Pharmacy and pharmaceutics

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1. PHARMACY & PHARMACEUTICS Presented By NARESH GORANTLA , M.Pharm .., ( Ph.D ) Assoc Professor, Balaji college of Pharmacy, Anantapuramu

2. What is Pharmacy ? Pharmacy derived from word “PHARMAKON” means MEDICINE or DRUG. In General sense It is a place where medicine or drugs are sold. Pharmacy is the art and science of manufacturing and dispensing of drugs prepared by natural and synthetic sources and using them for the treatment and prevention of diseases.

3. Who is a Pharmacist ??? Pharmacist also known as DRUGGIST or CHEMIST Pharmacist is a healthcare professional who practices pharmacy focusing on safe and effective use of medicines.

4. What are the professional skills of a Pharmacist? Knowledge of Drug synthesis, Quality control tests, Detection of degradation products, Storage of Pharmaceutical products, Dosage form preparation, Route of administration, Drug – Drug and Drug – Food interactions.

5. Role of Pharmacist ? Traditionally it was to Compound and Dispense the required medications for the patients.

6. Pharmacist in Western countries A well trained “Happy to help person”. Filling of prescription. Offers professional advice to patients regarding the usage of medications.

7. Courses in India Diploma in Pharmacy Bachelor of Pharmacy Master of Pharmacy Master of Science in Pharmacy Master of Technology in Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacy Integration of two courses like B.Pharm + MBA or M.Pharm + MBA

8. Number of Institutions Until the early 1980”s only 11 universities and 26 colleges Acc to PCI 2005 calender 220 degree institutions with an enrolment of 12,506 students and as per AICTE , the total number of degree colleges were 445 with an admission of 24,672 students. In 2007, the number increased to 854 with an intake of more than 52,000 students. There were also 583 institutions providing Diploma in Pharmacy with a capacity of more than 34,000 students Majority of institutions are privately funded with 91 % of privately job acquiring students.

9. States with major number of Pharmacy colleges Karnataka Maharashtra Andhra pradesh & Telangana Gujarat Tamil nadu

10. Prime institutions of Pharmacy There are six National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) offering MS, M.Tech and doctoral level degrees. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research  – NIPER, Mohali (Punjab) NIPER Kolkata , (WB) NIPER Raebareli , (UP) NIPER Hyderabad , ( Telangana ) NIPER Ahmedabad (Gujarat) NIPER Guwahati (Assam)

11. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN PHARMACY

12. Public Sector Pharmaceutical industries Drugs Inspector Government Analyst Hospital Pharmacist Central State Armed forces

13. Private Sector Pharmaceutical Industries both MNCs and Local Production units R & D Units Quality Assurance Laboratories (QC) Clinical Trials

14. Private sector Cont … Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Marketing Pharmacovigilance DEO like Medical coding, Medical writing etc Academecians Hospital and clinical Pharmacist

15. Departments of Pharmacy Pharmacognosy Pharmaceutical chemistry Pharmaceutical Analysis Pharmacology Pharmaceutics Pharmacy Practice & Pharm.D

16. What is Pharmaceutics ??? Pharmaceutics is the branch of pharmacy which deals with the formulation, manufacturing, evaluation, packaging of pharmaceutical dosage forms.

17. Formulation Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient + Excipients / Additives/ Non drug components Pharmaceutical Dosage forms

18. Manufacturing Manufacturing of Pharmaceutical dosage forms involves a series of steps that can convert the raw materials into finished goods.

19. Evaluation Any process by which the properties and specifications of the prepared pharmaceutical dosage forms are checked. The main aim of evaluation is to confirm the quality.

20. Packaging Pharmaceutical packaging is defined as the economical means of providing presentation, protection, identification, information, convenience and stability of the product.