Short Summary
D Pharma stands for the diploma in pharmacy. Pharmacy is the field of medicine dealing with the proper use of medicines along with preparation and dispensing of medicines.
What is D Pharmacy
D Pharmacy or D pharma is an undergraduate diploma course dealing with the pharmacy field. This is a full-time 2-year course. This 2-year diploma course is further divided into 4 semesters.
In some of the institutes, the course is also offered as D Pharm. Although, name varies it is the same course. The course is designed for candidates to get familiarized with basic concepts of the Pharmaceutical industry.
There is another postgraduate course Pharma D, which is only offered by the institutes approved by PCI (Pharmacy Council of India), the regulatory body of pharmacy education in India. This is a completely different course from D pharma.
Admission to D Pharmacy
One can seek admission to D pharma by getting appeared in the state level diploma entrance tests conducted by universities. Although, there are some institutes which offer direct admission to the course without conducting an entrance exam.
The candidate seeking admission to D pharma should have passed the 10+2 with science (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology).
Top Entrance Tests
- GPAT
- UPSEE
- JEE Pharmacy
- AU AIMEE
- CPMT
- PMET
D Pharma/ D Pharmacy Course Fees
The course fees vary from college to college. The figures for the fees may range from INR 9,000 to INR 2,00,000. It is up to the candidate to select the particular institute and get fees details accordingly.
D Pharmacy Course Details
The 2- year course spread over a period of 180 working days each academic year along with 500 hours of practical training spread over a period of 3 months. The subject details for Diploma in pharmacy part 1 and part 2 is given below:
Subjects for Part 1
- Pharmaceutics I
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry I
- Pharmacognosy
- Biochemistry & Clinical Pathology
- Human Anatomy & Physiology
- Health education and community pharmacy
Subject for Part 2
- Pharmaceutics II
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry II
- Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence
- Drug Store & Business Management
- Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy
D Pharmacy Syllabus
Syllabus for Part 1
- Pharmaceutics I
- Introduction to different dosage forms
- Metrology
- Packaging of pharmaceuticals
- Size separation by sifting
- Clarification and Filtration
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry I
- Acids, Bases, and Buffers
- Antioxidants
- Gastrointestinal agents
- Topical Agents
- Dental Products
- Pharmacognosy
- Definition, history, and scope of Pharmacognosy
- Pharmaceutical aids
- Various systems of classification of drugs and natural origin
- Adulteration and drug evaluation
- Biochemistry & Clinical Pathology
- Introduction to Biochemistry
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Vitamins
- Enzymes
- Therapeutics
- Human Anatomy & Physiology
- The scope of Anatomy and Physiology
- Elementary Tissues
- Skeletal Systems
- Cardiovascular Systems
- Respiratory Systems
- Muscular Systems
- Health education and community pharmacy
- Concept of Health
- Nutrition and Health
- First aid
- Environment and Health
- Fundamental Principles of Microbiology
- Communicable Diseases
Syllabus for Part 2
- Pharmaceutics II
- Reading and understanding prescriptions
- Study of various types of incompatibilities
- Posology
- Dispensed Medications
- Types of Powders
- Lipids and Dosage forms
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry II
- Introduction of nomenclature of organic chemical systems
- Antiseptics and disinfectants
- Antileprotic Drugs
- Antibiotics
- Hypnotics
- Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Introduction to pharmacology
- Scope of pharmacology
- Drugs: their advantages and disadvantages
- The general mechanism of drug action
- Drugs acting on the central nervous system
- Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence
- Origin and nature of pharmaceutical legislation in India
- Principles and significance of professional ethics
- Pharmacy Act, 1948
- The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
- The Drugs and Magic Remedies Act, 1954
- Drug Store & Business Management
- Introduction
- Drug house management
- Sales
- Recruitment, Training
- Banking and Finance
- Introduction to accounting
- Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy
- Definition, function, and classification of Hospitals
- Hospital pharmacy
- The drug distribution system in the hospital
- Manufacturing
- Drug Information Service
- Introduction to Clinical Pharmacy
- Modern dispensing aspects
D Pharmacy Eligibility
For seeking admission in any of the course or degree, a candidate must know the eligibility conditions so that he/she could choose the course as per his/her eligibility.
The eligibility conditions for D pharmacy is as given below:
- The minimum qualification required 10+2 level of education in PCB (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology) from a recognized educational Board.
- The minimum marks required is 50% for general and 45% for SC/ ST/ OBC candidates at 10+2 level.
D Pharmacy Distance Education
D pharma course is not valid if not done from PCI approved institutes. PCI (Pharmacy Council of India) is the regulatory body of pharmacy education in India.
Distance education is the type of education wherein the candidate does not attend regular classes.
As per course structure, theoretical along with practical classes is necessary. Hence D pharma could only be counted as valid if done with regular classes.
D Pharmacy College
Below are details of D pharma top colleges:
- Wisdom School of Management – Ahmedabad
- Dev Bhoomi Institute of Pharmacy and Research – Dehradun
- Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Pharmacy – Pune
- Sandip University – Nasik
- NIMS Institute of Pharmacy – Jaipur
- Academy for Clinical Excellence – Mumbai
- Lovely Professional University – Jalandhar
- K.R. Mangalam University – Gurgaon
- SGT University – Gurgaon
- Integral University – Lucknow
- Government College of Pharmacy – Bangalore
- DIT University – Dehradun
- Centurion University of Technology and Management – Bhubaneswar
- Sri Sai Group of Institutes – Pathankot
- MET Institute of Pharmacy – Mumbai
D Pharmacy Salary
There are many good opportunities available along with handsome salary after completing D pharma.
Below are some professions along with a little description and estimate salary:
Pharmacist
- Preparation of medicines be reviewing physician orders.
- Distribute medicine to the pharmaceuticals
- Estimated Average annual salary – INR 1,99,000
Scientific Officer
- Oversee scientific functions and development of new processes, products or technologies
- Estimated Average annual salary – INR 6,47,000
Production Executive
- Set budget goals, determine supplies and assign job duties
- Estimated Average annual salary – INR 3,42,000
Medical Transcriptionist
- Act as transcribers
- use transcribing machines with headsets and listen to recordings to transcribe the medical reports, imaging studies, and operations.
- Estimated average annual salary – INR 2,42,000
