A Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm) is a 4 year undergraduate degree in the field of pharmacy. This degree is a prerequisite for registration to practice as a pharmacist. The course trains students to understand the properties and impacts of medicines and developing the skills required to counsel patients about their use. B Pharm holders can work in several fields such as being a pharmacist, patient counselling, doing further studies such as master's degree, working in a university as a lecturer, or working as a drug information specialist. After the completion of this degree, the students can practice as a Pharmacist. Pharmacists can work in a range of industries related to the prescription, manufacture & provision of medicines.
M.Pharm. Pharmacology is a 2 year Postgraduate Pharmacy Degree Course. The Pharmacology study emphasis on the medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action and interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical functions. If a substance has medicinal properties, they are considered pharmaceuticals.
M.Pharm Pharmaceutics is a 2 year course which deals with analysis, testing and researching of drugs for the disease which is caused to the human body. There is huge job scope for this course as there is a huge demand for M.Pharm Graduates. The modernization of the Pharmaceutical industry has made a huge impact on the development of the medical field.
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) is a 6 year course. Pharm. D. is the art and science of preparing and dispensing medicines. The course has been designed to train eligible candidates in clinical pharmacy, pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical care. Upon successful completion of the course, students gain skills in diagnosis and treatment of diseases, selection and therapeutic usage of drugs, monitoring of patients, etc. Pharm. D. is a latin term which means pharmaciae doctor. It is a registered qualification under pharmacy act, 1948. The course was introduced by Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), regulatory body for pharmacy education in India. The course is generally meant for students who have interest in learning of concepts related to clinical research and acquire an in-depth understanding of pharmacy practice concepts.
Karpagam College of Pharmacy managed by Karpagam charity trust. Since its inception in the year 1989, the trust will strive to impart quality & value based education that is arrived at the holistic development of the individual with its institutions being established in the year 1995; today, the trust has under its umbrella of an institution’s education over 12000 students. One such flourishing Institute is Karpagam College of Pharmacy.It embarks on Academic, entrepreneurial development and research activities in the field of pharmaceutical sciences and technology.
The college is endowed with excellent infrastructure, state of the art laboratories and a team of dedicated faculty members with affluent research interests. It has a dynamic academic environment fosters an enthusiasm for learning and supports excellence.
The trust is also running service oriented Karpagam Hospital, which is functioning at Othakkalmandapam. All our programs are approved by Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), New Delhi, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi and affiliated to The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. The college is endowed with excellent infrastructure, state of the art laboratories and a team of dedicated faculty members with flourishing research interests. This dynamic academic environment fosters an enthusiasm for learning and supports excellence.
Karpagam College of Pharmacy, S.F.762, Pollachi Main Road, Othakkalmandapam, Coimbatore - 641032 Tamilnadu, India
