Master in Clinical Pharmacy

Shree College of Technology (SCoT) has started Master in Clinical Pharmacy (M. Pharm) in year 2022. SCoT is only one private college starting M. Pharma under affiliation with Purbanchal University.

Master in Clinical Pharmacy is two years (4 semesters) course specialization 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
• 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.

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 

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