Academics
The B.Pharm programme was started from the academic session 2005-06. In 2010 it was switched over to semester system with a revised syllabus and the next revision in syllabus adopting the Grad- ing system was done in 2015. The B.Pharm programme of Amrita School of Pharmacy has been ac- credited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for a period from 2017-2018 to 2019-2020. The rules and syllubus of Bachelor of Pharmacy framed under regulation 6, 7, 8 of the Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) course regulations 2014 by Pharmacy Council of India has been adopted for the B.Pharm programme of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham from the academic year 2017 onwards.
The B. Pharm. Degree course follows a semester pattern from year 2010 onwards. Selection is based on the marks secured in plus two and performance in the interview. B. Pharm. Degree Course is a four-year program (8 semester). It is a versatile interdisciplinary program preparing graduates with a sound knowledge and understanding of the science, technology, and practice of pharmacy.
The core subjects of B. Pharm. include the following:
Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis (Chemistry of Drugs)
Study of Pharmaceutical Chemistry enables the student to understand and perform the synthesize, purification and identification of various medicinal agents and the Pharmaceutical analysis look after the quality control and quality assurance aspects of medicines.
Pharmaceutics
The subject deals with the variousl aspects of formulation, preparation and analysis of various pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. A graduate shall be able to formulate, dispense, preserve and analyse the medicines of a prescription and scale up the manufacture of the pharmaceuticals and cosmetics at the commercial level. This need a sound knowledge of the physiochemical properties of drug, need of various additives, selection of solvent, pharmacokinetic parameters of the drug and so on. It also helps the student acquire knowledge and skill to apply quality assurance principles, including legal and ethical aspects involving drugs, delivering a quality assured product as per the pharmacopoeial, WHO and ISO standards including their mechanism of action, therapeutic indications, adverse effects etc.
Pharmacology
This helps the student gain knowledge and scientific information regarding pharmacology of drugs, including the practical aspects of pharmacological screening for various medicinal agents using the appropriate animal model, pharmacology calculations, biological standardisation, and in-vivo drug interactions and toxicity studies are also covered under this subject.
Pharmacognosy
The subject of Pharmacognosy deals with drugs of natural sources viz. herbal drugs, their cultivation methods, bio-technological methods, production of pharmaceutical herbal products and their evaluation. The students will develop adequate skill to extract, purify, identify, and know the therapeutic value of herbal/crude/natural products.
Pharmacy Practice
The subject of Pharmacy Practice deals with Hospital, Clinical and Community Pharmacy. It provides an understanding of the processes involved in providing primary healthcare, drug information and other clinical pharmacy services in different practice environments. This enables students to acquire knowledge of clinical studies for patient counseling, drug information, adverse drug reaction monitoring, toxicological studies, therapeutic drug monitoring and other similar aspects of Clinical Pharmacy.
Program Educational Objectives
- To develop competent pharmacy graduates by structured teaching learning process through dedicated and devoted faculty.
- To develop technically sound pharmacy professionals with a competent approach to cater the needs of the society and pharmaceutical industries.
- To inculcate in students confidence, planning abilities, leadership qualities, teamwork, and communication skills to emerge as compassionate pharmacy professionals.
- To emphasize social responsibility, integrity and ethical aspects to serve the society at large and health care system in particular.
- To inspire the graduates for higher education, research or entrepreneurship and life¬long learning in the context of technological advancement.
Course of Study
The course of study for B. Pharm shall include Semester Wise Theory & Practical as given below. The number of hours to be devoted to each theory, tutorial and practical course in any semester shall not be less than that shown below.
Semester I
| Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit points |
| BP101T | Human Anatomy and Physiology I–Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP102T | Pharmaceutical Analysis I – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP103T | Pharmaceutics I – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP104T | Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP105T | Communication skills – Theory * | 2 | - | 2 |
| BP106RBT BP106RMT |
Remedial Biology / Remedial Mathematics – Theory * |
2 | - | 2 |
| BP107P | Human Anatomy and Physiology – I Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP108P | Pharmaceutical Analysis I – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP109P | Pharmaceutics I – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP110P | Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP111P | Communication skills – Practical * | 2 | - | 1 |
| BP112RBP | Remedial Biology – Practical * | 2 | - | 1 |
| Total | 32/34$/36# | 4 | 27/29$/30# | |
| #Applicable ONLY for the students who have studied Mathematics / Physics / Chemistry at HSC and appearing for Remedial Biology (RB)course. $Applicable ONLY for the students who have studied Physics / Chemistry / Botany / Zoology at HSC and appearing for Remedial Mathematics (RM)course. *Non University Examination (NUE) |
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Semester II
| Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit points |
| BP201T | Human Anatomy and Physiology II – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP202T | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP203T | Biochemistry – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP204T | Pathophysiology – Theory |
3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP205T | Computer Applications in Pharmacy – Theory * | 3 | - | 3 |
| BP206T | Environmental sciences – Theory * | 3 | - | 3 |
| BP207P | Human Anatomy and Physiology II – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP208P | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP209P | Biochemistry – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP210P | Computer Applications in Pharmacy – Practical | 2 | - | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 4 | 29 | |
| *Non University Examination (NUE) | ||||
Semester III
| Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit points |
| BP301T | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP302T | Physical Pharmaceutics I – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP303T | Pharmaceutical Microbiology – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP304T | Pharmaceutical Engineering – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP305P | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP306P | Physical Pharmaceutics I – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP307P | Pharmaceutical Microbiology – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP308P | Pharmaceutical Engineering –Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| Total | 28 | 4 | 24 | |
Semester IV
| Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit points |
| BP401T | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry III – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP402T | Medicinal Chemistry I – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP403T | Physical Pharmaceutics II – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP404T | Pharmacology I – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP405T | Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I– Theory | 3 | - | 3 |
| BP406P | Medicinal Chemistry I – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP407P | Physical Pharmaceutics II – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP408P | Pharmacology I – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP409P | Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| Total | 31 | 5 | 28 | |
Semester V
| Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit points |
| BP501T | Medicinal Chemistry II – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP502T | Industrial PharmacyI– Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP503T | Pharmacology II – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP504T | Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II– Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP505T | Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence – Theory | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP506P | Industrial Pharmacy I – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP507P | Pharmacology II – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP508P | Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| Total | 27 | 5 | 26 | |
Semester VI
| Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit points |
| BP601T | Medicinal Chemistry III – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP602T | Pharmacology III – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP603T | Herbal Drug Technology – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP604T | Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP605T | Pharmaceutical Biotechnology – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP606T | Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP607P | Medicinal Chemistry III – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP608P | Pharmacology III – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP609P | Herbal Drug Technology – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 6 | 30 | |
Semester VII
| Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit points |
| BP701T | Instrumental Methods of Analysis – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP702T | Industrial Pharmacy II – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP703T | Pharmacy Practice – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP704T | Novel Drug Delivery System – Theory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP705P | Instrumental Methods of Analysis – Practical | 4 | - | 2 |
| BP706PS | Practice School * | 12 | - | 6 |
| Total | 28 | 5 | 24 | |
| *Non University Examination (NUE) | ||||
*Non University Examination
Elective
| Course code | Name of the course |
| Pharmaceutical Product Development |
Semester VIII
| Course code | Name of the course | No. of hours | Tutorial | Credit points |
| BP801T | Biostatistics and Research Methodology | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP802T | Social and Preventive Pharmacy | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BP803ET | Pharma Marketing Management | 3 + 3 = 6 | 1 + 1 = 2 | 4 + 4 = 8 |
| BP804ET | Pharmaceutical Regulatory Science | |||
| BP805ET | Pharmacovigilance | |||
| BP806ET | Quality Control and Standardization of Herbals | |||
| BP807ET | Computer Aided Drug Design | |||
| BP808ET | Cell and Molecular Biology | |||
| BP809ET | Cosmetic Science - Theory | |||
| BP810ET | Experimental Pharmacology | |||
| BP811ET | Advanced Instrumentation Techniques | |||
| BP812ET | Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals | |||
| BP813PW | Project Work | 12 | - | 6 |
| Total | 24 | 4 | 22 | |
Rules and Syllabus for the Bachelor of Pharmacy
Very Important
Management of AMRITA VISHWA VIDYAPEETHAM reserves the right to change any of the conditions enumerated herein for the purpose of complying with any of the regulations of the University Grants Commission or any other competent authorities.
