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how will i be a drug inspector?
please tell me the way..............

Hiiiiiiii for Drug Inspector exams are conducted by mostly by all state government for their states so i suggest you to keep checking UPSC websites that is www.upse.nic.in and they qualifications are:-

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION :
A candidate must have hold a degree in Pharmacy of Pharmaceutical Sciences or Medicine with specialization in Clinical Pharmacology or Microbiology from a University established in India by law.
No person who has any financial interest in the import/manufacture of sale or drugs and cosmetics shall be appointed as an Inspector, under the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1945.

AGE : A candidate must be under 32 years and above 21 years of age.

HELLO,
Exam for drug inspector conducted every year by UPSC.here is the description of exam pattern-
*paper 1st (pharmacy)
maximum marks-200
multiple choice questions-100
paper duration-2 hr
*paper 2nd (general knowledge)
maximum marks-50
multiple choice questions-50
paper duration-1 hr
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hi!

To become a drug inspector you need to pass the drug inspector exam conduted by state public service commissions. The details are as follows:

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION :
A candidate must have hold a degree in Pharmacy of Pharmaceutical Sciences or Medicine with specialisation in Clinical Pharmacology or Microbiology from a University established in India by law.

No person who has any financial interest in the import/manufacture of sale or drugs and cosmetics shall be appointed as an Inspector, under the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1945.

Selection procedure:
The selection of candidates for recruitment to the post shall be made on the basis of written test/examination and Viva Voce Test.

The written examination will consist of two papers. The examination in Pharmacy will be covered in Paper-I consisting of 200 marks. The examination in General Knowledge will cover in Paper-II consisting of 50 marks.

The Commission shall conduct the Viva Voce Test for 25 marks.

The written exam for drug inspector is carried out every year by the UPSC. The basic qualification as to appear in this exam is to have a degree in Pharmacy. The written exam will have questions from pharmacy and general knowledge. The duration of the exam is 3 hours. The questions will be asked for 250 marks for 150 questions. Please visit the official website for more information.

question patterns of drug inspector on previous year 2010

To become Drug Inspector you should be B phrma. from a PCI recognized college.

Exam for drug inspector are conducted every year.

• For appearing the exams go through details of UPSC exam.
  Visit the official site of UPSC: www.upsc.gov.in and i am sure that will help you a lot.
• Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) conducts various Recruitment Exams every year.The application form can be downloaded from the official website of MPSC and can buy from designated Post Offices.
• APPSC Drugs Inspector Entrance Examination is conducted by Andhra Pradesh Public Service commission. The application form can be obtained from the APPSC official website and designated Post Offices

All the best........

hi friend,

be mentally prepared for a tough competition because this drug inspector exam is under UPSC.
and always check on internet for updated details.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION :
A candidate must have hold a degree in Pharmacy of Pharmaceutical Sciences or Medicine with specialization in Clinical Pharmacology or Microbiology from a University established in India by law.

To become Drug Inspector you should be B phrma. from a PCI recognized college.

[/COLOR]Exam for drug inspector are conducted every year.

• For appearing the exams go through details of UPSC exam.
  Visit the official site of UPSC: www.upsc.gov.in and i am sure that will help you a lot.
• Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) conducts various Recruitment Exams every year.The application form can be downloaded from the official website of MPSC and can buy from designated Post Offices.
• APPSC Drugs Inspector Entrance Examination is conducted by Andhra Pradesh Public Service commission. The application form can be obtained from the APPSC official website and designated Post Offices

All the best........

Eligibility: B pharmacy from any PCI recognised college.
Qualifications of Inspector:
A person who is appointed an Inspector under the Act shall be a person who has a degree in Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Sciences or Medicine with specialization in Clinical Pharmacology or Microbiology from a University established in India by law:

The exam is conducted by APPSC (AP Public Service Commission) http://appsc.ap.nic.in/

SCHEME AND SYLLABUS FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF DRUG INSPECTORS IN A.P. DRUG CONTROL ADMINISTRATION
SCHEME
WRITTEN (OBJECTIVE TYPE) EXAMINATION
1 GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY 150 Marks 150 Questions. 150 Minutes
2 SUBJECT (ONE PAPER) 300 Marks 150 Questions 150 Minutes
INTERVIEW (ORAL TEST) 50 Marks

SYLLABUS
GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY
1. General Science – Contemporary developments in Science and Technology and their implications including matters of every day observation and experience, as may be expected of a well-educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline.
2. Current events of national and international importance.
3. History of India – emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects with a focus on AP Indian National Movement.
4. World Geography and Geography of India with a focus on AP.
5. Indian polity and Economy – including the country’s political system- rural development – Planning and economic reforms in India.
6. Mental ability – reasoning and inferences.

SUBJECT
1. Importance of various Pharmacopeas with special reference to Indian Pharmacopoes, British Pharmacopea, Unites States Pharmacopoea and International Pharmacopoes.
2. Sources of drugs: Plant, Animal, Mineral, Synthetic and Biotechnological drugs.
3. Preparation of Infusions, Decoctions, Tinctures, Solutions, Soft and Dry extracts. Introduction and classification of various pharmaceutical dosage forms.
4. Various parts of “Prescription” handling of prescriptions preliminary knowledge of important Latin terms useful in interpretation of prescription and their translation into English.
5. Posology: Calculation of dosage for infants, children adults and elderly persons. Alcohol dilutions, Proof spirit, Isotonic solutions, Displacement value.
6. Brief outline of communicable diseases, their causative agents, modes of transmission and their prevention (Chicken pox, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Filaria, Leprosy, Sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS).
7. First Aid: Emergency treatment of shock, snake-bites, burns, poisoning and fractures.
8. Classification of microbes their structure and identification. Bacterial growth, nutritional requirements and staining.
9. Contamination of pharmaceuticals in hospital and community environments by microbes.
10. Sterilization: Definition, types, procedure and testing.
11. Sterilization of materials, equipments and utencils used in hospitals, centralized and decentralised sterilization. Drug distribution system in hospitals for out-patients and inpatients.
12. Opthalmic preparations: formulations, methods of preparation, containers and evaluation.
13. Collection, processing, storage and evaluation of blood, blood products and plasma – substitutes
14. Surgical products: Surgical cotton, surgical guazes, bandages, sutures, ligatures and catguts.
15. Definition and types of incompatibilities (Physical Chemical and Therapeutic), correction of incompatibilities.
16. Anatomy and physiology of Cardio-vascular system and related common disorders like hypertension, hypotension, angina, myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure.
17. Anatomy and physiology of Digestive system and related disorders like peptic ulcers, constipation, diarrhoea and jaundice.
18. Functions of different parts of Brain and spinal cord, Neuohumoral transmission in the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system.
19. Drugs, acting on cardiovascular system: Digitalis and other cardiac glycosides, antihypertensive drugs, anti-anginal and vasodilators including calcium channel antagonists.
20. Drugs acting on Gastro-intestinal tract: antacids, anti-ulcer drugs, anti-emetics, laxatives and anti diarrhoeal drugs.
21. Drugs acting on central nervous systems: Sadatives, hypnotics, anti-anxiety agents, centrally acting muscle relaxants, anti-epileptics, analgesic, anti-phyretic and antiinflammatory drugs.
22. Antigens, anti-bodies, antigen-anti body reactions, hypersensitivity active and passive immunity types of vaccines.
23. Historical development of antibiotics. Isolation of fermentation products with special reference to pencillins and tetracyclines.
24. Carbohydrate metabolism: Glycolysis, glucogenesis, glucogenolysis, glycogen formation, pentose phosphate pathway, uronic acid pathway, abnormalities of carbohydrate metabolism.
25. Introduction and principles of anti-microbial therapy Cotrimoxazole, fluorauinelones, newer pencillins, broad spectrum antibiotics, cephalosporins, macrolides, anti-tubercular, anti-leprotic, antifungal and anti-viral drugs.
26. Anti protozoan and anthelmintic drugs. Chemitheraphy of neoplastic diseases.
27. Salient features of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945 with special reference to Duties and powers of Inspectors. Composition and functions of statutory bodies.
28. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances Act, 1985 with special reference to procurement and utilization of dosage forms.