Pharmacy is the science and practice of preparing and dispensing drugs. The role of pharmacists has traditionally been to compound and dispense medications for patients. However, the concept of pharmaceutical care introduced in 1990 engaged pharmacists in educating patients about proper drug administration. In India, pharmacy education began in the late 1800s but did not progress much until after independence when the Pharmacy Act of 1948 was passed, establishing the Pharmacy Council of India to regulate the profession. Today there are over 1500 pharmacy institutions in India offering various degree programs. Career opportunities for pharmacists exist in both public and private sectors such as the pharmaceutical industry, hospitals, academia, and more.

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

2. What is Pharmacy ?
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. Role of Pharmacist ?
Traditionally it was to
Compound and Dispense the required
medications for the patients.

4. The concept of PHARMACEUTICAL CARE ?
 Hepler and Strand in 1990
 Engaging the pharmacist with the patient on a one-to-
one basis and help him understand the drug
administration.
 Taken form recently

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

6. Is Pharmaceutical
care visible in India
???

7.  In 1870, a class of chemists and druggists conducted at
Madras medical college.
 The class was aimed as a training programme to gain
skills in the practice of pharmacy profession.
 But not much progress for almost half a century.
First class of Chemists and Druggists

8. Pharmaceutical Education
 A formal training of compounders in 1881 in Bengal.
 First UG course was started at BHU in 1932 by Prof.
M.L. Schroff, Father of Pharmaceutical education in
India.
 Other universities like
 Andhra university - 1937,
 Madras university – 1938,
 Bengal university 1943.

9. Subjects ???
The curriculum includes
 Pharmaceutical chemistry,
 Analytical chemistry and
 Pharmacy as the main subjects.
That prepared the graduates to work in pharmaceutical
industries.

10. Clinical Pharmacist ?
 Punjab university, Lahore in 1944.
 Pharmacy practice and community pharmacy.

11. After Independence
 Recognition of pharmacy as profession.
 Foremost task of Indian govt is to raise economy by
developing sectors like Agriculture, Economics and
industries.
 So as to establish and develop pharmaceutical
industries pharmacy education must be developed.
 Regulations for practicing pharmacy was passed by
central govt.

12. Pharmacy Act, 1948
 To regulate pharmacy profession and Pharmaceutical
education.
 Establishment of PCI in 1949.
 First Education Regulations (ER) framed in 1953.
 Amendments in 1972, 1981 and 1991.

13. The current scenario
 More than 1500 institutions.
 With an annual enrolment of around 1,00,000
students.

14. 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

15. 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.

16. States with major number of Pharmacy colleges
 Karnataka
 Maharashtra
 Andhra pradesh & Telangana
 Gujarat
 Tamilnadu

17. Prime institutions of Pharmacy
 There are six National Institutes of Pharmaceutical
Education and Research (NIPER) offering MS, M.Tech
and doctoral level degrees.

18. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
IN
PHARMACY

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

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

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

22. THANK YOU