, West Godavari
Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, H.No. 2-2-457/3, Ramnagar, Hanmakonda,Warangal
P. Rami Reddy Memorial College of Pharmacy, 1-35, Prakruthi Nagar, Utukur, Kadapa
Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Chalapathi Nagar, Lam, Guntur
Annamacharya College of Pharmacy, New Boyanpalli, Rajampet
KVSR Siddhartha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siddhartha Nagar,Vijayawada.
MESCO College of Pharmay, Mustaidpura, Karwan Road, Hyderabad

For list of colleges in other states please visit: www.pci.nic.in

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Eligibility for promotion to next year:? All students who have appeared for all the subjects and passed the first year annual examination are eligible for promotion to the second year and, so on. However, failure in more than two subjects shall debar him or her from promotion to the next year classes.

Internship:? Internship is a phase of training wherein a student is expected to conduct actual practice of pharmacy and health care and acquires skills under the supervision so that he or she may become capable of functioning independently.

Objectives of Pharm D Program:
To Provide patient care in cooperation with patients, prescribers, and other members of an interprofessional health care team based upon sound therapeutic principles and evidence-based data, taking into account relevant legal, ethical, social cultural, economic, and professional issues, emerging technologies, and evolving biomedical, pharmaceutical, social or behavioral or administrative, and clinical sciences that may impact therapeutic outcomes.
To manage and use resources of the health care system, in cooperation with patients, prescribers, other health care providers, and administrative and supportive personnel, to promote health; to provide, assess, and coordinate safe, accurate, and time-sensitive medication distribution; and to improve therapeutic outcomes of medication use.
To promote health improvement, wellness, and disease prevention in co-operation with patients, communities, at-risk population, and other members of an interprofessional team of health care providers.
To demonstrate skills in monitoring of the National Health Programmes and schemes, oriented to provide preventive and promotive health care services to the community.
To develop leadership qualities to function effectively as a member of the health care team organised to deliver the health and family welfare services in existing socio-economic, political and cultural environment.
To communicate effectively with patients and the community.


CAREER OPPURTUNITIES
The role of a pharmacist has changed drastically over the years with the constant expansion of health care programmes and the increasing need for quality pharmaceutical care. The growth of this sectors has thrown up diverse career options that include Community Pharmacy, Geriatric Pharmacy, Home Health Care, Hospital Pharmacy, Governmental agencies, Managed care, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacy education apart from Pharmaceutical industry.

The following are some of the numerous and diverse career options available to Pharm.D. graduates:
Community Pharmacy
Geriatric Pharmacy
Governmental Agencies
Home Health Care
Hospital Pharmacy
Managed Care
Pharmaceutical Industry
Pharmacoeconomics
Pharmacy Education
Specialized Area Opportunities

Certificate of passing examination:Every student who has passed the examinations for the Pharm.D. (Doctor of Pharmacy) or Pharm.D. (Post Baccalaureate) (Doctor of Pharmacy) as the case may be, shall be granted a certificate by the examining authority.

List Of Entrance Exams :

ASSAM Jat 2012 :
notification : feb 2012
Exam date : last week of may 2012
http://dheassam.gov.in

AIMS 2012 :
Application last date : 30 Aprol 2012
Exam date : 19 May 2012
http://www.amrita.edu

MHT CET 2012 :
Exam date : 10.05.2012
http://www.dmer.org

AIPGDET 2012 :
Exam date : Jan 2012
Result : March 2012
http://www.dypatiluniversity.org

AFMC 2012 :
Last date of Registration : Feb 1st week 2012
Exam date : May 1st week

Hello Dear,

In Andhra Pradesh 15 colleges are offering Pharm D courses ther are-

- Smt. Sarojini Ramulamma College of Pharmacy, Seshadrinagar, Mahabubnagar
- Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (RIPER), KR Palli Cross, Cheyyedu, Anantapur
- Deccan School of Pharmacy, Zafargarh, P.O. Kanchanbagh,Hyderabad
- Talla Padmavathi College of Pharmacy, Orus-Kareemabad, Warangal
- Bharat Institute of Technology, Mangalpalli Village Ibrahimpatnam (Mandal), Distt.RANGA REDDY
- St. Peter’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, # 2-4-1211,Vidyanagar,HANAMKONDA
- Sri Venkateshwara College of Pharmacy, 86, Hitech City Road, Madhapur,Hyderabad
- GIET School of Pharmacy NH-5, Chaitanya Nagar, Rajahmundry
- Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Maisammaguda, Dhullapally (Post Via Hakimpet), Secunderabad
- Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy Vishnupur, Bhimavaram, West Godavari
- Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, H.No. 2-2-457/3, Ramnagar, Hanmakonda,Warangal
- P. Rami Reddy Memorial College of Pharmacy, 1-35, Prakruthi Nagar, Utukur, Kadapa
- Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Chalapathi Nagar, Lam, Guntur
- Annamacharya College of Pharmacy, New Boyanpalli, Rajampet
- KVSR Siddhartha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siddhartha Nagar,Vijayawada.
- MESCO College of Pharmay, Mustaidpura, Karwan Road, Hyderabad

For list of colleges in other states please visit: www.pci.nic.in


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