The Pharm. D. degree requires five years of classroom and hospital based didactic study. It is followed by one year of internship training in a hospital setting for Clinical Management of In patients, in addition to ongoing practicals and research project. Pharm. D. students and graduates are actively participating in direct patient care in hospitals.
Approved by Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi
The Pharm. D. curriculum is designed to produce a scientifically and technically competent pharmacist who can apply this education in such a manner as to provide maximum health care services to patients. Students are provided with the opportunity to gain greater experience in patient close cooperative relationships with health practitioners. It is the goal of all pharmacy schools to prepare pharmacists who can assume expanded responsibilities in the care of patients and assure the provision of rational drug therapy.
Some of the Important subjects taught in the various semester of the 6-Year program are as follows
| Human Anatomy and Physiology | Pharmaceutics |
| Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry | Pathophysiology |
| Community Pharmacy | Pharmacognosy & Phytopharmaceuticals |
| Pharmacology | Pharmaceutical Analysis |
| Pharmaceutical Formulations | Hospital Pharmacy |
| Biostatistics & Research Methodology | Biopharmaceutics |
| Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics | Clinical Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacotherapeutic Drug Monitoring |
Pharm. D. qualification, as prevalent in U.S, U.K, Canada, other European and developed countries, entitles the pharmacists for prescribing medicines and the doctors role is focused mainly on diagnosis.
Also, with a Pharm. D., a person can register as pharmacist all over the world and can practice as Hospital/Clinical/Community pharmacist anywhere, and also as Clinical scientific expert, Clinical research associate and Associate in pharmacovigilance program.
| Hospital Pharmacist | Clinical Pharmacist | Community Pharmacist |
| Specialized Area Opportunities | Pharmacy Education | Pharmacoeconomics |
| Managed Care | Home Health Care | Governmental Agencies |
| Community Pharmacy | Clinic Pharmacy Practice | |
| Knowledge processing outsourcing (KPO) |
All the jobs related to Hospital/Clinical Pharmacy etc in European/American and other countries are highly paid due to the authority to the Pharmacist to take up the prescription and clinical monitoring of admitted patients where the physicians focus on diagnosis and operative care and medical prescription is supervised by Pharmacists.
