A Doctor of Pharmacy is a professional doctorate in pharmacy. In some countries, it is a first professional degree, and a prerequisite for licensing to practice the profession of pharmacy or to become a Clinical pharmacist. Pharm.D program has significant experiential or clinical education components in introductory and advanced levels. Experiential education prepares graduates to be practice-ready as they already spent a significant amount of time training in areas of direct patient care.
Jamia Hamdard is an institute of higher education located in New Delhi, India. It has been awarded an 'A' grade status by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India. It is a government-funded university. In the 2019 NIRF ranking the School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research of Jamia Hamdard secured the first rank among all the pharmacy institutions of India.
Government Medical College, formerly known as Glancy Medical College, was established in 1864 in Lahore, British India and located to Amritsar, India in 1920.
The Master of Sciences of Pharmacy (MPharm) is the standard master's degree program in Pharmacy. It is the oldest honourable Diploma (Degree) authorized from the European Faculties of Pharmacy as it takes four years to complete. It is based on a credit system higher than the normal Bachelor of Pharmacy degree (BPharm) and the American Pharmaceutical Diploma, Doctor of Pharmacy,(PharmD). The Faculty is a member of the Association of European Faculties of Pharmacy and its graduates meet all the requirements for the profession as defined by the European Union. In the initial three years students revise and broaden their knowledge of elementary natural and medical subjects to the level required for understanding specific subjects from the field of Pharmacy. Students attend lectures and seminars and take part in practical pharmacy placements. During the last year of study they work on their thesis. The programme is concluded by defending the thesis and taking the final state examination. Then the students are awarded the master's degree. The study programme is compliant with EU directive 2005/36/EC. Graduates awarded the master's degree can later sit for a thorough state exam including an advanced thesis defence. After passing they are awarded the "Testing Board" degree . Graduates can apply for postgraduate after studying several branches of Pharmacy in the five accredited years. After defending their dissertation, submit their researches in their selected branches of Pharmacy and passing the final state examination they are awarded the degree. The master's program is offered in different specialized areas, one major being Clinical Pharmacy. Clinical pharmacy specialization enables pharmacists to deliver higher levels of clinical services. In some countries these specializations are happening with residency programs Other specializations are available related to pharmaceutical industry careers. The Faculty closely cooperates with industry and runs a Faculty Pharmacy on the premises. It cooperates with private and public pharmacies in the country where students conduct their placements and also with the Chamber of Pharmacists and the Association of Pharmacy owners.
A Bachelor of Pharmacy is an undergraduate academic degree in the field of pharmacy. In many countries, this degree is a prerequisite for registration to practice as a pharmacist. It is training to understand the properties and impacts of medicines and developing the skills required to counsel patients about their use.
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) is an Indian public Pharmacy research university, and a part of the seven schools, under India's Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. The institute offers Masters and Doctoral degrees in pharmaceutical sciences. As an Institute of National Importance it plays an important role in the Human Resource Development for the ever-growing Indian Pharmaceutical industry, which has been in the forefront of India’s science based industries with wide-ranging capabilities in this important field of drug manufacture. The institute offers a 2-year PG degree course; MS (Pharm.) in 13 disciplines and MBA (Pharm.).
D.Pharm means two year Diploma in Pharmacy. In India, students can study this education course after successfully completing Standard Twelve in science stream with Physics, Chemistry and either Biology or maths as subjects. The person who has completed D.Pharm can be employed as registered pharmacist in Hospital and Community pharmacies dispensing drugs and pharmaceuticals. It has been made mandatory that at least one person employed in a pharmacy must be a qualified registered pharmacist. After completion of D.Pharm, one should complete the respective pharmacy council registration to become a registered pharmacist. A D.Pharm holder can go for a professional degree course of B.Pharm in India via lateral entry scheme.
Vikram University is a university in the city of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India.
The basic requirement for pharmacists to be considered for registration is an undergraduate or postgraduate pharmacy degree from a recognized university. In many countries, this involves a four- or five-year course to attain a master of pharmacy degree (MPharm). In the United States of America, students graduating after January 1, 2003, must complete a doctor of pharmacy degree to become a licensed pharmacist. This same requirement has been coming into place in other countries such as Canada and France.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy is the graduate pharmacy school of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1878, it offers Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees, as well as a residency training program. The school is one of the university's six schools of the health sciences and is ranked in the top 10 of pharmacy schools according to U.S. News & World Report.
Shadan College of Pharmacy an Indian school offering courses in pharmaceutical education situated in Peerancheru, Hyderabad. Started in 1994 by the Shadan Educational Society formed by Dr. Vizarath Rasool Khan, it offers undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in Pharmaceutical Sciences. The college is located in a 5-acre (20,000 m2) campus; it has well equipped laboratories, class rooms and other facilities as per the norms and standards of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Pharmacy Council of India (PCI). It is affiliated with Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. The College started M.Pharmacy (Pharmacology) Programme in the year 2005-06.
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad is an Indian public Pharmacy research university, and a part of the seven schools, under India's Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. The institute offers Masters and Doctoral degrees in pharmaceutical sciences. As an Institute of National Importance it plays an important role in human resource development for the Indian pharmaceutical industry.
Ace Institute of Health Sciences (AIHS) is a medical sciences institution in Pakistan.
Global Institutes consist of Global Institute of Management and Emerging Technologies (GIMET), Global Institute of Management (GIM), Global Institute of Pharmacy (GIP) and Global Polytechnic College (GPC) an engineering, management, Pharmacy and Polytechnic college located in Amritsar, Punjab, India, on the Amritsar-Batala-Gurdaspur-Jammu & Kashmir Highway (NH54). They offer engineering, pharmacy and management studies at the bachelors and masters levels. It is affiliated with Punjab Technical University. It is approved by All India Council for Technical Education. College's main members are Dr Akashdeep Singh Chandi(Vice Chairman), Dr Anureet Kaur Chandi, Dr Navdeep Singh, Dr Mainder Singh, Surjit Singh..
Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy is a pharmacy college in India. It is located in Bangalore in the state of Karnataka, one of several colleges offering pharmacy programs, and is approved by Pharmacy Council of India.
The Lahore Pharmacy College is a private school of pharmacy located in Tulspura, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan that was established in 2009,. It offers a 5 years long professional degree in pharmacy, Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D). The college shares a sub-urban campus with the Lahore Medical and Dental College. The Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Doctors Hospital, and Surgimed Hospital are affiliated with the college for practical training. The Lahore Pharmacy College is affiliated with University of Health Sciences and accredited with the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan. It is divided into four departments: Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, and Pharmacognosy.
Khushwant Lal Wig (1904–1986) was an Indian physician, medical academic, writer and the director of the All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi. He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London and a recipient of Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1964, for his contributions to the Medical science.
Khem Singh Gill is an Indian academic, geneticist, plant breeder and a former Vice-Chancellor of the Punjab Agricultural University. He is known for his contributions to the Green Revolution in India. Instrumental for breeding new strains of wheat, linseed, and sesame, he is the author of the book Research on wheat and triticale in the Punjab along with several additional articles on the subject. He is also the Vice-President of The Kalgidhar Trust and The Kalgidhar Society, Baru Sahib, which is one of the largest Sikh charities. A Sant Teja Singh Chair Professor in Sikhism of the Eternal Global University and a founding fellow of The World Academy of Sciences, he is a recipient of Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Memorial Prize, Team Research Award of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), FICCI Award, ICAR Golden Jubilee Award and Silver Jubilee Award of the Indian Society of Oilseeds Research. In 1992, the Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honor of the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to science.
J.K.K.Nattraja College of Pharmacy is a private pharmacy college in Komarapalayam, India. It is approved by Pharmacy Council of India for providing B.Pharm, M.Pharm and Pharm D. It is managed by J.K.K. Rangammal Charitable Trust.
