- Advantages of Pharm D :
Pharm D helps to develop abilities and skills required i) To practice pharmaceutical care, the concept of which is based on sharing the responsibility for the outcomes of drug and related therapy. ii) To effectively communicate with patients and health care professionals. iii) To scientifically conduct patient interview with the objective of developing patient data base. iv) To be competent to conduct research studies on drugs and patients in specific areas of interest. v) To be able to design, implement and evaluate various research projects in health care. vi) To refine pharmacy practice skills through evidence-based concepts. vii) To inculcate problem solving skills. viii) To be able to take up projects and programs in the area of health sciences with special focus on pharmacoeconomics ,
medication error and phar macovigilance. ix) To promote and practice prudent and rational use of medicines aimed at patient care. PharmD follows a multi-disciplinary curriculum that can produce pharmacists with sufficient mental acuity to differentiate their position from that of the traditional and orthodox role of dispensers of medicines.
Increasing emphasis on improving quality of medication use and enhancing medication safety have dramatically increased the demand for clinical pharmacy and the PharmD program in the US. This is the reason why they had initiated a well planned project in the early 1980s itself for introducing PharmD as the basic qualification for practice by the beginning of the 21st century.
They had given sufficient opportunities and facilities, like introduction of non-traditional PharmD programs, for all the existing pharmacists to get themselves converted as doctors of pharmacy. The Universities framed their own modules with practical approach for part-time and e- learning process of PharmD for existing licensed pharmacists.
Many colleges throughout USA offered post- baccalaureate PharmD as an additional degree that offered clinical course work and practical training in clinics and hospitals. References: 1. Genesis, Development and Popularisation of Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Education Program at the Global level.
D.pharm is a diploma course of 2 years after your 12th science , you can finish the degree and have your own medical store or get a job of sales person .
B.pharm is a better education in the pharmaceuticals where you will get a bachelor degree and become eligible for M.pharm.
M.pharm is masters degree.
If you have any plans of doing pharmacy then I would like to share few more things.
There is also a pharmacy course called pharma D.
Which is a integrated course of 6 years and you can join after your 12th in science. You will be certified with doctor degree.This is more of a clinical practice. The 6 years also include internship in a hospital. This is almost equivalent to B.pharm + M.pharm.You will get to work in hospitals as a counselor, you'll keep the patient history and suggest the medicines.