Course Objectives: This course will discuss the following

1. General perspectives, history, evolution of pharmacy law in India

2. Act and Rules regulating the profession and practice of pharmacy in India

3. Important code of ethical guidelines pertaining to various practice standards

4. Brief introduction to the patent laws and their applications in pharmacy

Scope: This course is designed to impart basic knowledge and skills on the art and science of formulating and dispensing different pharmaceutical dosage forms. Course Objectives: This course will discuss the following aspects of pharmaceutical dosage forms 

1. Basic concepts, types and need 

 2. Advantages and disadvantages, methods of preparation / formulation 

 3. Packaging and labelling requirements 

 4. Basic quality control tests, concepts of quality assurance and good manufacturing practices 

Course Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to 

 1. Describe about the different dosage forms and their formulation aspects 

 2. Explain the advantages, disadvantages and quality control tests of different dosage forms 

 3. Discuss the importance quality assurance & good manufacturing practices

Course Objectives: This course will discuss about

1. Etiopathogenesis of selected common diseases and evidence-based

medicine therapy

2. Importance of individualized therapeutic plans based on diagnosis

3. Basic methods for assessing the clinical outcomes of drug therapy

Course Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be

able to

1. Help assessing the subjective and objective parameters of patients in common disease conditions

2. Assist other healthcare providers to analyse drug related problems and

provide therapeutic interventions

3. Participate in planning the rational medicine therapy for common diseases

4. Design and deliver discharge counselling for patients

Scope: This course is designed to impart fundamental knowledge and professional skills required for facilitating various hospital and clinical pharmacy services. Course Objectives: This course will discuss and train the students in the following 1. Hospital and Hospital Pharmacy organization and set-ups 2. Basics of hospital pharmacy services including the procurement, supply chain, storage of medicines and medical supplies 3. Basics of clinical pharmacy including introduction to comprehensive pharmaceutical care services 4. Basic interpretations of common laboratory results used in clinical diagnosis towards optimizing the drug therapy Course Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to 1. Explain about the basic concepts of hospital pharmacy administration 2. Manage the supply chain and distribution of medicines within the hospital settings 3. Assist the other healthcare providers in monitoring drug therapy and address drug related problems 4. Interpret common lab investigation reports for optimizing drug therapy

HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Scope: This course is designed to impart basic knowledge on the study of structure and functions of biomolecules and the chemical processes associated with living cells in normal and abnormal states. The course also emphasizes on the clinical pathology of blood and urine.

Course Objectives: This course will discuss the following at the fundamental level

1. Structure and functions of biomolecules

2. Catalytic activity, diagnostic and therapeutic importance of enzymes

3. Metabolic pathways of biomolecules in health and illness (metabolic disorders)

4. Biochemical principles of organ function tests and their clinical significance

5. Qualitative and quantitative determination of biomolecules / metabolites in the biological sample

6. Clinical pathology of blood and urine

Course Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to

1. Describe the functions of biomolecules

2. Discuss the various functions of enzymes in the human system

3. Explain the metabolic pathways of biomolecules in both physiological and pathological conditions

4. Describe the principles of organ function tests and their clinical significances

5. Determine the biomolecules / metabolites in the given biological samples,

both qualitatively and quantitatively

6. Describe the clinical pathology of blood and urine



Course Objectives: This course will discuss the following:

1. General concepts of pharmacology including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, routes of administration, etc.

2. Pharmacological classification and indications of drugs

3. Dosage regimen, mechanisms of action, contraindications of drugs

4. Common adverse effects of drugs

Course Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to

1. Describe the basic concepts of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

2. Enlist the various classes and drugs of choices for any given disease condition

3. Advice the dosage regimen, route of administration and contraindications for a given drug

4. Describe the common adverse drug reactions

Course Objectives:

This course will discuss the following:

1. Establishing and running a community pharmacy and its legal requirements

2. Professional aspects of handling and filling prescriptions

3. Patient counselling on diseases, prescription and or non-prescription medicines

4. Scope for performing basic health screening in community pharmacy settings