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Balaji Pharmacy

Pharmacy Practice

M. Pharm- Pharmacy Practice: Four semesters (Two academic years) of Curriculum constitutes two semesters of classroom/hospital-based didactic study followed by two semesters of research work. The broad curriculum offers extensive opportunities that lead to careers in health systems, community pharmacy, pharmaceutical companies, government and other public sectors, as well as academic careers.

VISION

Preeminence in education, pharmaceutical sciences research, and patient care that optimizes the health and wellness of individuals and communities.

MISSION

We improve the lives of others locally and globally through a climate of discovery to develop future leaders in pharmacy practice and science, support research across the spectrum from drug discovery to medication use in society, advance pharmacy practice to optimize patient-centered care and healthcare delivery, and foster lifelong learning

Activities of Pharmacy Practice department

1. Medication Therapy Management: Customized educational interventions to prevent underutilization, overutilization, inappropriate use, and abuse of certain drugs.

2. Patient Counselling: Our services go well beyond evaluating patients’ drug profiles. Motivational interviews investigate why patients take medications improperly, break communication barriers with patients and improve their health outcomes by enhancing compliance to physicians’ recommendations.

3. Drug Information Services: Provides timely, evidence-based drug information to promote safe, rational use of medications.

4. Clinical Toxicology Services: The services include poison informations and toxicology screening for accidental and intentional overdoses of medicines, illicit drugs and toxins.

5. Medication reconciliation: Compares patient's medication orders to medication history and helps avoid errors of omission, duplication, incorrect doses or timing and adverse drug-drug or drug-disease interactions.

6. Pharmacovigilance (Adverse drug reaction (ADR) monitoring and reporting): Ensures patient safety and involves causality assessment of Adverse Events, ADR reporting and monitoring. We assist clinicians in prevention and management of ADRs.

7. Periodic Safety Update Report (PSUR): Periodical reporting of the complete safety experience of newly introduced drugs to regulatory authorities. This is a critical component of a nation-wide programme for post marketing surveillance (Phase-IV study). PSUR helps DCGI to make accurate and unbiased decisions for implementing drug safety. Our Department is the PSUR coordinating center for Kasturba Hospital, Manipal. We also publish a quarterly PSUR Newsletter.

8. Health Screening Programme: Enhances access to screening services to the poor. Our services include monitoring of blood pressure, blood cholesterol, body mass index and blood glucose.

9. Community outreach Programme: Provides an opportunity to participate in a number of community health programmes round the year, including immunization, patient safety and health education, to raise awareness about drug use and abuse.

10. Continuing Pharmacy Education Programme: We periodically organize workshops, seminars, symposium and conferences at the national and international level. Clinical skill development and hands-on training are offered to working pharmacists.

11. Clinical Pharmacy training for national and international students: We collaborate with many international universities through faculty/student exchange programmes. Students from United States, France and Seychelles and many Indian students from other universities/colleges receive training in clinical pharmacy services in our department.

12. Clinical Research Support: We implement, conduct and monitor clinical research, support physicians and other healthcare professionals in framing / executing research protocols and publishing research findings.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES PHARMACY PRACTICE

The demand for trained pharmacy professionals has significantly increased in recent years due to the phenomenal growth of the health care services/ pharmaceutical industries. Ageing population, rising trends in chronic illnesses, enhanced insurance cover and higher disposable income are major contributing factors. Pharmacists are becoming more actively engaged in drug therapy decision-making and pharmaceutical care. There is a rising demand for pharmacists in a wide variety of occupational settings. Following are some of the numerous and diverse career options available to PharmD/ MPharm (Pharmacy Practice) graduates.

1. Clinical Pharmacy Practice:

Pharmacists are increasingly partnering with physicians in assuming responsibility for medication therapy management, especially in chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma, hypertension. Specialists are emerging in paediatrics, critical care, cardiology, surgery, psycopharmacy, neurology, infectious diseases and drug information.

2. Community Pharmacy:

Community pharmacists often constitute the first line of health care. In addition to dispensing medications and monitoring patients for adverse effects and drug interactions, pharmacists provide important .

3. Public Services:

State and Central Government Agencies such as State Pharmacy Councils, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) require skilled pharmacists as regulators.

4. Home Healthcare:

Patients formerly treated in a hospital setting are now receiving professional home care. Pharm.D/M.Pharm (Pharmacy Practice) graduates can dispense medication and assist in administration of intravenous antibiotics, pain management medication and chemotherapy. Pharmacists can potentially follow practices already prevalent in developed countries in monitoring the patient’s progress, adjusting therapy as needed.

5. Hospital Pharmacy:

Pharmacists in hospitals have a tremendously expanded role within this traditional role. Pharmacist manage operations and play a decisive role in Pharmacy administration.

6. Managed care:

Popular in developed countries, managed care is a cost effective, comprehensive and integrated health care plan that emphasizes on preventive care. Optimization of drug therapy, development of drug information, evaluation of therapeutic protocols, patient consultation and reducing avoidable hospital visits dominate the managed care environment.

7. Pharmaceutical Industry:

Pharmaceutical industry recognizes the need for technical proficiency among product development personnel. Additionally, skills in research and development provides numerous opportunities. Pharm Ds and M Pharms are actively recruited by major pharmaceutical manufacturers for managing pharmacovigilance, clinical trials, medical writing, medical affairs etc.

8. Pharmacoeconomics:

Society’s demand for experts in pharmaco-economics is steadily increasing. Governmental agencies, health insurance providers, professional associations, hospital administration departments, health care consultancy organizations, pharmaceutical companies are likely to recruit more experts in pharmaco-economics.

9. Pharmacy Education:

Pharm.D curriculum offers a strong foundation in health sciences. Pharm.D graduates regularly join various colleges that impart clinical pharmacy education and research.

10. Specialized Area Opportunities:

Pharmacists with expertise in specialized areas such as consultancy, legal practice, drug information, poison control and pharmacy affairs are gaining ground with time. PharmD and MPharm graduates can pursue PhD to enter academic professions.

11. Research and Postdoc Opportunities:

Pharm.D graduates are eligible to directly join for Postdoc program in various foreign universities.

12. Foreign Pharmacy Licensure Examinations:

Pharm.D and M.Pharm (Pharmacy Practice) graduates are eligible to write various foreign pharmacy licensure examinations including in USA. It is one of the mandatory component of the licensure process of most of the Western countries and is used by the boards of pharmacy as part of their assessment of a candidate’s competence to practice as a pharmacist.

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Dr.J.Masthanaiah M.Pharm .,Ph.D

Assoc. professor

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B.Chakrapani M.Pharm

Assoc. professor

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C.Krishnasree M.Pharm

Assoc. professor