Pharmaceutical Sciences
The discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences offers systematic education on procurement, synthesis and formulation, standardization and marketing of Medicines. With invention & discoveries of new drug molecules the repertoire of medicine have grown enormously and the subject has developed into a multidisciplinary science. The syllabus of Pharmacy borrows heavily from both basic and applied sciences. The subjects can be broadly classified as:
- Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry- The isolation and evaluation of medicinal substances from natural sources.
- Analytical Sciences- Hi tech instrumentation used in pharmaceutical industry for quality control procedure and research.
- Pharmacology- The therapeutic action of drug on body.
- Pharmaceutical engineering and technology- The technological aspect of manufacturing and formulation.
- Hospital and Clinical pharmacy- Optimum uses of drug in specific patient conditions.
- Medicinal Chemistry - Designing & synthesis of molecules of medicinal importance.
The Department
The Department came into existence in 1994 and now the admissions in B. Pharmacy will be open for the 17th batch. The discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences offers systematic study of synthesis, analysis, formulation, standardizations, marketing and dispensing of Medicines. The syllabus of B. Pharm. borrows equally from both basic and applied sciences. The subjects can be broadly classified as: Pharmaceutical Chemistry, dealing with synthetic drugs; pharmaceutical analysis, involving modern analytical methods and sophisticated instruments for quality control of basic drug and formulation; Chemistry of natural products, explaining methods of isolation, purification, characterization and biological evaluation of phytopharmaceuticals; Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical technology dealing with preparation of tablets, capsules, injections, syrups etc; Pharmacology and Toxicology dealing with study of action of drugs on living organism and their adverse effect and Pharmacognosy, a science dealing with drug of natural (plants) sources.
Faculty Base
The department has well qualified and experienced faculty members specialized in various fields of Pharmaceutical Science. Several faculty members are doctorate. The faculty is actively engaged in Research with few of them pursuing their PhD's. They are continuously enriching themselves by attending workshops, symposium refresher courses and conferences at National and International levels. Faculty members & students have won the Young scientist awards at Uttarakhand Science Congress, and other conferences.
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Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm)
Course Overview
Duration : Four YearsNo. of Seats : 60
Eligibility
10+2 with minimum 50% marks with Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects and Biology / Mathematics / Biotechnology / Computer Sciences and English as a subject. B.Pharm (Lateral Entry in IIIrd semester): Candidates having Diploma in Pharmacy may take direct admission in third semester. Six seats are available which will be filled on merit basis. The candidate must have passed Diploma in Pharmacy securing minimum 60% marks in aggregate.
Course Contents
Pharmaceutical / Medicinal Chemistry, Chemistry of Natural Products, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacognosy, Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Management and Marketing etc.
Scope
A graduate in Pharmacy (B. Pharm) as registered Pharmacist can establish a Community Pharmacy, setup basic Pharmaceutical manufacturing industry and start manufacturing of medicine such as tablets, capsules, ointments, injections and oral liquid preparations, eye and ear drops etc. They may also setup Quality control and Drug standardization laboratory.
In the government sector one can apply for the post of Drug Inspector, Drug Analyst, Chief Pharmacist etc. A post graduate in pharmacy (M.Pharm) is absorbed in Pharmaceutical industry as Product manager, Quality control manager, R & D Manager and product development manager. With an additional degree of law, a pharmacy graduate can act as legal advisor of intellectual properties, patent and designs. With management degree a B. Pharm/M. Pharm can hold the responsibilities of marketing division and HRD Department. If interested in academics, after obtaining M. Pharm./Ph. D. degree one can pursue one's career in teaching.
Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm.) Pharmaceutics
Course Overview
Duration : 2 Years (4 Semesters)No. of Seats : 18
Eligibility
B.Pharm. from AICTE approved Institute or from UGC recognized University with 60% or a minimum CGPA of 6.75 on a 10 points scale in grades the University approves for its 1st division. GPAT qualified candidate fulfilling the above criteria will be given preference.
Course Contents
The course content is designed taking into consideration the recent developments in the field of Pharmaceutics. Basically it is an industry oriented course which equips the students with the latest knowledge of advances in drug delivery system and focuses in the areas required for transforming the pure drug into reproducible stable dosage. It helps in providing detailed knowledge about various phases of product development i.e. preformulation, optimised formulation development, in vitro & in vivo evaluation, stability testing as per international guide lines so as to make students capable of handling and designing various formulations in Pharmaceutical industry. It also makes the students well-versed with core knowledge of conducting work with utmost care and safety in accordance with Good Laboratory Practice and Good Manufacturing practice. It provides knowledge of the functioning of intellectual property regime. The students are trained to apply theory and operational principles of analytical techniques for assessing quality of the product also.
Scope
A Post Graduate in Pharmaceutics can pursue his / her career in following areas.
- May be absorbed in Industrial Research and Development (R & D), Formulation & Development (F & D), Production & Intellectual Property Management Rights (IPMR) department.
- Can join Nutraceutical, Cosmoceutical and Clinical Trial department in various industries.
- Can join Govt Research organisations and purse career in academics.
- Can purses higher studies in India and abroad.
M. Pharm (Pharmacology)* / M. Pharm (Pharmacognosy)*
Course Overview
No. of Seats : 18Eligibility
Same as for M. Pharm (Pharmaceutics) above.
*Subject to approval from AICTE
M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Course Overview
Duration : 2 YearsNo. of Seats : 25
Eligibility
B. Sc. With 50% Marks in Biochemistry of chemistry as one of the subjects.n preference.
Course Contents
This course is so designed to train the candidate to face the challenges of Pharmaceutical, chemical & natural product Industry. The comprehensive syllabi for this two year PG course include Chemistry of natural products, Basic Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Stereochemistry and reaction mechanisms, Quantitative analytical methods, drug design, Drug Delivery Systems, Bio-pharmaceutics, Chemotherapeutic Agents, Pharmacodynamic, Applications of computer and biostatistics and Modern analytical methods. Apart from the above theoretical aspects great emphasis is given on practicals so that students are well versed with various techniques / instruments used in various R&D units of Industry, advanced research & higher studies.
Scope
A Post Graduate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry can pursue his/her career in following areas:
- May be absorbed in Industrial Research and Development (R&D) as Research Associate (RA), in Quality Control (QC) / Quality Assurance (QA), as Analyst. As a Production chemist in bulk drug Industry and can rise to the level of Asst. General Manager and Group Leader in R&D etc.
- May be absorbed in Pharma. marketing/ sales as a Territory Business Manager and can rise up to AGM, GM Sales position.
- After qualifying NET, GATE, GPAT, the student can pursue his/her career in teaching or further obtain higher qualifications of M.Phil, PhD. Can go abroad after qualifying GRE/TOEFL/IELTS for pursuing higher studies/jobs.
Research Activities
The Department is actively involved in Research Activities such as :
- Phytochemical and Pharmacological screening of various medical plants of Uttarakhand.
- Isolation and Identification of active principle from medicinal plants.
- Synthesis and evaluation of biological activities of various hetrocyclic compounds.
- In-vitro Evaluation of dosage forms. Development of novel drug delivery system
(Transdermal, Sustained release drug delivery and ionophoretic techniques). - Development of Polyherbal Formulations.
- Development of newer analytical techniques.
- Kinetic and Thermodynamic aspects of Enzyme substrate interaction.
The output of these research activities are being continuously communicated to various National and International journals. Research grants worth several lakhs have been given by various prestigious organizations like Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Sciences and Technology, National Medicinal Plant Board, Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health, New Delhi Govt. of India, and UCOST. Besides students and faculty members have been awarded in Uttarakhand Science Congress, and other conferences for research work. Seven faculty members and 3 research scholars are enrolled for Ph. D. under various schemes / projects.
Placement
The students of Pharmaceutical Sciences are well placed in various multinational companies such as Dr. Reddy's Laboratory, Ranbaxy, Cipla Ltd, EliLilly & Co, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Jubliant Chemsys, Cryo International Pvt. Ltd., Windlass Biotech Ltd, Brindavan Breverages etc. as Manager, Research Scientists, Manufacturing / QC Chemist. More than 10% students are pursuing higher studies in foreign countries like USA, UK in different discipline like Pharmaceutical Sciences and Life Sciences.