Pharm D is Latin term which stand for ‘pharmaciae doctor’ which means ‘Doctor of pharmacy’. As per
study India facing shortage of more than 600,000 physicians and the researchers found that there is lack
of healthcare workers who are properly trained in administering and handling of antibiotics which is
preventing patients from accessing life-saving drugs. NPSA statistics show that 59.3% of medication
errors occur during the administration stage. Therefore identifying and resolving the medication,
administration errors will improve the patient care. If we look forward Indian healthcare system need
supplemental effective, efficient and more lifesaving with minimal medication errors and with
appropriate drug management and handling of drugs in right hands. Pharm D doctor can make
evolutionary change by overcome prescription audit report, medication order errors. Pharm D is
milestone event in the evolutionary process of pharmacy practice. Total 6 year (5 1 programme-5years
of academic studies 1year of residency) duration intended to make drastic changes in health sector.
Pharm D students learn medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics,
pharmacogenetics, pharmacotherapy & pharmacoeconomics, physiology and pathophysiology. However
most of the nation’s abroad like USA, Canada, and Australia, Pharm D has become the most trusted
profession because of it aims at metaphorphosing students with better knowledge and skills to provide
professional care to patient. With patient counseling and work as clinical pharmacist.
Objectives:
1. To communicate with patients and the community.
2. To demonstrate skills of the National Health Programs and schemes.
3. To manage health care system, in co-operation with patients, doctors and other health care sector.
4. To conduct patient interview with the objective of developing patient data and family history of
disorders.
5. To conduct research studies on drugs and patients.
6. To design and evaluate various research projects in health care.
7. To create awareness of communicable diseases or other disease conditions among society.
Scope:
The myriad career options available to Pharm D students:
1. Community Pharmacist
2. Pharmacovigilance
3. Medical writing
4. Clinical Research
5. NGO's
6. Conferences
Role of Pharm D:
Doctor of pharmacy professionals are well trained in medication usage, dose adjustment and are
involved in promotion of appropriate medication usage. In India as the entire prescribing pattern is
under the control of physicians who are less familiar with pharmacology of drugs when compared with
Pharm D Nobody is superior, nobody is inferior in the field of healthcare everyone is with ultimate
unique identity. It is the duty of Indian government to utilize the Doctor of Pharmacy in the actual
patient care in Indian hospitals such as primary health care sectors where they can prove themselves.
The main role of Pharm D doctors is to be conduct the patient counseling to educate the patient about
the disease, drugs prescribed by doctors and also about diet of patient. Clinical pharmacist play a key
role in improving patient’s health by Managing drug - drug interactions, drug interventions, dose
adjustment etc. In pharmacovigilance, this field can utilize the knowledge and skills of Pharm D
doctors. DIC (Drug information Centre) is the most outstanding area where Pharm D doctors can
effectively works. There is great role of Pharm D in society to provide care services meeting the
therapeutic objectives of patient. “It’s not all about the Pharm D the need for Indians it’s about the
more effective way to treat patient and providing everything about drugs to all for competent
healthcare system of India”