Pharmacy Programs

Program: M.Pharm (Pharmaceutics)

Program Code: MPH

Level: Post Graduation

Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)

Programme Educational Objectives:

M. Pharm or Master of Pharmacy is a postgraduate Academic Degree which is granted for a course or program in the field of Pharmaceutical Technology. M.Pharm in Pharmaceutics” focused on research and coursework relating to the development, production and characterization of dosage forms, as well as the disposition and action of drugs in the body.
Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy that deals with all facets of the process of turning a new chemical entity (NCE) into a medication able to be safely and effectively used by patients in the community.
Pharmaceutics deals with the formulation of a pure drug substance into a dosage form. Branches of pharmaceutics include: Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmaco-epidemiology, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacovigilance, Pharmaceutical formulation etc.
The department works towards promoting a multidisciplinary, team-based approach to drug delivery, embracing a variety of activities in the broad area of drug formulation and delivery.
Major areas of emphasis include physical and applied pharmaceutics, drug disposition and dynamics, and drug delivery.
The department works towards research in the following areas: Formulation optimization &characterization of solid, liquid and semi-solid dosage forms.
It also deals with Novel Drug Delivery Systems including Buccal, Osmotic, Gastro Retentive, Vaginal, Colon Targeted, Microsphere, Immediate Release Formulations, Nanotechnology, Medicated Chewing Gum, Multi-Unit Pellet Systems, Ocular Delivery, Novel formulations for surgical site, Transdermal Delivery etc.

Program Outcomes (PO’s):

Detail understanding of theoretical and practical knowledge of all core and allied subjects of pharmaceutical sciences, which consist of dosage form design, routes of administration of various drugs, their mechanism of action, chemical moiety involved, doses of drugs, patient treatment, patient counseling, drug dispensing, hospital administration, drug manufacturing, QA/QC and regulation etc.
Highlight the concepts and operative components of pharmacovigilance, clinical pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy, pharmaceutical care, pharmacovigilance, pharmacoeconomics, clinical research, clinical pharmacokinetics and other related areas for the benefit of academicians, hospital/community pharmacists and industry, emphasizing the consequences of the use of medications.
Rigorous core course-work in biopharmaceutics, drug transport, pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics, drug delivery systems, cell and molecular biology, synthetic and macromolecular chemistry, chemical and biomedical engineering, materials science, physiology and pharmacology.
Emphasis on Drug Discovery and Design, Drug Delivery, Drug Action and Clinical Sciences, Drug Analysis, Cost Effectiveness of Medicines (Pharmacoeconomics), Drug Regulatory Affairs etc.

Particulars	Year	Tuition Fee	Academic Service Fee	Total
Indian students	1	75,000	15,000	Rs. 90,000
	2	75,000	-	75,000
	3	75,000		75,000
	4	75,000	-	75,000
International Students	1		-
	2		-
	3		-
	4		-

*National Student Exam Fee/ Semester-2500 Indian Rupees

*International Student Exam Fee/Year--

Semester I

Course code	Name of the course	Credit Hours	Credit Points	Hrs./w k	Marks
MPH101T	Modern Pharmaceutical Analytical Techniques	4	4	4	100
MPH102T	Drug Delivery System	4	4	4	100
MPH103T	Modern Pharmaceutics	4	4	4	100
MPH104T	Regulatory Affair	4	4	4	100
MPH105P	Pharmaceutics Practical I	12	6	12	150
-	Seminar/Assignment	7	4	7	100
	Total	35	26	35	650

Semester II

Course code	Name of the course	Credit Hours	Credit Points	Hrs./wk	Marks
MPH201T	Molecular Pharmaceutics (Nano Tech and Targeted DDS)	4	4	4	100
MPH202T	Advanced Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics	4	4	4	100
MPH203T	Computer Aided Drug Delivery System	4	4	4	100
MPH204T	Cosmetic and Cosmeceuticals	4	4	4	100
MPH205P	Pharmaceutics Practical II	12	6	12	150
-	Seminar/Assignment	7	4	7	100
	Total	35	26	35	650

Semester III

Course code	Name of the course	Credit Hours	Credit Points
	Journal club	1	1
	Research Work	31	16
	Discussion / Final Presentation	3	3
	Total	35	20

* Non University Exam

Semester IV

Course code	Name of the course	Credit Hours	Credit Points
MPH301T	Research Methodology and Biostatistics*	4	4
	Journal club	1	1
	Discussion / Presentation (Proposal Presentation)	2	2
	Research Work	28	14
	Total	35	21

Semester V

Semester	Credit Points
I	26
II	26
III	21
IV	20
Co-curricular Activities (Attending Conference, Scientific Presentations and Other Scholarly Activities)	Minimum=02 Maximum=07*
Total Credit Points	Minimum=95 Maximum=100*

*Credit Points for Co-curricular Activities

Semester VI

Name of the Activity	Maximum Credit Points Eligible / Activity
Participation in National Level Seminar/Conference/Workshop/Symposium/ Training Programs (related to the specialization of the student)	01
Participation in international Level Seminar/Conference/Workshop/Symposium/ Training Programs (related to the specialization of the student)	02
Academic Award/Research Award from State Level/National Agencies	01
Academic Award/Research Award from International Agencies	02
Research / Review Publication in National Journals (Indexed in Scopus / Web of Science)	01
Research / Review Publication in International Journals (Indexed in Scopus / Web of Science)	02

Note: International Conference: Held Outside India

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M.Pharm (Pharmaceutics)