Master in Clinical Pharamcy( M. Pharm)
Shree Medical and Tehnical College has started Master in clinical Pharmacy in year 2022. SMTC is only one private college starting M. Pharma under affliation with purbanchal Univeristy.
Master in clinical pharmacy is two years( 4 semesters) course specilization in clinical pharmacy. Clinical Pharmacy practice refers to providing safe, effective, appropriate and cost-effective medicines to the patients for their better health care.
Eligibility for M. Pharm Program
- The candidate should pass B. Pharm or equivalent degree recognized by the government of Nepal
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Should be registered in Nepal Pharmacy Council
- Candidate should score a minimum of 50% (Pass Marks) in the Entrance Examinations conducted by Medical Education Commission for being eligible to be on the merit list.
E Exam Format (Medical Education Commission)
- Single best response type with multiple choice questions
- Four options (A, B, C, D)
- No. of questions - 200
- Recall: Understanding: Application – 30:50:20
- Duration – 3 hours including one-time voluntary toilet break
Subject Weightage For Entrance Examination
|
S.No. |
Subjects |
Marks |
|
1 |
Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics |
20 |
|
2 |
Industrial Pharmacy |
18 |
|
3 |
Physical Pharmacy |
18 |
|
4 |
Instrumental Analysis |
18 |
|
5 |
Quality Assurance |
18 |
|
6 |
Pharmacology and Toxicology |
18 |
|
7 |
Pharmaceuticals and Jurisprudence |
18 |
|
8 |
Pharmacotherapeutic |
18 |
|
9 |
Clinical Pharmacy |
18 |
|
10 |
Hospital Pharmacy |
18 |
|
11 |
Pharmacy Practice |
18 |
|
Total |
|
200 |
Job Opportunities.
Clinical pharmacists are involved in providing the advanced pharmaceutical care services to the patient and are directly involved in patient care activities. Managing medicines safely, effectively and efficiently is central to the delivery of high-quality care that is focused on the patient. Such graduates will be needed in various kinds of health agencies, communities, hospitals, and institutions.
In general, M.Pharm (Clinical pharmacy) graduates will be able to carry out the responsibilities of various health institutions and hospital as a researcher and care provider. They collaborate with other members of health care service providers or may involve directly in patients care.
Areas of a practice of these graduates include
- Professional development.
- Pharmaceutical care
- Disease-state management
- Clinical interventions (refusal to dispense a drug, recommendation to change and/or add a drug to a patient's pharmacotherapy, dosage adjustments, etc.
- Extemporaneous pharmaceutical compounding.
- Communication skills
- Health psychology
- Patient care
- Drug abuse prevention
- Prevention of drug interactions, including drug-drug interactions or drug-food interactions
- Prevention (or minimization) of adverse events
- Incompatibility
- Drug discovery and evaluation
- Community Pharmacy
- Hospital pharmacy management
Course Structure:
Master of Pharmacy in Clinical Pharmacy course comprises of 2 years (4 semesters).In each of the first two semesters, there are courses work comprising a minimum of 15 weeks of instruction and examination preparation leave of one week. The part of the third semester is allocated for instruction and proposal writing for the research project. The fourth semester is exclusively dedicated to the dissertation. During the span of the study, students are encouraged to present Seminars and write review papers whose marks will be included in internal theory marks. The total credit hour of whole courses is of 62 hours.
First Year First Semester/First Semester:
|
Course Code |
Subject Title |
Credit hour |
Theory |
Practical |
Total |
||
|
Internal |
Final |
Internal |
Final |
||||
|
MPHAR 614 |
Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics |
3+1=4 |
20 |
80 |
25 |
25 |
150 |
|
MPHAR 616 |
Pathophysiology |
3+1=4 |
20 |
80 |
25 |
25 |
150 |
|
MPHAR 617 |
Principles of Pharmacology and Toxicology |
3 |
50 |
100 |
--- |
--- |
150 |
|
MPHAR 618 |
Clinical Pharmacy I |
3+1=4 |
20 |
80 |
25 |
25 |
150 |
|
MPHAR 619 |
Hospital Pharmacy |
3+1=4 |
20 |
80 |
25 |
25 |
150 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Seminar as a part of MPHAR 617 / 618 / 619 practical |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
19 |
|
|
|
|
750 |
First Year Second Semester/Second Semester:
|
Course Code |
Subject Title |
Credit hour |
Theory |
Practical |
Total |
||
|
Internal |
Final |
Internal |
Final |
|
|||
|
MPHAR 620 |
Novel Drug Delivery System and Pharmaceutical Products |
2 |
10 |
40 |
25 |
25 |
100 |
|
MPHAR 621 |
Pharmacotherapeutics I |
3+1=4 |
20 |
80 |
25 |
25 |
150 |
|
MPHAR 622 |
Biostatistics and Clinical Research |
3 |
20 |
80 |
25 |
25 |
150 |
|
MPHAR 623 |
Clinical Pharmacy II |
3+1=4 |
20 |
80 |
25 |
25 |
150 |
|
MPHAR 624 |
Hospital and Community Pharmacy |
3+1=4 |
20 |
80 |
25 |
25 |
150 |
|
MPHAR 625 |
Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence |
2 |
10 |
40 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
Seminar as a part of MPHAR 621 / 623 / 624 practical |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
19 |
|
|
|
|
750 |
|
Clinical Clerkship ( practical for MPHAR 621/623/624) |
3 credits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Second Year First Semester/Third Semster:
|
Course Code |
Subject Title |
Credit hour |
Theory |
|
Practical |
|
Total |
|
Internal |
Final |
Internal |
Final |
|
|||
|
MPHAR 630 |
Pharmacotherapeutics II |
3+1=4 |
20 |
80 |
25 |
25 |
150 |
|
MPHAR 631 |
Clinical Pharmacy III |
3+1=4 |
20 |
80 |
25 |
25 |
150 |
|
MPHAR 632 |
Dissertation Synopsis |
2 |
-- |
-- |
50 |
50 |
100 |
|
MPHAR 633 |
Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics |
2 |
10 |
40 |
--- |
--- |
50 |
|
|
Total |
12 credits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinical Clerkship ( practical for MPHAR 630, MPHAR 631) |
3 credits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Second Year Second Semester/Fourth Semester:
|
Course Code |
Subject Title |
Credit hour |
Theory |
|
Practical |
|
Total |
|
Internal |
Final |
Internal |
Final |
|
|||
|
MPHAR 640A |
Project Dissertation |
8 |
-- |
-- |
300 |
|
300 |
|
MPHAR 640B |
Article Writing |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
50 |
50 |
|
MPHAR 640C |
Defense( Viva-voce) |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
50 |
50 |
|
|
Total |
12 credits |
|
|
|
|
400 |
Total Credits: 62 credits