Bachelor in Pharmacy (B. Pharm)
B.Pharm is one of the most well-known courses after higher secondary or 10+2 degree for science stream. Due to the huge demand for pharmacists in Indian society, this course is super demandable right now. If you are looking for a biology or chemistry-based course after the 12th then it's great for your career.
Basically, it's a 4 years full-time course with theoretical and practical classes. In this course, you can learn to prepare and test various dosage forms of medicines like tablets, capsules, ointments, suppositories, emulsions, syrup, etc. You can also learn physiological information, mechanism of action, side effects, etc. of various drugs and dosage forms.
All the B.Pharm course is divided into 8 semesters in academics.
If you want to continue your study after B.Pharm, then there are lots of courses for you that you can do. We shared the top 10 best courses after B.Pharm for a better pharma career in another article.
Important information:
| B.Pharm | Bachelor in Pharmaceutical technology or Bachelor in Pharmacy |
| Duration of time | 4 years of a full-time course |
| No. of semesters | 8 Semesters |
| Who can apply? |
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| Entrance Exam for Counseling | Joint Entrance Examination (State-level/ National-level) |
Subjects in B.Pharm:
- Human Physiology and anatomy
- Remedial Biology
- Remedial Mathematics
- Pharmaceutics
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacognosy
- Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Pharmaceutical Analysis
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Inorganic and Organic)
- Pharmaceutical Marketing
- Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence
Scope of B.Pharma Students:
- Government and private hospital pharmacist
- Retail pharmacy store
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing sector jobs
- Pharmaceutical marketing sector jobs
- Jobs in e-commerce pharmacy
- Jobs in the teaching sector (As an Assistance Professor, the lab assistant)
- Drug inspector jobs.
- Regulatory Affairs is a great opportunity.
- Jobs in the pharmacovigilance sector.
- And a lot of health-related business opportunities.
How to choose the best college for B.Pharm?
If you are interested in the B.Pharm course then you have to choose a pharmacy college. This is a quite difficult but important job for you. But there are some factors to choose the best pharma institution.
- AICTE approval: The institution should be approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). Before admission asks for the brochure of the college and checks their AICTE Identification Number.
- PCI approval: The institution should be approved by the Pharmacy Council of India(PCI).
These two things are super important for you to choose a good college. These two organizations are national statutory bodies for pharmaceutical as well as technical education.
So best of luck with your career. If you like this article, then share it with your friends, who are interested in chemistry and biology.
