EDUCATION IN PHARMACY

Education in pharmacy

                              Formal study of pharmacy can be attempt after you've completed your 10+2 with science subjects. You may chose to join  a Diploma in Pharmacy course of 2 years duration or a graduate degree course of 4 years. Both the courses Pharmacy require  an internship of 6 month to gain practical exposure. Admission to D. Pharma is direct. For B. Pharma admission s practices differ with institutes. Some institutes offer admission on the basis of marks obtained in 10+2 while in some there is a written test.

                              Like in another cases, a graduate degree puts you on stronger footing for high end careers. A Master's degree course in a Pharmacy can be joined after completion of B. Pharma. There are full of  research opportunities in Pharmacy leading to a doctorate (Ph.D) degree. The topics covered under various Pharmacy courses include inorganic and organic Chemistry,Biochemistry, Physical and Health Sciences, Pharmacology and Toxicology etc.


                            Like in many other Postgraduate courses , while studying for M. Pharma students may be required to chose a specialization. Few of the  available specializations are

* Pharmacology
*  Pharmaceutical Engineering 
*  Hospital Pharmacy
*  Pharmaceutical Chemistry