Master of Pharmacy

2 Years Master Degree Programme

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  • About the training, internship, and placement Inter institute training by various department experts Soft-skill and communication skill training by an expert. Internship in reputed hospitals and industry and research laboratories.
  • The classrooms are well equipped with digital projectors and ICT enable. All the faculty members are well-experienced in their respective fields and highly research-oriented.
  • Different MoU had been signed with multiple Universities in different countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, and Malaysia for Faculty exchange, student exchange, and other research collaborations.

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Specialization

Programme Specialization

  • Pharmaceutics
  • Pharmacology

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Presently, FPS AdtU offers M. Pharm programmes in Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology. These programmes were established to fulfil the need for specialized knowledge in the NER region and to encourage graduates to continue their higher studies. A key objective of offering the M. Pharm programmes was to drive ongoing research activities by involving postgraduate students. As a result, postgraduate students have opportunities to advance their studies to the PhD level and select a career that aligns with their passions.

  • To encourage the students to pursue their carrier as responsible researchers and infield resource persons.
  • To gain domain-specific knowledge and the preparedness to take up professional challenges and adaptability through lifelong learning.
  • To contribute and participate in the development of society through entrepreneurship, and leadership with professional values and moral ethics.

  • Pharmacy Knowledge: Possess knowledge and comprehension of the core and basic knowledge associated with the profession of pharmacy, including biomedical sciences; pharmaceutical sciences; behavioral, social, and administrative pharmacy sciences; and manufacturing practices.
  • Planning abilities: Demonstrate effective planning abilities including time management, resource management, delegation skills, and organizational skills. Develop and implement plans and organize work to meet deadlines.
  • Problem analysis: Utilize the principles of scientific enquiry, thinking analytically, clearly, and critically, while solving problems and making decisions during daily practice. Find, analyze, evaluate, and apply information systematically and shall make defensible decisions.
  • Modern tool usage: Learn, select, and apply appropriate methods and procedures, resources, and modern pharmacy-related computing tools with an understanding of the limitations.
  • Leadership skills: Understand and consider the human reaction to change, motivation issues, leadership, and team-building when planning changes required for the fulfillment of practice, and professional and societal responsibilities. Assume participatory roles as responsible citizens or leadership roles when appropriate to facilitate improvement in health and well-being.
  • Professional identity: Understand, analyze, and communicate the value of their professional roles in society (e.g. health care professionals, promoters of health, educators, managers, employers, and employees).
  • Pharmaceutical ethics: Honour personal values and apply ethical principles in professional and social contexts. Demonstrate behavior that recognizes cultural and personal variability in values, communication, and lifestyles. Use ethical frameworks; apply ethical principles while making decisions and take responsibility for the outcomes associated with the decisions.
  • Communication: Communicate effectively with the pharmacy community and with society at large, such as being able to comprehend and write effective reports, make effective presentations and documentation, and give and receive clear instructions.
  • The Pharmacist and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, and legal issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional pharmacy practice.
  • Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of professional pharmacy solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
  • Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change. Self-assess and use feedback effectively from others to identify learning needs and satisfy these needs on an ongoing basis.

  • Pharmaceutical Technical activities: Knowledge of the scientific information of the drugs, polymers, and various drug delivery systems helps recall and relate in developing new formulations.
  • Analyze and evaluate: Developing outcome challenges during the development of various academic experimental data helps in novel formulations, to construct and develop as per the needs of pharmaceutical industrial methods.
  • Biopharmaceutics PK-PD studies: Knowledge of pharmacokinetic problems and biopharmaceutics studies involving drug product equivalency, translate the high level of understanding of drug action into crucial stages in formulation research studies.
  • Multidisciplinary tasks: Developing the knowledge of the correlation between multi-disciplines during the curriculum will differentiate in applying and constructing the core knowledge and allied fields.
  • Fortification of new information: Build, access, and analyze the multiple designs of drugs from various pharmaceutical centers and ensure proper utilization of drugs and their adverse effects.
  • Pharmaceutical technical activities: Understand and relate the acquired scientific information and pharmaceutical principles of the effect of drugs including pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in the drug discovery process.
  • Evaluate and analyze: Generate, compile, and interpret data from pharmaceutical experiments about academics and research including drug discovery as per the needs of pharmaceutical industries.
  • Clinical studies: Participate in multistage interfaces of pharmacological experiments and translate a high level of understanding of drug action into crucial stages in preclinical and clinical research studies.
  • Multidisciplinary tasks: Demonstrate and apply knowledge and skills gained during the curriculum to undertake specialized research in the core and applied areas of pharmaceutical sciences. Develop an ability to recognize the need and work accordingly on multidisciplinary tasks in the pharmaceutical area and also in its allied fields.
  • Amendment of new information: Receive and validate current drug information in the delivery of pharmaceutical care and assure regarding proper usage of drugs and their adverse effects.

Curriculum Details

Year wise Course Details

Odd Semester

Courses for this semester

Course Overview

This subject deals with various advanced analytical instrumental techniques for identification, characterization and quantification of drugs. Instruments dealt are NMR, Mass spectrometer, IR, HPLC, GC etc

Course Outcomes

  • Remembering the theory instrumentation and applications of UV-Visible Spectroscopy, IR Spectroscopy ,Spectroflourimetry & Flame Photometry.
  • Students will learn the acquired knowledge from NMR spectroscopy for interpretation of compounds and their structural identification of molecules.
  • Student will Identify the molecular structure and confirming whether the molecule consists of ring structure or chain compounds and also in structural elucidation by Mass spectroscopy

Course Overview

This course is designed to impart knowledge on the area of advances in novel drug delivery systems.

Course Outcomes

  • Students will learn basic knowledge about novel drug delivery systems associated with designing of new dosage forms using computer aided tools.
  • Students will understand the basic concepts, various approaches, compare and construct the suitable and effective novel drug delivery systems
  • Students will utilize the concepts to identify the causes for experimental designing approaches.

Course Overview

Course designed to impart advanced knowledge and skills required to learn various aspects and concepts at pharmaceutical industries

Course Outcomes

  • Students will acquire the skills and advance knowledge on pharmaceutical preparations at large scale.
  • Students will understand the ideas and parameters to optimize the methods involving in pharmaceutical formulations and processing.
  • Students will apply the skills to construct the models in to different ways for the management of Industrial and GMP Considerations.

Course Overview

Course designed to impart advanced knowledge and skills required to learn the concept of generic drug and their development, various regulatory filings in different countries, different phases of clinical trials and submitting regulatory documents : filing process of IND, NDA and ANDA

Course Outcomes

  • Students will learn the basic fundamentals principles of generic drugs and drug development process
  • Students will understand the concepts of regulatory guide lines for approval process of new dosage form
  • Students will develop the procedures and utilize the knowledge and make use of skill in the formulation of the Dossiers and their submission to regulatory agencies in different countries

Course Overview

Analysis of pharmacopoeial compounds and their formulations by UV Visible spectrophotometer and other different analytical tools

Course Outcomes

  • Students will learn about the various approaches for development of novel drug delivery systems.
  • Students will understand the methods and apply the skills as well as knowledge for the development of the novel drug delivery systems.
  • Students will apply the knowledge to find the causes and analyze the procedures to solve the practical problems in the designing of new dosage forms

Course Overview

This subject deals with various advanced analytical instrumental techniques for identification, characterization and quantification of drugs. Instruments dealt are NMR, Mass spectrometer, IR, HPLC, GC etc.

Course Outcomes

  • Remembering the theory instrumentation and applications of UV-Visible Spectroscopy, IR Spectroscopy ,Spectroflourimetry & Flame Photometry.
  • Students will learn the acquired knowledge from NMR spectroscopy for interpretation of compounds and their structural identification of molecules.
  • Student will Identify the molecular structure and confirming whether the molecule consists of ring structure or chain compounds and also in structural elucidation by Mass spectroscopy

Course Overview

The subject is designed to strengthen the basic knowledge in the field of pharmacology and to impart recent advances in the drugs used for the treatment of various diseases. In addition, this subject helps the students to understand. the concepts of drug action and mechanisms involved

Course Outcomes

  • The students would appreciate the basic knowledge in the field of pharmacology pertaining to the drugs and its therapeutic applications.
  • They would have elaborately learnt the recent advances in the drugs used for the treatment of various diseases.
  • They would have understood the concepts of drug action and mechanisms involved.

Course Overview

This subject is designed to impart the knowledge on preclinical evaluation of drugs and recent experimental techniques in the drug discovery and development. The subject content helps the student to understand the maintenance of laboratory animals as per the guidelines, basic knowledge of various in-vitro and in-vivo preclinical evaluation processes

Course Outcomes

  • To appraise the regulations and ethical requirement for the usage of experimental animals.
  • To describe the various animals used in the drug discovery process and good laboratory practices in maintenance and handling of experimental animals.
  • To describe the various newer screening methods involved in the drug discovery process.

Course Overview

The subject imparts a fundamental knowledge on the structure and functions of cellular components and help to understand the interaction of these components with drugs. This information will further help the student to apply the knowledge. in drug discovery process.

Course Outcomes

  • The students will understand the basic concept of structure and functions of cellular components, concept of genome, gene expression, cell cycle and cell death process. This would allow them to put their knowledge to use in the drug development process.
  • The students will be able to explain the cell signal transduction processes and molecular pathways affected by drugs.
  • The students will be able to understand the principle and applications of various genomics and proteomics tools as well as recombinant DNA technology and gene therapy. They will learn the applicability of molecular pharmacology and biomarkers in drug discovery process.

Course Overview

1. Analysis of pharmacopoeial compounds and their formulations by UV Vis spectrophotometer 2. Simultaneous estimation of multi component containing formulations by UV spectrophotometry 3. Experiments based on HPLC 4. Experiments based on Gas Chromatography 5. Estimation of riboflavin/quinine sulphate by fluorimetry

Course Outcomes

  • To understand the guidelines for animal experimentations and develop skills for pre clinical screening of compounds.
  • To understand software used in Pharmacokinetic study & data analysis.
  • To Perform animal restraining, routes of drug administration, blood and tissue sampling techniques, serum/plasma/tissue processing techniques.

Course Overview

This subject deals with identification, characterization, separation and quantification as well identifying and quantifying the impurities by using the instruments such as U.V, I.R, Spectrofluorimetry, Flame Emission spectroscopy, Atomic Absorption spectroscopy, N.M.R, Mass, Chromatography, Electrophoresis, X-Ray crystallography, RIA and ELISA.

Course Outcomes

  • Recall and Classify fundamental principles and theories of various pharmaceutical analytical techniques.
  • Summarize and Plan theoretical basis behind different analytical techniques and their suitability for specific applications.
  • Apply and Establish the knowledge of pharmaceutical analytical techniques to select appropriate methods for specific drug analysis scenarios.

Course Overview

This subject imparts knowledge on the good laboratory practices to handle the animals for use in various disease models for pharmacological evaluation of drugs & new chemical entities. This knowledge will make the student competent in various in-vivo and in-vitro assays as part of the pre-clinical drug evaluation and to correlate the preclinical data to humans.

Course Outcomes

  • Discuss different aspects like description, handling, production, maintenance and application of different common laboratory and transgenic animal models to be used in pharmacological as well as toxicological screening of drugs and new chemical entities.
  • Explain preclinical screening of new substances in different animal as well as in in-vitro and other possible animal alternative models related to central and autonomic nervous system diseases like Parkinsonism, Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis.
  • Define and explain preclinical screening of new substances in different animal as well as in in-vitro and other possible animal alternative models related to respiratory, reproductive, inflammatory and digestive system diseases like asthma, COPD, infertility, inflammation, fever, ulcer, emesis and diarrhea.

Course Overview

The subject imparts a fundamental knowledge on the structure and functions of cellular components and help to understand the interaction of these components with drugs. This information will further help the student to apply the knowledge in drug discovery process.

Course Outcomes

  • Explain various cellular events, functions, pathways and transduction mechanisms and how a gene is expressed.
  • Cell signaling pathways based on receptors and second messengers in the cell.
  • Principles and applications of genomic, proteomic tools, gene therapy and rDNA technology.

Course Overview

This subject deals with various advanced analytical instrumental techniques for identification, characterization and quantification of drugs. Instruments dealt are NMR, Mass spectrometer, IR, HPLC, GC etc

Course Outcomes

  • Remembering the theory instrumentation and applications of UV-Visible Spectroscopy, IR Spectroscopy ,Spectroflourimetry & Flame Photometry.
  • Students will learn the acquired knowledge from NMR spectroscopy for interpretation of compounds and their structural identification of molecules.
  • Student will Identify the molecular structure and confirming whether the molecule consists of ring structure or chain compounds and also in structural elucidation by Mass spectroscopy

Course Overview

The course "Modern Pharmaceutics" in the Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm) program, as per the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) syllabus, is designed to provide in-depth knowledge and understanding of contemporary pharmaceutical formulation development and drug delivery systems. This course aims to equip students gain the necessary knowledge about pre-formulation concept, Optimization techniques in Pharmaceutical Formulation, Validation, cGMP & Industrial Management, Compression and compaction and Study of consolidation parameters.

Course Outcomes

  • The elements of pre-formulation studies.
  • The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Generic drug Product development
  • Industrial Management and cGMP Considerations.

Course Overview

The course is designed to strengthen the basic knowledge in the field of pharmacology and to impart recent advances in the drugs used for the treatment of various diseases. In addition, this subject helps the students to understand the concepts of drug action and mechanisms involved

Course Outcomes

  • Appreciate the basic knowledge in the field of pharmacology pertaining to the drugs and its therapeutic applications.
  • Elaborately learnt the recent advances in the drugs used for the treatment of various diseases.
  • Understood the concepts of drug action and mechanisms involved.

Course Overview

The subject imparts a fundamental knowledge on the structure and functions of cellular components and help to understand the interaction of these components with drugs. This information will further help the student to apply the knowledge in drug discovery process.

Course Outcomes

  • Understand the basic knowledge in the field of pharmacology.
  • Demonstrate and impart recent advances in the drugs used for the treatment of various diseases.
  • Demonstrate the concepts of drug action and mechanisms involved, and understand the adverse effects.

Course Overview

The Drug Delivery Systems course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of various drug delivery technologies, mechanisms, and approaches used in the pharmaceutical industry. The course will cover the principles, design, and evaluation of different drug delivery systems, including conventional and advanced delivery methods. Students will explore how drug delivery systems can improve drug efficacy, bioavailability, and patient compliance. Additionally, the course will focus on recent advancements and emerging trends in drug delivery research.

Course Outcomes

  • Describe the fundamental concepts and theories of drug delivery systems
  • Explain the principles of drug release kinetics and drug transport across biological barriers.
  • Evaluate the advantages and limitations of various drug delivery systems, including oral, transdermal, parenteral, and pulmonary routes.

Course Overview

These outcome points can serve as the basis for structuring a comprehensive training or presentation on the intricate processes involved in drug development and regulatory affairs. Each point can be expanded upon with specific examples and case studies to provide a deeper understanding of the subject matters.

Course Outcomes

  • Concepts of innovator and generic pharmaceuticals, as well as the drug development process
  • Understanding guidelines and regulatory advice for the filing and approval procedure.
  • Various dossiers are prepared and submitted to regulatory bodies in various nations

Course Overview

In an M.Pharm program with a focus on Pharmaceutics, students engage in a multifaceted learning experience. This includes conducting in-depth literature reviews to grasp the latest developments in pharmaceutical research, designing and executing experiments related to drug formulation and delivery systems, analyzing real-world pharmaceutical cases to propose practical solutions, and participating in collaborative drug development projects aimed at creating new pharmaceutical products. Additionally, students gain valuable insights into regulatory compliance by researching and presenting on pharmaceutical regulations and quality control standards. Communication skills are honed through the effective presentation and written communication of complex pharmaceutical concepts, preparing students for success in the dynamic field of pharmaceutics.

Course Outcomes

  • Recall and summarize key pharmaceutical concepts.
  • Explain the principles underlying drug formulation and Interpret data from pharmaceutical experiments.
  • Demonstrate the application of pharmaceutical knowledge to solve practical problems and Utilize pharmaceutical software or tools for drug formulation or analysis.

Course Overview

Pharmaceutics is the study of how drugs work and how they may be made. Each stage in the production of a completed dosage form has the potential to alter the rate at which the drug is released from the drug product and the concentration of the drug at the site of action. Both experimental and theoretical methods are used in the study of pharmacokinetics. Developing analytical methods for the measurement of medicines and metabolites, as well as processes that simplify data collection and processing, are all part of the experimental element of pharmacokinetics.

Course Outcomes

  • The fundamental ideas in quantitative research and pharmacokinetics
  • The method of determining the amount of a medicine using a UV viscible spectrophotometer is best described as.
  • Conduct an in-depth analysis of the pharmaceutical drug release studies that are part of the medication product development process.

Course Overview

M.Pharm program with a focus on Pharmacology, students engage in a multifaceted learning experience. This includes conducting in-depth literature reviews to grasp the latest developments in pharmaceutical research, designing and executing experiments related to drug formulation and delivery systems, analyzing real-world pharmaceutical cases to propose practical solutions, and participating in collaborative drug development projects aimed at creating new pharmaceutical products. Additionally, students gain valuable insights into regulatory compliance by researching and presenting on pharmaceutical regulations and quality control standards. Communication skills are honed through the effective presentation and written communication of complex pharmaceutical concepts, preparing students for success in the dynamic field of pharmacology.

Course Outcomes

  • Recall and summarize key pharmacological concepts.
  • Explain the principles underlying mechanism of drugs and interpret data from pharmacological experiments.
  • Demonstrate the application of pharmacological knowledge to solve practical problems
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Courses for this semester

Course Overview

This course is designed to impart knowledge on the area of advances in novel drug delivery systems.

Course Outcomes

  • Students will learn basic concepts and general requirements to design the site specific Novel drug delivery systems
  • Students will understand the concepts and skills as well as various approaches for development of novel drug delivery system.
  • Students could apply and utilize the skills to selection of various polymer and wide variety of drugs to develop the novel dosage forms and also skills utilize to examine different procedure approaches.

Course Overview

This course is designed to impart knowledge and skills necessary for dose calculations, dose adjustments and to apply biopharmaceutics theories in practical problem solving. Basic theoretical discussions of the principles of biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics are provided to help the students’ to clarify the concepts.

Course Outcomes

  • The students will learn basic concepts and skills necessary for dose calculations and dose adjustments.
  • The students will learn and understand the theories of Bio-pharmaceutics.
  • The students will apply and utilize the Bio-pharmaceutics theories to solve the practical problems.

Course Overview

This course is designed to impart knowledge and skills necessary for computer Applications in pharmaceutical research and development who want to understand the application of computers across the entire drug research and development process. Basic theoretical discussions of the principles of more integrated and coherent use of computerized information (informatics) in the drug development process are provided to help the students to clarify the concepts.

Course Outcomes

  • Students will learn the basic concepts and fundamental soft skills necessary for computer applications in Pharmaceutical research.
  • Students will understand the key parameters and applications of computers in entire drug research and development process.
  • Students will learn the skills and utilize the knowledge on applications of Computers to examine the market Analysis in Clinical Development.

Course Overview

This course is designed to impart knowledge and skills necessary for the fundamental need for cosmetic and cosmeceutical products.

Course Outcomes

  • Students will learn the principles and necessary needs for design cosmetic preparations.
  • Students will gain the knowledge and understand the concepts required for development of various cosmetic preparations.
  • Students will utilize the principles to develop and examine the causes for various essential components selection required for development of cosmetical preparations.

Course Overview

Upon completion of the course, the students shall be able to understand ? Key ingredients used in cosmetics and cosmeceuticals. ? Key building blocks for various formulations. ? Current technologies in the market ? Various key ingredients and basic science to develop cosmetics and cosmeceuticals ? Scientific knowledge to develop cosmetics and cosmeceuticals with desired Safety, stability, and efficacy.

Course Outcomes

  • Students will learn about the various approaches for development of novel drug delivery systems.
  • Students will understand the methods and apply the skills as well as knowledge for the development of the novel drug delivery systems..
  • Students will apply the knowledge to find the causes and analyze the procedures to solve the practical problems in the designing of new dosage forms.

Course Overview

The subject is designed to strengthen the basic knowledge in the field of pharmacology and to impart recent advances in the drugs used for the treatment of various diseases. In addition, the subject helps the student to understand the concepts of drug action and mechanism involved

Course Outcomes

  • Able to explain the MOA and the resistance of antimicrobial agents including antivirals and Anti TB in cellular and molecular level.
  • Student will able to co-relate the pathophysiology behind Gastric ulcer and their therapy with conventional drugs along with new therapeutic approaches.
  • Student will able to analyze the different types of endocrine hormones and their role, Molecular & Cellular MOA. Further can understand the deficiency and excess release related endocrine disorders and their therapy.

Course Overview

This subject imparts knowledge on the preclinical safety and toxicological evaluation of drug & new chemical entity. This knowledge will make the student competent in regulatory toxicological evaluation.

Course Outcomes

  • Able to understand the various stages of drug discovery
  • Able to explain various lead seeking method and lead optimization
  • Appreciate the importance of the role of genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics in drug discovery

Course Overview

The subject imparts basic knowledge of drug discovery process. This information will make the student competent in drug discovery process.

Course Outcomes

  • Student will able to understand the various stages of drug discovery.
  • Student will able to explain various lead seeking method and lead optimization.
  • To appreciate the importance of the role of genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics in drug discovery.

Course Overview

This subject will provide a value addition and current requirement for the students in clinical research and pharmacovigilance. It will teach the students on conceptualizing, designing, conducting, managing and reporting of clinical trials. This subject also focuses on global scenario of Pharmacovigilance in different methods that can be used to generate safety data. It will teach the students in developing drug safety data in Pre-clinical, Clinical phases of Drug development and post market surveillance.

Course Outcomes

  • Student will strengthen the basic knowledge in the field of clinical research and pharmacovigilance.
  • Student will be able to explain the regulatory requirements for conducting clinical trial and demonstrate the types of clinical trial designs.
  • Student will be able to appreciate the responsibilities key personnel involved in clinical trials and execute safety monitoring, reporting and close-out activities.

Course Overview

1. To record the DRC of agonist using suitable isolated tissues preparation. 2. To study the effects of antagonist/potentiating agents on DRC of agonist using suitable isolated tissue preparation. 3. To determine to the strength of unknown sample by matching bioassay by using suitable tissue preparation. 4. To determine to the strength of unknown sample by interpolation bioassay by using suitable tissue preparation 5. To determine to the strength of unknown sample by bracketing bioassay by using suitable tissue preparation

Course Outcomes

  • To understand the importance of bioassay & perform them.
  • To understand and perform various toxicity studies as per regulatory guidelines.
  • To study effect of drugs on isolated tissues of the animals using power labs.

Course Overview

This course covers the conception of innovative drug delivery systems using several methodologies, as well as the selection of medicines and polymers for NTDS development, formulation, and assessment.

Course Outcomes

  • Design drug delivery systems for targeting drugs to tumours and to the brain
  • Prepare and evaluate nanoparticles and liposomes as carriers for drug targeting
  • Select drugs and polymers in the design of microspheres and microcapsules for various applications

Course Overview

This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the process of drug discovery and development from the identification of novel drug targets to the introduction of new drugs into clinical practice. It covers the basic principles of how new drugs are discovered with emphasis on lead identification, lead optimization, classification and kinetics of molecules targeting enzymes and receptors, prodrug design and applications, as well as structure-based drug design methods. Recent advances in the use of computational and combinatorial chemistry in drug design will also be presented. The course is further enhanced with invited lectures on recent developments and applications of drug design principles in the pharmaceutical industry.

Course Outcomes

  • Student will able to understand the various stages of drug discovery
  • Student will able to explain various lead seeking method and lead optimization
  • To appreciate the importance of the role of genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics in drug discovery

Course Overview

The course covers the regulatory requirements for conducting a clinical trial, and different types of clinical trials including the responsibilities of key players involved in clinical trials as well as documentation requirements for clinical trials. Moreover, it covers Adverse drug reactions and their management and ADR reporting, methods and tools used in Pharmacovigilance. It will give basic information on Pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoeconomics and safety pharmacology.

Course Outcomes

  • Student will strengthen the basic knowledge in the field of clinical research and pharmacovigilance.
  • Student will strengthen the basic knowledge in the field of clinical research and pharmacovigilance.
  • Student will be able to appreciate the responsibilities key personnel involved in clinical trials and execute safety monitoring, reporting and close-out activities.

Course Overview

Pharmacology Practical-II – Involves the study of all about drugs, what drugs do to living organisms and how their effects can be applied to therapeutics. This subject caters in-depth knowledge on handling various equipment and developing animal models for screening, the molecular and cellular mechanism of action, deficiency and excess release related endocrine disorders, alternative methods for animal toxicity testing employed in drug discovery and development, and various targets for drug discovery, various lead-seeking methods and lead optimization, designing different protocols, regulations and ethical requirements for the usage of experimental animals.

Course Outcomes

  • To determine the strength of unknown samples by different bioassay methods.
  • Demonstrate the pharmacological and toxicological screenings
  • Explain the guidelines for toxicological study

Course Overview

The course explore into both foundational and advanced pharmacological aspects, facilitating an understanding of disease pathophysiology, drug classifications, mechanisms of action, adverse effects, contraindications, and interactions. It also provides insights into recent advancements in drug therapy for diverse diseases, emphasizing the molecular basis of drug effects to ensure their safe and effective utilization.

Course Outcomes

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the mechanism of action of different hormones and associated drugs at the cellular and molecular levels.
  • Explain the mechanism of action and adverse drug reactions associated with drugs used in protozoal infections, helminthiasis, and various antimicrobial agents, including antifungal, antiviral, and anti-TB drugs, on a cellular and molecular level as well as analyze the development of drug resistance.
  • Apply knowledge to elucidate the pathophysiology, therapy, and adverse drug reactions of drugs used in cancer, inflammation, allergy, asthma, and COPD as well as understand the principles behind immunosuppressants and immunostimulants.

Course Overview

This course introduces the fundamental principles and practices of toxicology, including dose-response and toxicokinetic analysis. It will also cover reproductive toxicology, Toxicokinetic evaluation in preclinical studies. IND enabling studies (IND studies) emphasize understanding mechanisms for these responses.

Course Outcomes

  • Define the basics of toxicology as well as good laboratory practice and discuss the role of various toxicology regulatory agencies.
  • Discuss and apply various guidelines by regulatory agencies to conduct toxicological assays in oral, dermal, and inhalation routes.
  • Discuss and apply various guidelines by regulatory agencies to conduct reproductive and genotoxicity assays in in-vivo and in-vitro setups.

Course Overview

Bio-pharmaceutics provides the scientific basis for drug product design and drug product development. Each step in the manufacturing process of a finished dosage form may potentially affect the release of the drug from the drug product and the availability of the drug at the site of action. The study of pharmacokinetics involves both experimental and theoretical approaches. The experimental aspect of pharmacokinetics involves the development of biologic sampling techniques, analytical methods for the measurement of drugs and metabolites, and procedures that facilitate data collection and manipulation.

Course Outcomes

  • Explain mechanism of drug absorption &various factors affecting drug absorption and Learn various Bio pharmaceutics factors affecting drug bioavailability.
  • Understand and Apply various method of dissolution testing. In vitro–In vivo correlation dissolution data and elaborate design Bioavailability and Bioequivalence studies of new drugs or dosage forms
  • Understand basic considerations of pharmacokinetic models. Understand different compartment model and non-compartment model

Course Overview

The goal of the course "Computer Applications in Pharmaceutical Research and Development" is to teach students the fundamentals of computer science and how they are used to the whole process of creating new pharmaceuticals.

Course Outcomes

  • Understand the Computers in Pharmaceutical Research and Development.
  • Utilize the knowledge for Computational Modeling Of Drug Disposition
  • Understand the Computer-aided formulation development

Course Overview

Cosmetics and cosmeceutical science is a master's degree program in pharmacy that focuses on the combination of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, as well as various building blocks. Cosmeceutical science is a relatively new field that arose as a result of today's generation's high demand for cosmetics and beauty care products. Cosmetics just manage skin's surface issues; cosmeceuticals address the underlying causes of skin problems and produce long-lasting effects. Cosmetics produce results immediately and instantly, but cosmeceuticals produce benefits gradually but permanently. The experts advise avoiding using cosmetics. Cosmeceuticals are always advised by dermatologists and skincare specialists.

Course Outcomes

  • Describe the regulatory provisions related to the import and manufacture of cosmetics as per the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and the Rules 1945
  • Explain the various problems related to the skin and hair
  • Design cosmetics that take care of cleansing needs of the face, eye lids, lips, hands, feet, nail, scalp, neck, body and under-arm

Course Overview

Bio-pharmaceutics provides the scientific basis for drug product design and drug product development. Each step in the manufacturing process of a finished dosage form may potentially affect the release of the drug from the drug product and the availability of the drug at the site of action. The study of pharmacokinetics involves both experimental and theoretical approaches. The experimental aspect of pharmacokinetics involves the development of biologic sampling techniques, analytical methods for the measurement of drugs and metabolites, and procedures that facilitate data collection and manipulation.

Course Outcomes

  • Students will able to formulate different dosage forms
  • Students will understand the methods and apply the skills as well as knowledge for the Development of the novel drug delivery systems.
  • Students will apply the knowledge to find the causes and analyze the procedures to solve the practical problems in the designing of new dosage forms

Course Overview

Pharmacology Practical-II – Involves the study of all about drugs, what drugs do to living organisms and how their effects can be applied to therapeutics. This subject caters in-depth knowledge on handling various equipment and developing animal models for screening, the molecular and cellular mechanism of action, deficiency and excess release related endocrine disorders, alternative methods for animal toxicity testing employed in drug discovery and development, and various targets for drug discovery, various lead-seeking methods and lead optimization, designing different protocols, regulations and ethical requirements for the usage of experimental animals.

Course Outcomes

  • Evaluate the efficacy and potency of different drugs in isolated animal tissues with the help of bioassays.
  • Estimate the toxicity profile of drugs in different routes of administration by following the guidelines laid down by various regulatory agencies.
  • Assess the effect and potency of different drugs on blood pressure, heart rate, and ECG using in vivo models.

Course Overview

Pharmacology Practical-II – Involves the study of all about drugs, what drugs do to living organisms and how their effects can be applied to therapeutics. This subject caters in-depth knowledge on handling various equipment and developing animal models for screening, the molecular and cellular mechanism of action, deficiency and excess release related endocrine disorders, alternative methods for animal toxicity testing employed in drug discovery and development, and various targets for drug discovery, various lead-seeking methods and lead optimization, designing different protocols, regulations and ethical requirements for the usage of experimental animals.

Course Outcomes

  • Evaluate the efficacy and potency of different drugs in isolated animal tissues with the help of bioassays.
  • Estimate the toxicity profile of drugs in different routes of administration by following the guidelines laid down by various regulatory agencies.
  • Assess the effect and potency of different drugs on blood pressure, heart rate, and ECG using in vivo models.
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Odd Semester

Courses for this semester

Course Overview

This course brings the students an opportunity to learn in detail about the basics of research and the research process. Students are also taught about the application of various kinds of research objectives, methodology and analysis to do research.

Course Outcomes

  • Recall and Classify different methodologies, different tests to be used with ethics on Hymans and animals.
  • Relate and Organize the types of study designs, significance of tests, medical ethics, maintenance of animals and principles of Medical research.
  • Analyze the relationships among the tests to be performed on animals and Humans with significance.

Course Overview

Journal club (JC) fosters in-person interaction between group students and aids in the development of thinking abilities in them. JC is very beneficial in many areas of scientific research and teaching learning process..

Course Outcomes

  • Develop students ability towards recent practices in academic and research
  • Improve students ability to understand the process literature collection and its meaningful interpretation
  • Creative mind set development of students

Course Overview

Research Methodology & Biostatistics deals with descriptive statistics, Graphics, Correlation, Regression, logistic regression Probability theory, Sampling technique, Parametric tests, Non Parametric tests, ANOVA, Introduction to Design of Experiments, Phases of Clinical trials and Observational and Experimental studies, analyzing the statistical data using Excel.

Course Outcomes

  • Analyze the value, scope, objectives and requirements of research
  • Discuss the basic concepts of statistical analysis.
  • Apply the basic principles of medical research and ethics.

Course Overview

The Journal Club course in a Pharmaceutics master's degree program is designed to enhance students' critical thinking, research analysis, and communication skills. This course focuses on reviewing and discussing current research articles, publications, and studies related to pharmaceutical sciences, drug development, and other relevant topics.

Course Outcomes

  • Students will be able to critically evaluate research articles by identifying the research question, methods, results, and implications.
  • Students will improve their ability to present scientific information effectively, both orally and in written form, fostering clear and concise communication of complex research findings.
  • Develop skills in efficiently searching, retrieving, and organizing scientific literature, enabling them to stay current with the latest research in Pharmaceutics.
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Even Semester

Courses for this semester

Course Overview

Journal club (JC) fosters in-person interaction between group students and aids in the development of thinking abilities in them. JC is very beneficial in many areas of scientific research and teaching learning process

Course Outcomes

  • learning ability towards recent practices in academic and research
  • Outcome based on constructive brain storming process
  • Understand the process literature collection and its meaningful interpretation

Course Overview

The Journal Club course in a Pharmaceutics master's degree program is designed to enhance students' critical thinking, research analysis, and communication skills. This course focuses on reviewing and discussing current research articles, publications, and studies related to pharmaceutical sciences, drug development, and other relevant topics.

Course Outcomes

  • Students will be able to critically evaluate research articles by identifying the research question, methods, results, and implications. They will assess the quality and validity of the research presented.
  • Students will improve their ability to present scientific information effectively, both orally and in written form, fostering clear and concise communication of complex research findings.
  • Develop skills in efficiently searching, retrieving, and organizing scientific literature, enabling them to stay current with the latest research in Pharmaceutics.
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Scholarship

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CST- Common scholarship test is a national and international level online MCQ based examination funded for intellectual empowerment by Assam down town University.

CST- Maximum enrolment each year is 120 seats and any 10+2 students can apply. Adtu is northeast India’s first placement driven university to provide 100% scholarship benefits worth 10 cr.

CST aims to inspire brilliant and competent students to pursue further education. Accredited with a prestigious grade by NAAC, UGC and AICTE.

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District Level & NCC Certificate Holder 25% Scholarship on all semester

A 50% scholarship on total semester fees is provided to all specially abled students.

A 100% scholarship on the last semester fee is provided to all the alumni of Assam down town University.

A 100% scholarship on total semester fee for Economically Backward Classes

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The Start-Up & Incubation Centre at Assam down town University provides a supportive environment for young entrepreneurs to develop and grow their business ideas. The center provides mentorship, funding, and networking opportunities to help innovative ideas become successful businesses.

Rural Empowerment with SFURTI scheme

SFURTI scheme to support rural entrepreneurs and innovators, an initiative by the Ministry of MSME

TIDE 2.0 scheme for ICT-based startups

TIDE 2.0 scheme for ICT-based startups which provides a grant of Rs. 4L and Rs. 7L under EiR and Grant categories respectively, an initiative by the Ministry of MeitY.

dtVL Ideation interest-free loans up to Rs. 2 lakhs.

dtVL Ideation, an incubation program for early-stage entrepreneurs with a market-ready solution/product, offering interest-free loans up to Rs. 2 lakhs.

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Sprout UP, an incubation program for students, faculties, and researchers with innovative business ideas, prototypes, or technology solutions.

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