A Review and Update on Pharm.D in India

Abstract

The Pharm.D program in India was introduced in 2008 by Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) under the legal framework of Pharm.D Regulation 2008. As approved by the Government of India, Ministry of Health , letter No.V.13013/1/2007-PMS, dated the 13th March, 2008 and notified by the Pharmacy Council of India. Pharm.D (Doctor of Pharmacy) meaning in New Latin Pharmaciae Doctor is a professional doctorate degree in pharmacy. Pharm D is first professional course in some country and it is a prerequisite for licensing to exercise the profession of pharmacist. After this course the passout students Directly eligible for PhD. The Pharm D course complete in 5 year classroom study with Hospital Visit and one year totally internships in which 6 month in general ward and 2 month followed by 3 month in various department. In this article we tried to focus on the current scenario of Pharm.D in India.

Keywords: Clinical pharmacists, Doctor of Pharmacy, Drug information, Patient counseling, Pharmacy council of India.

Cite this Article

Ambika Nand Jha, Upama N. Trivedi, Akshay H. Shah, Jignesh S Patel, Nehal J. Shah. A Review and Update on Pharm.D in India. Research & Reviews: A Journal Pharmaceutical Science. 2020; 11(3): 14–18p.