To enrich professional and ethical standards of pharmacy among the students by giving them information on the opportunities which

are available to them worldwide. This will provide quality student centered programs, services and involvement opportunities which

celebrate diversity, promote retention, foster leadership, civic engagement and student development.

Time has turned a new leaf yet again and as we welcome second issue of Pharmaphilic, I wel-

come all our readers to the ‘Pharmaphilic Family’. The high of launching an e-newsletter

which, if I may say so, is ‘Of the students, for the students & by the students.’ is unbeatable.

In the month of February we released our Ist issue of Pharmaphilic which reached to many phar-

macy students to abreast them important news relating to the pharma world. With the theme of

‘GPAT’ we wish to emphasize the importance of the budding scientists in the years to come as

well as the extremely important and highly responsible position they are pivoted to take as an

essential component of the health care team. This issue will provide students with the detailed

knowledge of GPAT and the road which will lead to the entry in the professional world. This

note would indeed be incomplete without mentioning the very dedicated and enthusiastic edito-

rial team that has worked very hard in shaping the newsletter to its current form. We are embark-

ing on an amazing journey and I once again welcome all Pharma ‘philics’ aboard.

Miss ion

Editor ia l Note

INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION, DELHI BRANCH

(Office Bearers)

Dr. Farhan J. Ahmad

(President)

IPA DB had organized a “one day workshop on Impurity Pro-

filing” on 19th Feb 2011 at convention center, Hamdard Uni-

versity, New Delhi. The aim of the seminar was to bring about

awareness among the research scholars about the techniques

used in impurity profiling and bioanalysis as well as to serve as

a forum to discuss the inherent problems of the procedures and

the innovations made by different groups.

Dr Farhan J Ahmad, President IPA-DB, welcomed the guest

and gave a brief introduction of the program. The program was

inaugurated by Dr Rajesh Bhaskar, Sr

Vice president, Formulation Research,

Jubilant Organosys. Prof R Zafar deliv-

ered the key remarks; he congratulated

IPA-DB for organizing such events on

important topics and expressed his views

on impurities in herbal products. Mr. Kal-

han Bazaz presented the vote of thanks. He

thanked Hamdard University for providing

the venue, team members and research scholars for untiring

efforts and sponsors like Auriga Research, Aimil instruments

and Ionex technologies for financial support.

Technical presentations were made by Mr. Vikas Vohra, Man-

ager Water

India Ltd. on

‘ a n a l y t i c a l

method devel-

opment’; Dr

Sita Mahalak-

shmi, analyti-

cal division,

R&D, Ran-

baxy Labs Ltd.

on ‘impurity profiling’ and Dr Ashraf Hasan, analytical divi-

sion, Teva Pharmaceutical Ltd on ‘method validation’. Practi-

cal Demonstration of UPLC/MS/MS and HPLC were per-

formed by Mr. Niyaz Ahmad, research scholar, Dept. of Phar-

maceutics Hamdard University.

Good deal of planning and all of the efforts that goes into organizing an event is an important initiation.

IPA Delhi branch organized blood donation camp at Jamia

Hamdard campus on 12th

March 2011. It also organized

major events in RX 2011 at

Jamia Hamdard. Sh. A K

Walia, health and family wel-

fare minister of New Delhi

were the honorable chief

guest. Mr. Satish Dipali,

Group leader at Glaxosmith

Klein and Dr. Rakesh Bharadwaj, Head, R&D, Aimil Pharma-

ceuticals India Ltd. were the eminent guests of honor. Then,

girls from B.pharma sung Hamdard tarana. After that

Dr.R.Zafar gave the welcome speech. Then Mr.A.K. Walia

addressed the audience and released the RX2011 souvenir. Mr.

G N Qazi gave the key remarks and addressed the eminent

guests. Hakeem Albul Hameed Alumni Award was given to

Dr. Arshad H Khuroo. Dr. R Zafar and Prof. R K Khar were

awarded by Mr. A.K. Walia for their dedicated and outstanding

contribution to Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard. In

speaker session, we had Dr. Arshad Khuroo (Ranbaxy), Mr.

K.K Ambardar (Cadila Pharmaceuticals), Mr. Paul S. Lalvani

(Empower School of Health). Then GPAT session has hel

which was regarding tips for preparation of GPAT exam by

Mr. Firoz Anwar, Assistant Director, AICTE, New Delhi. We

then had our alumni felicitation session and cultural events

comprised of Pharma quiz, Extempore, Community awareness

skit (on corruption), Inter college singing, Rock band competi-

tion, and many more.

Upcoming events:

IPA Delhi is looking forward to organize one day seminar on

regulatory affairs and IPR at dept. of Pharmaceutics, Amity

University, Noida.

Just like opening of pre-pharmacy club at DPS, RK Puram IPA

Delhi is likely to open many more pre-pharmacy clubs in dif-

ferent schools of Delhi and NCR.

One Day Workshop on Impurity Profiling Rx 2011

Dr. Rajesh Bhaskar

IPA Delhi Branch Act iv i t i e s

- When you are finished changing ,you are finished.

- Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement and success have no meaning.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

These two quotes play key role in the life of an adroit professional.

For this 2nd issue of our very own, IPA Delhi branch, students’ e-newsletter ‘Pharmaphilic’, we inter-

viewed three people: Prof. Roop Krishen Khar, Proctor of Jamia Hamdard University; Mr. Harvinder

Singh, Associate Director, Analytical Division, Ranbaxy research laboratories, Gurgaon; Mr. Kamran

Sheikh, current M.Pharm (pharmacology & toxicology) student pursuing from NIPER, S.A.S. Nagar. In

this issue we have focused on the GPAT and the opportunities which are associated to this.

M.Pharm is one of the most sought degrees in today's Pharma industry. Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test

(GPAT 2011) is an all India examination for admission to M.Pharm programmes in Pharmaceutical Sci-

ences conducted under All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi by the Maharaja Sayajirao University of

Baroda, Vadodara. Both, exam structure as well as syllabus for GPAT-2011 has been modified by M.S. Baroda University. Exam

consists of a single paper of 3 hours duration containing 150 multiple choice questions, each of three marks. The entire syllabus has

been elaborated if we compare it with GPAT-2010. There is no need to worry about these changes, because like other national level

entrance exams more stress should be given to the basic concepts of all the subjects mentioned in syllabus. Moreover, additional

topics which have been added to the syllabus are a part of the curriculum (B.Pharm), so the candidate must have an understanding of

these. There is only need to revise these topics few days before the exam.

Professor Roop Krishen Khar is a renowned academician and a

research scientist. He has supervised 45

Ph.D. as well as 60 M.Pharm. theses and

published more than 250 research papers in

international and national journals. He

takes very active interest in professional

matters and is a member of important se-

lection committees of many universities,

UPSC and an expert member of various

statutory bodies of AICTE and PCI. With

the expertise he has, we decided to ask him few questions

about GPAT which students across the country have on their

minds right now.

How GATE lost its recognition in the Pharma field? or

What was the reason of implementing GPAT? GATE for pharmacy was conducted along with the other tech-nical and Engineering courses, but it wasn’t related to those subjects for which GATE was specifically concerned for. So Government of India appointed a committee who in their board meetings, came to a conclusion that Pharmacy as a course should be separated. And ,ultimately GATE was converted into GPAT for M.Pharm admissions which is based on the knowl-edge acquired by a student at undergraduate i.e. B.Pharm course.

How GPAT should get recognized?

GPAT should get recognized at different levels and forums ,so

that students are marked equivalent and are benefitted when

they take admission in different universities in or outside the

country. And then there should be higher level of exam which

should be based on the courses of post graduation in pharma-

ceutical sciences in the four main conventional disciplines

(pharmaceutics, pharmacognosy, pharmachemistry, pharmacol-

ogy) for PhD admissions.

How to plan & prepare for G-PAT?

Gaining a good Score in GPAT depends on a well planned

study. Whole syllabus should be divided into the sections de-

pending on the relation of the topics with each other. Most im-

portantly, a student should be enthusiastic. Everyone has to

have his/her own strategy, as one can be good at Pharmachem-

istry or at Pharmaceutics. Syllabus should be critically looked

at, and correct as well as authentic resourcement for that topic

should be searched for. For the multiple choice questions, basic

concepts should be well clear for which students need lot of

good reading. After building good source of study material,

everyday atleast three hours should be devoted to study for 3-4

months. Apart from the resources like books, students should

also consult senior students who can guide them. 3-4 students

can group together & discuss their problems. It would be al-

ways better if things are well documented and a last key note

book is made to note down the important thisngs because cer-

tain things can be retained by writing only.

These were the words of Prof. Khar talking on the GPAT to

make the students more familiar with. To continue further we

wanted to have it straight from the winner’s mouth and decided

Phil i c Reveal s….

ADME. For Pharmaceutical Microbiology portion, go through

chapters on structure of bacteria and virus from Hugo and Rus-

sel. For immunology portion, do first two chapters of Kuby and

for vaccines, see again Hugo and Russel. For incompatibility,

use any general pharmacy book like N K Jain.

In analysis, first try to gain command over chromatography

and important types of spectroscopy such as Mass, IR, UV,

NMR. Then go through smaller topics such as X-ray spectros-

copy, Potentiometry, Conductometry, Polarography, Po-

larimetry, Fluorimetry, Atomic absorption

spectroscopy, Flame photometry. In Ti-

trimetric analysis, give more stress to acid-

base titration, precipitation titration and non

-aqueous titration. Check out the different

types of indicators used in different types of

titration and their pH ranges as well as their

color change.

In Medicinal chemistry it is neither possible nor necessary to

go through all the synthesis as well as structures of all the

drugs. But there are certain classes of drugs which you should

be familiar with synthesis and structure. Organic chemistry

basics and name reactions are the new additions this year.

Pharmacology, biochemistry and biotechnology are to be done

as usual by referring any of the standard text book recom-

mended below.

Pharmaceutics:

Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy: Sus-

tained release, chromatography (analysis)

Hugo and Russell’s Pharmaceutical Microbiology: Structure

of bacteria and virus, vaccines and sera, fermentation

Kuby Immunology: First two chapters for the basics of im-

munology

N K Jain and S N Sharma: Pharmaceutical incompatibility

Analysis:

Silverstein and Webster: Mass spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy

Pavia: NMR spectroscopy

Vogel: titrimetric analysis

Chatwal: X-ray spectroscopy, potentiometry, conductometry,

polarography, polarimetry, fluorimetry, atomic absorption

spectroscopy, flame photometry

Medicinal and organic chemistry:

Wilson & Gisvold's Textbook Of Organic Medicinal And

Pharmaceutical Chemistry: whole book, for pharmacological

mechanisms and chemical structures

Solomons & Fryhle Organic Chemistry: for organic chemistry

basics

S N Sanyal: for name reactions

Pharmacology:

Rang and dale: whole book, nothing else is needed

Biochemistry, biotechnology and molecular biology:

U Satyanarayana, Lehninger Principle of Biochemistry

to ask directly from a student about a sound strategy which one

must follow in order to succeed in GPAT. Kamran Sheikh is a

diligent and bright student who is cur-

rently pursuing Pharmacology and Toxi-

cology from NIPER, S.A.S Nagar, Mo-

hali. He secured the 12th rank in GPAT

2010 and came 9th in the NIPER-2010

entrance test. Let’s see what he has to

share.

How to start preparing for GPAT?

First of all, refer the given syllabus;

Use books which provide fundamental concepts and also refer

to problem oriented books which provide you with an opportu-

nity to solve as many MCQ’s as you can;

Refer the previous years’ question papers in order to get an

understanding of the pattern of the test;

Start from basic chapters (Like nomenclature, basic rings,

types of receptors, classification of drugs etc.)

Refer 2 to 3 books but keep only 1 as a standard and add to it

points taken from various referral books;

Note down the probable concepts ( like formulae, chemical

structures, etc) and refer to them daily or on a periodical basis;

Self assessment tests are important and help to give you a

better understanding of your preparation.

What to cover

Study important subjects first and

then the rest of the topics.

Major topics: Pharmaceutics, Phar-

macology, Medicinal Chemistry,

Pharmceutical Analysis, Pharma-

cognosy.

Minor topics: Biochemistry, Juris-

prudence, Physical pharmacy, Mi-

crobiology, Pharmaceutical Bio-

technology, Biopharmaceutics,

Community Pharmacy.

Remember to cover both the major and the minor sub-

jects as the latter decide the toppers. How to prepare for GPAT

First of all, try to finish the pharmaceutics (dosage forms as

well as physical), pharmacology, analysis (spectroscopy), phar-

macognosy and medicinal chemistry according to the older

syllabus.

For Pharmaceutics (dosage forms) try to prepare notes for all

the data based concepts (from Lachman). Do all types of dos-

age forms from Lachman. For Physical pharmacy portion, go

for Martin thoroughly. Give stress upon Rheology, Rate kinet-

ics and the concepts of suspensions and emulsions like CMC,

Zeta potential, Gold number etc. Mixing, milling, drying and

filtration must be done from Lachman. For Crystallization and

distillation, go through Subrahmanyam. In Biopharmaceutics

there is no need to go into the detail of two compartment model

(basics only). Do one compartment, non-linear pharmacokinet-

ics well. Keep sound knowledge of clearance concept and

Tips for preparation

Do not get anything into mind other than your goal. Take

proper sleep of at least seven hours. Revision is of foremost

importance especially for pharmacognosy and pharmacology.

Always try to correlate pharmacology to medicinal chemistry

and if possible read both the subjects simultaneously. Try to

solve previous years’ papers without seeing the answers. Dur-

ing last ten days more and more stress should be given for the

revision of pharmacology, pharmacognosy and medicinal

chemistry.

Tips for examination hall

For the students who are going to give GPAT in the next month

this information will prove to be beneficial. Read the questions

carefully and answer only those questions for which you are

sure about the answer. Mark the OMR sheet simultaneously

after solving each question. You can also answer the questions

in which you are fifty percent sure but you should have logic

for the answer which you are selecting.

After going through the detailed information on GPAT let’s

move forward to M.Pharm and the opportunities which a stu-

dent can avail in the professional environment. For this we

interviewed Mr. Harvinder Singh. Mr. Harvinder Singh is a

man full of love and care for stu-

dents. He always tries his best to

take out time from his busy sched-

ules and guide people seeking his

help. Having an experience of

about 20 yrs, he is full of knowl-

edge and is very regular and punc-

tual about his work as a profes-

sional.

How long have you been associated with Ranbaxy sir?

I was shortlisted for interview and then selected in this es-

teemed organization immediately after completion of M.

Pharm (Pharmaceutical chemistry) through campus placement

of Jamia Hamdard, Delhi in 1992.

Could you please brief up certain tips for our pharmacists

for them to be placed in good industries?

Pharmaceutical Industry is looking for bright promising candi-

date; one should have confidence and composure for their se-

lection in the industry. The following are certain tips to be

taken care

- Continuous Reading and updating knowledge of concerned

area is very important

- Understanding of current Pharmacopoeial requirements and

updating knowledge/awareness of ICH guideline is required

- In the current scenario, Industry is quite competitive; one

should have zeal and zest to achieve the goal in specified time

- One should believe to work as team player

What are the chances for M.Pharm students pursuing their

2nd year projects in industries to get absorbed there in?

Students those who get a chance to pursue their project work in

the Industry are lucky enough to have platform to start their

career. Industry is always looking for intelligent and hardwork-

ing candidate and they get a chance to prove the same during

their project. This leads them to get absorbed in the same firm.

Students those who get a chance to pursue their project work in

the Industry are lucky enough to have platform to start their

career. Industry is always looking for intelligent and hardwork-

ing candidate and they get a chance to prove the same during

their project. This leads them to get absorbed in the same firm.

Can you please enlist some major Pharma companies in

Delhi-NCR? - Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, Gurgaon

- Dabur Pharma currently is Fresenius Qabi, Gurgaon

- Jubilant Pharmaceutical, Noida

-Glaxo Smith Kline

What in general is the basic procedure that the industries

follow for the placements of pharmacists?

Suitability of the candidate is first accessed depending on the

Job vacancy. Procedure starts with interview to judge Good

technical knowledge / understanding of concerned area and

awareness of regulations. Also other soft skills will be having

added advantage.

As pharmaceutical industry of our country has its recognition

worldwide, it is very clear that science undergraduates should

have an intense understanding of drug development and be

technically competent in their concerned field.

There are numerous possibilities in pharmaceutical Industry

which depend on the stream chosen during M. Pharm.

The possibilities could be in the following areas:

Analytical research

Product development

Regulatory affairs

Quality assurance

Clinical research

Medical affairs

Drug discovery

How much time one has to

devote to the job in general?

In Industry, the Quality scores over number of hours spent!

One should work with focused approach during stipulated

working hours. Pharma industry is ever growing and the pay or

hikes are one of the best among other industries. Once the indi-

vidual finds the right foothold in the concerned field, sky is the

limit.

Any other guidance you would like to give to our pharma-

cists seeking good placements sir?

One should remember that he/she would be dealing with prod-

uct for human consumption; therefore, quality, efficacy and

safety are the key areas. Pharma Industry is very dynamic and

there are numerous opportunities for good pharmacists.

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Students who do not qualify GPAT are quite confused as to

what to do after their Bachelors. While most would opt for

either a job or a university which does not require GPAT as a

necessary qualification, we at The Pharmaphilic would like to

tell you about options outside India. There are unlimited

options with several countries offering opportunities, with

multiple types of scholarships and different types of degrees

after Bachelors in Pharmacy. Here is an overview of what may

be considered the basics.

The US has several universities that offer both Master’s and

Doctoral degrees to students who have completed their

Bachelors. Unlike in India where most often a Masters degree

is compulsory for admission into Ph. D, in the USA a

Bachelor’s is sufficient. The general basic requirements vary

university to university but the most necessary requirements

are:

A valid score on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).

A valid score on the TOEFL.

A Bachelorette degree with a good GPA or percentage.

Paper publications are desirable.

Research or industrial training increases the applicants’

chances.

Though scholarships are generally provided to most students in

the form of Teaching or Research Assistantships, the

availability may depend on the university’s funding. Usually

the complete tuition fees and living expenses are covered in

these scholarships. Those students going for Masters rarely get

scholarships of any kind.

Europe is also a destination which students may consider. Most

countries usually require that the student know the basics of the

regional language but the course may be taught in English

itself. The most accurate information may be obtained from the

country’s High Commission or Embassy in India itself or by

mailing to the university. There are no specific requirements

apart from a strong resume and knowledge of that particular

Country language. Though most offer scholarships and

complete fee waivers including living costs, some charge fees

Far Flung for Educat ion which may be nominal or for visa purposes only as in the case

of Sweden.

The United Kingdom was considered as the easiest country for

further education until the recent visa restrictions and fee hike.

With a plethora of universities offering several degrees to

Bachelor’s students, it has no minimum or basic requirements

apart from a valid TOEFL score. With several agencies work-

ing to get students into universities in UK, students onlyneed

approach these agencies. For those who want to get there in a

more valid manner, a visit to the British Council at several lo-

cations across India or to the country embassy in India should

give you a detailed repertoire. Scholarships are limited and

highly competitive and may vary from complete fee waivers

including living costs to minimal fee concessions as low as

1000 pounds. Education is expensive but easy for those who

can fund it themselves. Inspite of it all, the UK offers one of

the best quality education and in lesser duration of time than

most other countries, with Masters being completed in 1 year

and Ph. D in 3-4 years.

Japan is an education destination less explored and usually not

considered. With one of the few best and oldest universities of

the world including Kieo University it is also an option stu-

dents may consider. The entrance process is usually multiple

stepped and involves an entrance test and interviews. Students

selected are usually offered scholarships and the only require-

ment is the knowledge of Japanese. Other Asian countries such

as Singapore and China may also be considered. Singoapore

offers some of the best options and does not have any language

requirements. Students need only go through the University site

for application requirements and apply.

Even though one may think of any of these options for further

education after Bachelors, they all require that the application

process be initiated a year before the semester in which admis-

sion is desired except for the United Kingdom. So do not be

disheartened if you have not qualified the GPAT and simply go

for any one of these countries as future destinations for further

education.

UNITED KINGDOM

What to do? Where to go? ........

These are the few thoughts which pops up every now and then in the mind of all students of bachelor of pharmacy. This is not the

only cause of worry; one more dreadful hurdle is also there in the path of higher education, i.e. “GPAT” (graduate pharmacy aptitude

test). As we all know GPAT is newly introduced all India Entrance exam, so there might be some queries among students regarding

GPAT, one more reason to get confuse. Pharmaphillic “student oriented newsletter” is come up with its new edition to decipher

some of the perplexity in student’s mind. As the time goes the stress of passing the GPAT will be on the zenith. Some of our lucky

readers will crack GPAT successfully and come up with flying colours. But those who are not able to crack it should not disappoint.

There many virtuous ways to make your dream come true of getting higher education from reputed college of India. Pharmaphillic

team did extensive research on institution offering M.Pharm, their admission criteria, eligibility and numbers of seats and categorised

them into various sectors of India. The boon of this collection is that it also contain institutes offering some of the non-conventional

courses, which are in future will be on high demand and will proved out to be remarkable than the conventional courses.

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EAST ZONE-

Kanak Manjari Insititue of

Pharmaceutical Sciences,

Chhend

-courses offered: M.Pharm

in Pharmaceutical Manage-

ment ( Production Oriented),

Pharmacognosy.

-Preferences is given to the

student with GPAT score

-Seats 40 (total).

Non GPAT students can also

apply.

Birla Institute of Technol-

ogy, Mesra, Ranchi

-Candidates must be GPAT

qualified for the M. Pharm

-Non-GPAT candidates may

also apply for some programs.

Apart from M.Pharm course

some PG diploma courses are

also their.

Jadavpur University, Cal-

cutta

-Eligibility: B.Pharm

-Preferences is given to the

student with GPAT score

-M.Pharm seats: 25.

Calcutta Institute of Phar-

maceutical Technology and

Allied Health Sciences, Kol-

kata

-Admission through Test con-

ducted by the Institute. Selec-

tion of the candidates will be

made according to merit list.

-Seats: 18

WEST ZONE-

Govt. College of Pharmacy,

Karad

-No.of seats: non sponsored(5

seats), Sponsored (5 seats ),

SC/ST (3 Seats), Foreign na-

tional/N.R.I (3 Seats).

-Non GPAT students can also

apply.

-Last date to apply-22nd july.

-official Website-gcopk.org

kota college of pharmacy,

Rajasthan

-Admissions based on GPAT

or direct admission also.

-M.pharm seats: 36

Goa College of Pharmacy,

Panaji

-Admission criteria-When

GPAT seats will be filled,

then rest of the seats will be

allotted to non GPAT candi-

dates.

-M.pharm seats: 23

Vidya Bharati Trust College

of Pharmacy, Surat

-Seats: for joint admission

committee (8 seats), N.R.I

seats(2 seats).

-Eligibility: JACPC decides

the student intake ( GPAT

qualified or Gujarat CET

qualified or any other exam

equivalent to it).

NORTH ZONE-

DIPSAR, New Delhi

-The merit list will be pre-

pared by apportioning the

weightage of marks in

B.Pharm, qualifying examina-

tion and GPAT.

-First 85% of the total seats

will be filled from University

of Delhi Graduates & remain-

ing 15% seats will be filled by

Non-Delhi Candidates.

Website: www.dipsar.in

NIPER, Mohali

-Candidate must have valid

GPAT/GATE/NET qualifica-

tion.

-Date of commencement of

online registration:1st june,

2011

http://www.niper.gov.in

Panjab Technical University

Eligibility -

-The candidate should have a

valid GPAT score.

www.punjabiniversity.ac.in

Dr. H. S. Gour Central Uni-

versity Sagar, Madhya

Pradesh

Official website:

www.sagaruniversity.nic.in

SOUTH ZONE-

Al Ameen College of Phar-

macy-

M.pharm seats: 52

Official Website:

www.alameen.edu

JSS College of Pharmacy

-Students will be admitted to

M.Pharm course on the basis

of the rank list prepared by

the University from marks

secured in B.Pharm in rele-

vant subjects conducted by

various Boards of Authority

and an entrance examination.

Web site: www.jsscpooty.org/

-Date of receipt of filled ap-

plication form : 3rd june, 2011

Manipal University, Mani-

pal

-Admissions are done on the

basis of rank obtained in the

All India Manipal University

Online Entrance Test: 2011.

Web site: www.manipal.edu

-Last date of receipt of appli-

cation form: 10th may, 2011

K.L.E University, Belgaum,

Karnataka: -

www.kleblrpharm.org

-Last date of receipt of appli-

cation form : 29th april, 2011

INTERNATIONAL

Venue: University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

Dates: 3rd to 7th July 2011

Registration deadline: 29th April 2011

Website :ht tp: / /www.rsc.org/ConferencesAndEvents/

RSCConferences/6-ISMSC/cfp.asp

Twelfth Annual Land O'Lakes Bioanalytical Conference

Venue: Devils Head Resort, Merrimac, WI, USA

Dates: 11th to15th July 2011

Registration deadline: 16th May 2011

Website:http://ce.pharmacy.wisc.edu/courseinfo/2011JulyLOL/

#poster

International Conference on Purinergic Drugs and Targets

Venue: University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Dates: 22nd to 25th July 2011

Registration deadline: 30nd April 2011

Website:http://www.purineclub.uni-bonn.de/tagungen/4th-joint-

german-italian-purine-club-meeting/abstract

Patient Safety: From Product to Patient Care and Transla-

tional Research Venue: Sunee Grand Hotel and Convention Center, Ubon

Ratchathani, Thailand

Registration deadline: 30th April 2011

Website: http://www.phar.ubu.ac.th/patient/

APS Biopharmaceutics Focus Group

Venue: MSD Innovation Centre, Hoddesdon, UK

Date: 9th June 2011

Registration deadline: 30th April 2011

Website: http://www.apsgb.org/Default.asp

NATIONAL

National Conference on ‘Impact of Nanotechnology on

Drug Discovery & Development’ Venue: Koti resort, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

Dates: 25th to 27th June 2011

Registration deadline: 5th May 2011

E-mail: pharmanext@gmail.com (Harish Pal)

Website: http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/13925059/1727264361/

name/Shimla

71st International Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuti-

cal Sciences: Compromising safety and quality: a risky

path Venue: Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC),

Novotel & HICC Complex (Near Hitec City), Hyderabad, India

Dates: 2nd to 8th September 2011

Registration deadline: 15th May 2011

Website: http://www.fip.org/hyderabad2011/hyderabad_home

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Q 1. Which of the following would you like to opt as a career after your 12th?

Q 2. Have you ever heard about Pharmacy? If Yes, then from

Q 3. Do you know any college/university that offers Pharmacy as a course

52% students were aware of Delhi University and 24% students said that they know AMITY University

while rest of the students were not aware of any university.

Q 4. The term “drug” means?

Q 5. In case of an illness, you take medicines by consulting with

Q 6. You take medicine yourself when you are suffering from

Q 7. Who is the better professional to prescribe the medicines?

Q 8. Which of the following is a pharmaceutical industry?

Q 9. Expiry date should be checked for:

Q 10. Doubling the dose intake of medicine will cure you faster?

Q 11. Do you follow the course and frequency of medicine prescribed by the doctor?

Q 12. Medicines are made up of?

Q 13. What do you think is the scope of Pharmacy as a profession?

Q 14. How will you rank pharmacy as a professional course to study:

Medical 69% Engineering 17% Pharmacy 2% Any other 12%

Relative 50% Media/News 24% Friends 17% Any other 9%

Medicine 87% Brown sugar 2% Narcotics 2% Any other 9%

Physician always 38% Physician sometimes 38% Chemist 12% Parents/ on your own 12%

Viral fever 17% Headache 47% Acidity 32% Any other 4%

Physician 52% Pharmacist 46% Nurse 2% Any other 0%

Ranbaxy 100% MTNL 0% TATA 0% Infosys 0%

Medicines 0% Milk products 0% Canned food 0% All of them 100%

Yes 0% No 84% Can’t say 16% Don’t know 0%

Yes 47% Sometimes 36% No 4% It does not matter 13%

Animal products 0% Plant products 0% Chemicals 0% All of them 100%

Chemist/Drug inspector 0% Researcher 2% Professor 0% All of them 98%

2% 20% 45% 9% 9% 2% 2% 0% 0% 11%

Our Pharmaphilic team decided to take a school survey in order to assess the aware-

ness on various aspects of pharmacy among the students in one of Delhi school.

From the results we concluded that proper knowledge related to the medicines should

be given to the students which will surely support in the betterment of the country’s

health sector.

School Scenario

Do you know? Although the GPAT-2011 scorecard is valid only for one year but

this is for the purpose of obtaining scholarship in M.Pharmacy. After completing M. Pharm degree if someone is interested in get-

ting registered for Ph.D. degree then GPAT scorecard is valid be-

yond one year and the applicants need not appear in separate en-trance/eligibility examination for Ph.D. registration conducted by

universities.

Editorial Team

Dr. Farhan Jalees Ahmad

Dr. Gaurav K Jain

Sohail Hasan

Musarrat Husain Warsi

Neha Mallick

Mayank Singhal

Ayesha Pasha

Sonal Bansal

Sharmeen Fatima

Shefali Katiyar

Nupur Ambardar

Shweta Srivastav

Kriti Soni

Shayana Gora

Manni Dutta

Vaidehi Garg

Devina Verma

Sugandha Mittal

Ayesha Baig

Rubina Bhutani

Tushar Arora

Ask the Expert s

Fun-o-f i l i c

If I qualify in GPAT-2011 Examination then am I assured of scholarship in

M. Pharmacy?

Qualifying in GPAT-2011 examination is the minimum eligibility criteria for getting a

scholarship in M. Pharmacy. But, qualifying in GPAT-2011 has nothing to do with reser-

vation policy for admissions into M. Pharmacy courses. Seats in the M. Pharmacy course

like other courses are reserved as per state/central government policy. Scholarship to the

GPAT-2011 qualified candidates would be given by AICTE, New Delhi as per the rules/

norms prevalent at that time.

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