This document discusses the field of pharmacy. It defines pharmacy as the art and science of manufacturing and dispensing drugs to treat and prevent disease. A pharmacist is a healthcare professional who practices pharmacy by focusing on the safe and effective use of medicines. The document outlines the professional skills of a pharmacist, including knowledge of drug synthesis, quality control, dosage forms, and drug interactions. It also discusses the role of pharmacists in compounding and dispensing medications, as well as providing advice to patients. The document provides an overview of pharmacy education and career opportunities in both public and private sectors.

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

2. What is Pharmacy ?
 Pharmacy derived from word “PHARMAKON” means
MEDICINE or DRUG.
 In General sense It is a place where medicine or drugs
are sold.
 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. Who is a Pharmacist ???
 Pharmacist also known as DRUGGIST or CHEMIST
 Pharmacist is a healthcare professional who practices
pharmacy focusing on safe and effective use of
medicines.

4. What are the professional skills
of a Pharmacist?
Knowledge of
 Drug synthesis,
 Quality control tests,
 Detection of degradation products,
 Storage of Pharmaceutical products,
 Dosage form preparation,
 Route of administration,
 Drug – Drug and Drug – Food interactions.

5. Role of Pharmacist ?
Traditionally it was to
Compound and Dispense the required medications for
the patients.

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

7. 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

8. 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.

9. States with major number of Pharmacy colleges
 Karnataka
 Maharashtra
 Andhra pradesh & Telangana
 Gujarat
 Tamil nadu

10. Prime institutions of Pharmacy
 There are six National Institutes of Pharmaceutical
Education and Research (NIPER) offering MS, M.Tech
and doctoral level degrees.
 National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education &
Research – NIPER, Mohali (Punjab)
 NIPER Kolkata, (WB)
 NIPER Raebareli, (UP)
 NIPER Hyderabad, (Telangana)
 NIPER Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
 NIPER Guwahati (Assam)

11. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
IN
PHARMACY

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

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

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

15. Departments of Pharmacy
 Pharmacognosy
 Pharmaceutical chemistry
 Pharmaceutical Analysis
 Pharmacology
 Pharmaceutics
 Pharmacy Practice & Pharm.D

16. What is Pharmaceutics ???
Pharmaceutics is the branch of pharmacy which
deals with the formulation, manufacturing,
evaluation, packaging of pharmaceutical
dosage forms.

17. Formulation
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient
+
Excipients/ Additives/ Non drug components
Pharmaceutical Dosage forms

18. Manufacturing
Manufacturing of Pharmaceutical dosage forms
involves a series of steps that can convert the raw
materials into finished goods.

19. Evaluation
 Any process by which the properties and
specifications of the prepared pharmaceutical dosage
forms are checked.
The main aim of evaluation is to confirm the quality.

20. Packaging
Pharmaceutical packaging is defined as the economical
means of providing presentation, protection,
identification, information, convenience and stability of
the product.