Introduction

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Objectives & Branches related to Pharmacy

Objectives :

• To provide exemplary education in a stimulating environment where delivery of superb pharmaceutical knowledge is integrated with nationally and internationally recognized research data to enable students to conduct and publish cutting-edge multidisciplinary research in the discovery, utilization and evaluation of therapeutic agents.
• To prepare competent pharmacists at various levels for India.
• To prepare globally recognised pharmaceutical scientists.

Branches  :

Pharmaceutical Science basically revolves around 4 branches which are :

1. Pharmaceutical Chemistry and analysis: These are related scientific discipline at the intersection of chemistry and pharmacy dealing with designing and developing pharmaceutical drugs and also with analytical topics that help develop basics about quality management of raw materials and finished pharmaceuticals.
2. Pharmaceutics : It's the discipline of pharmacy which deals with all facets of the process of turning a new chemical entity into a medication able to be safely and effectively used by patients in the community.
3. Pharmacology: It's the study of how chemical substances interact with living systems. The field encompasses study of drug composition, drug properties, interactions, toxicology, & desirable effects that can be used in therapy of diseases.
   Other subjects, viz., Anatomy and Physiology and Pathophysiology are a prelude to pharmacology helping the students to develop the knowledge of intricate functioning and make up of human body and disease processes.
4. Pharmacognosy : It's the study of medicinal products in their crude, or unprepared form. It includes the study of the physical, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of drugs, drug substances as well as the search for new drugs from natural sources.

Additional specialized subjects, viz., industrial management and Pharmaceutical jurisprudence help orienting the students to understand basic technicalities related to the control of regulating authorities across the world over research manufacture and distribution of pharmaceuticals and also train the students about appropriate management skills required to skilfully carryout these operations and the involved mathematical calculations.