D. Pharma

• Diploma in Pharmacy program is a Diploma certificate course. It is well known by the short names of D Pharm and D Pharma. D. Pharma is a 2-year full-time diploma course designed to prepare candidates to work under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist in hospitals, community pharmacies, and other related pharmaceutical fields.
• Typical Duties of a Pharmacy Technician: Preparing medication for dispensing and compounding pharmaceuticals, preparing aseptic products, performing inventory control, purchasing, merchandising, and record-keeping as required under such acts as the Food and Drug Act.

Objectives of the course

The objectives are covered under three headings namely: (a) Knowledge and understanding (b) Skills and (c) Attitude

• (a) Knowledge & Understanding The student should acquire the following during their two year B Pharm course
  • Adequate knowledge and scientific information regarding basic principles of Pharmaceutical chemistry, Pharmaceutics including cosmetics, Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy
  • Adequate knowledge of practical aspects of Dispensing, formulation types, Storage conditions of the drugs, Store management
  • Adequate knowledge of practical aspects of delivering a quality assured product as per pharmacopoeia, WHO and ISO standards
  • Adequate knowledge of clinical symptoms, patient counseling and Patient safety leading to physical and social well being of patients, common side effects, drug interactions etc.
  • Adequate knowledge of practical aspects of product detailing and marketing of Pharmaceutical products.
  • Adequate knowledge of regulatory aspects of drugs (OTC Drugs, Prescriptions drugs, Banned drugs etc.)
• (b) Skills A Diploma qualified person should be able to demonstrate the following skills necessary for practice of a pharmacy.
  • Able to formulate (simple formulations like ointments), store, dispense, store, analyze and read doctors prescriptions.
  • Able to learn and apply the quality assurance principles (specially in relation to storage conditions) including legal and ethical aspects involving drugs.
  • Able to communicate with the patients with confidence.
• (C) Attitudes The Diploma qualified person should develop the following attitudes during their D. Pharm course
  • Willing to apply the current knowledge of pharmacy in the best interest of patients and the community.
  • Maintain a high standard of professional ethics in discharging professional obligations.
  • Continuously upgrade professional information and be conversant with latest advances in Pharmacy field to serve the community better.
  • Willing to participate in continuing education programmes of PCI and AICTE to upgrade knowledge and professional skills.
  • To help and to participate in the implementation of National Health programs.

Learning Outcome

• The Qualified person at the end of their program will be expected to face Community Practice (Community, Hospital and private outlet) and interact with regulatory authorities.
• The Qualified person should be able to demonstrate their skills and abilities in the Labs if appointed as lab technicians in the teaching institutions. They should apply the acquired knowledge into action providing preliminary solutions in specific areas of their work.
• The Qualified person should understand the importance of Patient counselling and therefore should have minimum knowledge of common side effects and drug, drug food interactions.
• The Qualified person should be able to maintain drug store (in hospital/ private out let) and classify drugs properly. Must apply his knowledge in storage and maintaining drugs as per requirement

Career Opportunities

• Industry: as Industry Pharmacist/ Chemist/ Executive Sales and Marketing executive

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• Hospital and community pharmacist

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• Entrepreneur

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• Health Insurance executive

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• Higher Studies, B. Pharm (through lateral entry).

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