Pharmaceutics I (Fundamentals of Pharmacy) – Syllabus | B.Pharm (PU) First SEM
Pokhara University (PU) | Syllabus
Pharmaceutics I (Fundamentals of Pharmacy)
B.Pharm (Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
For: First Year | First Semester
PHT 101 | Credit Hours: 3
Course Objectives:
The students will become familiar with the commonly used terminology in pharmacy practice, which shall provide a broad view of pharmacy education.
Course Contents:
- Drugs : 10 hours
Drug definition, Doses, Ways of application, Side effects, Bioavilability, Regulation - History of Pharmacy : 3 hours
History, Traditional pharmacy, Western pharmacy, Oriental pharmacy - Modern Pharmacy : 5 hours
Computer in pharmacy, Patient follow-up, Regulation, Prescription drugs, Over-The-Counter (OTC) drugs, Patient and Society education - Drug Discovery and Development : 8 hours
Search for new drugs, New substances versus new method of application, Novel drug delivery system, Patent regulation, Marketing, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Traditional medicine - Production of Drug: 6 hours
Pharmacy-Galenic drugs, Industry, Good manufacturing practices (GMP) and Good laboratory practices (GLP), Regulation, Quality control, Packaging, Advertisement - Role of Pharmacists : 6 hours
Retail pharmacy in society, Clinical pharmacy, Industrial pharmacy, Drug regulation, Environment protection, Role in Nepalese society - Pharmacopoeia : 4 hours
Pharmacopoeia, Indian Pharmacopoeia, British Pharmacopoeia, United States Pharmacopoeia, European Pharmacopoeia, Japanese Pharmacopoeia, Martindale Pharmacopoeia, Nepalese Formulary, Essential Drug List of Nepal, Essential Drug List of WHO, Merck Index - Research and Literature in Pharmacy : 3 hours
Research in pharmacy, Original research articles, Review, Books, Journals, Role of seminar and conference, Roleof literature on research
Reference Books:
- A. J. Winfield and R. M. E. Richards: Pharmaceutical Practice (2nd Ed.) 1999, Chruchill Livingstone, New
Delhi. - Howard C. Ancel, Nicholas G. Popovich and Loyd V. Allen: Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug
Delivery System (6th Ed.) 1995, B. I. Waterly Pvt., Ltd., New Delhi. - Michael E. Aulton (Ed.): Pharmaceutics, The Science of Dosage Form Design, 1999, Churchill Livingstone,
Edinburgh. - E. A. Rowlins (Ed.): Bentley?s The Textbook of Pharmaceutics (8th Ed.) 2001, Bailliere Tindall, London.
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