Few lines about Pharmacy
Pharmacy is one of the most trusted professions in the world and has a strong presence in the community for over 150 years. Pharmacy is more than preparing or dispensing drugs and reaches far beyond the community shop-front level. Pharmacy always contributes to the better running of our everyday lives.
Pharmacy revolves around people and medicines with special emphasis on the manufacture of medicines, their supply, appropriate use and effects. The ultimate concern of pharmacies is to ensure that the patient receives the appropriate medicines and benefits from the proper use of medicines and drugs.
Pharmacy is an essential part of the healthcare system and is always a developing profession that offers excellent career prospects. As a pharmacy student one will have an opportunity to work in varied areas that are related to healthcare systems.
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) (Post Baccalaureate): An Introduction
The Pharm D (Post Baccalaureate) is a 3 years doctorate degree that can be joined by the students after completing their B.Pharm degree. The course is an extension of B.Pharma and students will be studying in-depth about the subjects of B.Pharma. The course focuses more on clinical; pharmacy, pharmacy practice pharmaceutical care along with health care. The Pharm D (Post Baccalaureate) course is more like an integrated course and valuable than B. Pharma. The Pharm D (Post Baccalaureate) students will also gain skills such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases, selection and therapeutic usage of drugs monitoring the patients.
Eligibility for Pharm D (Post Baccalaureate)
The students should have completed their B.Pharma from the institute recognised by Pharmacy Council of India. The students should have scored 50% aggregate in all the subjects of B.Pharma course and are eligible to apply for Pharm D (Post Baccalaureate).
Admissions to Pharm D (Post Baccalaureate)
The B.Pharm students who are interested to join Pharm D (Post Baccalaureate) course can join by two modes (1) Merit admissions (2) Direct Admissions.
1. Merit Admissions
The B.Pharm students who are interested in merit seats for Pharm D (Post Baccalaureate) are required to appear for the PGCET entrance exam conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). The students have to qualify the entrance exams with high marks in order to get admission to merit seats. The fees are fixed by the government and are nominal.
