Details Of Pharmacy Courses-

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And because of the high demand for medicines and drugs the pharmacy courses becomes more popular than earlier. Main work of an Pharmacy student is that they have to learns everything about medicine and drugs. In this course they will learn how to prepare a drug, how to test it, and how to improve an existing drug. Also, they learns about the effects of various chemicals on the body. It is the task of a pharmacy professional to improve the quality of drugs and make it effective. They also works on the advancement and testing of medicines and analyses the drug through various techniques and learn how to develops better medicine.
DIFFERENT COURSES IN PHARMACY-
1- DIPLOMA IN PHARMACY
It is the 2 year degree course in which you learn about concepts of pharmacy and its easier course as compared to B.Pharma course. And the eligibility for this course is that you must have 60% marks in your 12th and must have opted physics, chemistry, mathematics\biology in your 10+2. If you want to take admission in a Diploma course in pharmacy in a govt. college, students then you have to clear the Pre-Pharmacy Test. After D.Pharm, ...
... you can apply for jobs in the pharmacy sector. During this course, you have already learned about different skills required in the industries. So, you are eligible for a pharmacist or chemist. You can also apply for an undergraduate course like B.Pharm Course or B.Pharm Practice. The student who has finished his Diploma in Pharmacy can apply for a job. But his designation will be lower than a graduate like a junior Pharmacist but after gaining experience candidates will be promoted to higher posts. And the job profiles for diploma holder are given below-
 Lab Technician
 Pharmacist
 Pharmacy Assistant
 Quality Control Officer
 Clinical Research Associate
2- UNDER GRADUATE COURSE-
The duration of this course is of 4 years which includes 8 semesters. If you want to make a career in the pharmacy industry, then this course is the best option for you. In this course, you will learn about all the important concepts, technologies, and methods which help to prepare and test medicinal drugs. And, you will also study some portions of chemical engineering and biotechnology in this course. And for the eligibility details a candidate must have occupied 60% in their 10+2 and have physics, chemistry and math\biology as main subjects and English is compulsory. If you want to get admission in an good college then you must have to clear entrance exams which check your knowledge and understanding of subjects. Some of the popular entrance exams conducted by colleges are BITSAT - (BITS Admission Test), MET - (Manipal Entrance Test) and PU CET - (Punjab Entrance Test). The different job roles offered after completion of this degree are listed below are-
 Community pharmacist
 Hospital pharmacist
 Pharmacologist
 Research scientist
 Drug Inspector
 Quality control Associate
3- POST GRADUATE COURSE-
This M.Pharma is a post-graduation course which is of 2 years contains 4 semesters . You have a wide variety of options which you can choose from. This course will provide you with specialization in the field you choose for post-graduation. And the most popular exams to take admission for this course are listed as follows: GPAT Exam, NIPER JEE ,UPSEE and GITAM GAT.
SOME OF THE POPULAR STREAMS OF M.PHARM –
1-PHARMACEUTICS: It is the branch of science which is related to the preparation and usage of drugs. In this course you will study different methods and technologies to prepare drugs from chemical compounds. And Also, you will learn about transportation of compounds within the body. It is a 2 years program.
Pharmaceutics Syllabus:
SEMESTER 1:
Modern Pharmaceutical Analytical Techniques
Drug Delivery System
Modern Pharmaceutics
Regulatory affairs
Pharmaceutics Practical - I
SEMESTER 2:
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Advanced Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics
Computer-Aided Drug Delivery System
Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals
Pharmaceutics Practical II
SEMESTER 3:
Research methodology and Biostatistics
Journal Club
Research work
Presentation
SEMESTER 4:
Journal Club
Research Work
Presentation
2-PHARMACOLOGY: It deals with the study of the effects of drugs and medicines on the body. We know that the drug is a chemical compound that causes some chemical reaction in the body. So, that why after taking the drug what changes take place in the body is the main focus of this subject in this course.
Pharmacology Syllabus:
SEMESTER 1:
Modern Pharmaceutical Analytical Techniques
Advanced Pharmacology I
Pharmacological and Toxicological Screening Methods I
Cellular and Molecular pharmacology
Pharmacology Practical I
SEMESTER 2:
Advanced Pharmacology II
Pharmacological and Toxicological Screening Methods II
Principles of Drug Discovery
Experimental Pharmacology Practical II
Pharmacological Practical II
SEMESTER 3:
Research methodology and Biostatistics
Journal Club
Research work
Presentation
SEMESTER 4:
Journal Club
Research Work
Presentation
JOB PROFILE FOR PHARMACY STUDNETS-

o Medical Writer
o Clinical Research Associate
o Drug Safety Associate
o Drug Inspector
o Pharmaceutical Scientist
o Formulation Development Associate
o Sales/ Marketing Executive
o Pharmacy Business
TOP RECRUITERS NAME FOR PHARMACY-
• Cipla
• Reddy’s Laboratories
• Lupin
• Sun Pharmaceutical Ltd
• Aurobindo Pharma.
• Zydus Cadila
• Torrent Pharmaceuticals
• Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
• Novartis
• Intas Pharma
• Ranbaxy
• Pfizer
• AbbVie
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Johnson & Johnson
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Amgen
• Merck
SEARCHING FOR PHARMACY COLLEGE NEAR YOU-
One of the top pharmacy college in UP established in the year 2007, which offers programs of D.PHARM, B.PHARM and M.PHARM under guidance of experienced faculty. Sunder deep Pharmacy college is a proud winner of Best Pharmacy College in North India, 2018 by Centre for Education Growth & Research (CEGR), New Delhi due to which it comes under top B PHARMA college in Ghaziabad. And they engage students in Various Competitions and Extracurricular Activities to Enhance Creativity of Students and provides them excellent placement records.

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