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1. What is Pharm.D course?  <br>

Pharm.D course is a Professional Pharmacy doctoral program of 6 yrs duration after 10+2 (science academic stream) which includes 5yrs of academic study + 1 year of internship or residency.
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2. What is Pharm.D (Post Baccalaureate)?  <br>

Pharm.D (PB) course is a Professional Pharmacy doctoral  <br>
program. B.Pharm graduates shall be admitted as lateral  <br>
entry candidate to the 4th year of Pharm.D program & the duration  <br>
of course is 3 academic years ( 2yrs of study and 1 year of internship
or residency).  <br>  <br>

3. What are the eligibility criteria to join Pharm.D courses?  <br>

For Pharm.D:  <br>
i) A pass in 10+2 examination with Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects along with one of the following subjects: Mathematics or Biology.  <br>  <br>

ii) A pass in D.Pharm course from an institution   <br>  <br>

For Pharm.D (Post Baccalaureate):  <br>  <br>

i) A pass in B.Pharm   <br>  <br>

4. How many numbers of admissions will be made by the institution for the Pharm.D and Pharm.D (Post Baccalaureate)?  <br>

presently it is restricted to 30 students intake for Pharm.D & 10 students for Pharm D (PB) per academic year.  <br>  <br>

5. What is the course content of Pharm.D programs?  <br>
For detailed course content (syllabus) see:PharmD Regulations 2008.

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6. Whether the Pharm.D is a registrable qualification?  <br>

Yes, Pharm.D is a registrable qualification under the Pharmacy Act  <br>  <br>
1948.
7. In what way Pharm.D differs from regular B.Pharm?  <br>

Both B.Pharm and Pharm D are the registrable qualification for practicing pharmacy profession under the Pharmacy Act. B.Pharm is a 4 yrs course and Pharm D is 6 yrs course including one yr of clinical internship.  <br>
Pharmacy practice component in all spheres of Pharmacy professional services like Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy, Community Pharmacy, clinical research, regulatory, formulation development, quality control are emphasized in Pharm D program and after Pharm D qualification the professionals are eligible to undertake Ph.D. program.  <br>

8. After completion of Pharm D am I eligible for Ph.D.?  <br>
Yes. After Pharm.D the candidate is eligible to register for Ph.D.  <br>  <br>

9. Can I prefix Dr to my name?  <br>
Yes, for the purpose of practicing Pharmacy Profession under Pharmacy Act.