Diploma in Pharmacy
D.Pharma. or Diploma in Pharmacy is an undergraduate Diploma Course in the medical field of Pharmacy. Pharmacy is a medical field involved in the preparation, dispensing and appropriate use of medication meant for therapeutic purposes. The course provides the minimum qualification to become a Registered Pharmacist in India. It is also offered as D.Pharm. in various medical institutes which is one and the same thing. Pharma.D./Pharm.D is another course which might sound similar but it is not; Pharma.D. is Post Graduate Course.
Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) is the regulatory body of Pharmacy education in India and as such only the institutes approved by the PCI under sub-section (1) of Section 12 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 can offer it. There is no specialisation in D.Pharma. and the course only provides the basic concepts of pharmaceutical science.
Duration: 2 Years
Level: Diploma After 10+2
Type: Diploma
Eligibility: 10+2
| D.PHARMACY 1 YEAR | D.PHARMACY II YEAR |
|---|---|
| PHARMACEUTICS | PHARMACOLOGY |
| PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY | COMMUNITY PHARMACY AND MANAGEMENT |
| PHARMACOGNOSY | BIOCHEMISTRY AND CLINICAL PATHOLOGY |
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL PHARMACY |
| SOCIAL PHARMACY | PHARMACOTHERUPTICS |
| PHARMACY LAW AND ETHICS |