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Pharma Courses
There are mainly two types of courses in Pharmacy B
Pharma and D Pharma. Let us first get in detail about B Pharma first.
Bachelor of Pharma
Bachelor of Pharmacy which is also known as B.Pharma in
short. B.Pharma is a four-year undergraduate course. After completing this
course, you will get 'Bachelor of Pharmacy' degree. After getting this degree,
you can practice Pharmacist in India or you can also go abroad. Students of
Science stream, whether they are from Mathematics or Biology are eligible for
B.Pharma after passing 12th standard. By the way, generally students of Biology
prefer to choose Pharmacy line.
Bachelor of Pharma Brief Introduction
The main function of a pharmacist is to provide medicines
for the patients. This shows that in B.Pharma you have to study biology,
pharmaceutical chemistry, biochemistry, physiology etc.
After doing this course, the student has to be prepared to
do different types of work in the pharmaceutical industry. By the way, the role
of pharmacist in India is very limited, but their scenario abroad is completely
different. The role of pharmacists in foreign countries is very important and
they also get a lot of respect.
Course Details in Pharmacy
Bachelor of Pharmacy is an undergraduate degree course that
is four years . B.Pharma's four-year studies are divided into 8 semesters and
every semester of six months. It is necessary for students to pass theoretical
external examination every semester, which is called the main exam.
Some semesters also have practical exam which includes
subjects like hospital pharmacy, clinical pharmacy and community pharmacy.
Eligibility Criteria for Pharmacy
Any student of Science stream who has passed 12th board
examination from PCM or PCB from a recognized institute is eligible to do this
course. Many colleges only allow students with PCB.
B.Pharma Course Content Course Content
Although generally syllabus is different in all the colleges
depending on the university, but still the subjects are the same in all the
colleges, which change when the semester changes. The first year of B.Pharma
consists of Human Anatomy, Physiology, Dispensing and General Pharmacy and
Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Organic, Inorganic and Physical) subjects.
The second year consists of Health Education, Clinical
Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Advanced Organic Chemistry,
Pharmaceutics, Molecular Biology, Mathematics.
In the third year, subjects are Industrial Management,
Computer Applications, Pharmacology 1 and Chemistry of Natural Products. In the
fourth and final year, Pharmacy Practice, Pharmaceutical Analysis (Advanced),
Pharmaceutics (Advanced) and Pharmacology 2.
In the fourth year you also have to submit a project work
which varies from college to college.
D.Pharma Courses
D.Pharma also called Diploma in Pharmacy is a two-year
diploma course. If you have to choose the field of pharmacy itself and you are
short of time or if the financial situation is not right then D.Pharma is the
best option for you.
By the way, B.Pharma has more value, but if someone wants to
do B.Pharma even after doing D.Pharma, then it can be possible. For this, you
get admission in B.Pharma directly in the second year, which is called Lateral
entry.
Post-graduate course (PG Courses) in Pharmacy
After completing the Bachelor of Pharmacy, many students
wish to do Post Graduate, so to get a Master's degree, those students have to
go one step further to M.Pharma.
M.Pharma which is called Master of Pharmacy is a two year PG
course. Graduates can specialize in a particular field after doing PG course.
After this, they can also go to more advanced courses like PhD and research.
After doing Master of Pharmacy you can also make a career as a Lecturer. Many
students also wish to choose business in this field by pursuing MBA.
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