A Bachelor of Pharmacy (abbreviated BPharm) is an undergraduate academic degree in the field of pharmacy. The degree is the basic prerequisite for registration to practice as a pharmacist in many countries. In some countries, it has been superseded by the Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degrees. In the United States, this degree was granted as the baccalaureate pharmacy degree only at Washington State University, where it has now been superseded by the PharmD degree. The degree previously offered within the US—and still the required degree in Canada—is the Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy.
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In Australia, the BPharm degree is awarded following a four-year undergraduate pharmacy program. Australian undergraduate pharmacy courses were previously three years, but were increased to four years during the 1990s with an increased emphasis on pharmacy practice education. During the early 2000s, two-year postgraduate Master of Pharmacy courses were established by many universities, but to date these have accounted for a relatively minor proportion of pharmacy graduates.
All BPharm programs in Australia are accredited by the New Zealand and Australian Pharmacy Schools Accreditation Committee (NAPSAC). Programs provide training in fields including: pharmacology, chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacy practice (including pharmacotherapeutics, disease state management, etc.), pharmaceutics, ethics, pharmacy law, pharmacy management, physiology, anatomy, biochemistry, kinetics, and compounding medications.
At present, either the BPharm degree or the MPharm degree are acceptable for registration as a practicing pharmacist. See list of pharmacy schools: Australia for a listing of institutions offering the BPharm degree.
As with most honours degrees at Australian universities, the awarding of a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) (abbreviated BPharm(Hons)) is based on the completion of original research and a high-level of academic performance. All other graduates are awarded a pass degree. Unlike most Honours degrees in Australia, an additional year of study is not required for a BPharm(Hons) as most universities integrate research and coursework in the fourth year of BPharm(Hons) programs.
In 2003, The University of Sydney began offering a four-year Bachelor of Pharmacy (Rural) (abbreviated BPharm (Rural)) program at its Orange campus. It was designed to address the continuing shortage of pharmacists in rural areas and placed greater emphasis on rural aspects of pharmacy practice. Since most of the units-of-study were common to both the BPharm and BPharm (Rural), many of the lectures were delivered by academics at the main campus in Sydney with a live video broadcast to students at Orange.
The program was not offered in 2005, following the transfer of Orange campus to Charles Sturt University. Following a review, a new BPharm (Rural) program was offered from 2006 onwards at the university's main campus (Camperdown/Darlington campus).
Australian universities offering Bachelor or Master of Pharmacy programs (circa June 2010):
In Hong Kong, Bachelor of Pharmacy is offered by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) under the Faculty of Medicine. The CUHK Bachelor of Pharmacy Programme started in 1992 and is the only pharmacy degree programme available in Hong Kong until 2009. It aims to train graduates to function independently as professional health care providers who, as part of the health care team, can provide first class pharmaceutical and health-related care for the health of Hong Kong citizens.
The Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) degree is awarded on satisfactory completion of at least three years of full-time study. To be considered for registration by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board Hong Kong as practising pharmacist in Hong Kong, the student must complete a further year of pre-registration training as required by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
However, starting from 2009, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) will also implement the Bachelor of Pharmacy under the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine.
CUHK offers 30 places while HKU offers 20 places each year. Head of the department of B Pharm in M G University is Jaison Bhai.....
The Bachelor of Pharmacy degree is popularly known as B Pharm in India. It is a four year program with both annual and semester schemes available. In order to be eligible, one must pass with at least 50% marks in 10 + 2 (or an equivqlent examination )with biology/mathematics as one of the subjects. In some states it is mandatory to give an additional pharmacy entrance examination in order to be eligible for the course. On the other hand D Pharma students are too eligible for admission into B Pharma in second year directly via Lateral entry . Colleges imparting Pharmaceutical education (D Pharma , B Pharma , M pharma or Pharm D must be approved by All Indian Council of Technical Education (AICTE ) or Pharmacy Council Of India (PCI). The Bachelor of Pharmacy degree is popularly known as B Pharm in India. It is a four year program with both annual and semester schemes available. In order to be eligible, one must pass with at least 50% marks in 10 + 2 (or an equivqlent examination )with biology/mathematics as one of the subjects. In some states it is mandatory to give an additional pharmacy entrance examination in order to be eligible for the course.
For a student to be eligible for registration as a Pharmacist the college from which thet graduated must be approved PCI . B pharma is often superseeded by M Pharma and Ph D level courses. Although minimum qualification required for registration as a pharmacist at PCI is D.Pharm Although in India B.PHARMA status is very poor there is no development conduct by any Indian government yet today. In India there is no scope for pharma students due to government fake polices.The Pharmacist is not recognised due to non availability of a Pharmacist at the Retail Pharmacies throughout India and no Judiciary action or the Government of India not interested in giving good and better qualified degree services as per the WHO norms to its citizens except to the pilgrimage to HAJ of mere 2 to 3 months where the minimum qualification is degree in Pharmacy. Hope the pharmacy council of India takes up this issue very seriously and upgrade the qualification to B.Pharma soon in this age of medical tourism as per the WHO norms where even the neighboring countries have already implemented degree as minimum qualification to be a Pharmacist and mainly the Colleges and Institutions take the step of totally banning Diploma course so that the services to the society are provided by their students qualified as per the WHO standards as per notification in the year 1988 implemented at least now after span of 23 years.
Prominent colleges imparting B Pharma in India approved by PCI as on September 30 , 2010 are
1. Nirma Institute of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad 2. Madurai Medical College , Madurai , Tamil Nadu 3. Alwar Pharmacy college , Alwar , Rajasthan 4. Bharti Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Sriganganagar 5. Banaras Hindu University (BHU ) , Varanasi , Uttar Pradesh 6. Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (DIPSAR ), New Delhi 7. ISF College of Pharmacy , Moga , Punjab 8. SGRR Institute of Pharmacy, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 9. Madras Medical College , Chennai , Tamil Nadu 10. Hamdard University, New Delhi 11. Bombay College of Pharmacy , Mumbai, Maharashtra 12. Gyan Vihar School of Pharmacy, Jaipur, Rajasthan 13. Srinivas College of Pharmacy,Valachil,Mangalore 14. Smt.Vidyawati college of Pharmacy,Uttar Pradesh,Jhansi 15. Indira College Of Pharmacy,Pune-33 16.Alard College of Pharmacy, Hinjewadi,Pune-411057 17. AISSMS College of Pharmacy, Pune. 01 These are few colleges approved by PCI impartin B Pharma . List of colleges approved by PCI can be viewed by visiting www.pci.nic.in
PharmD is the only Basic Pharmacy Degree (5 years program) awarded by universities in Pakistan now. The program has to be approved by Pharmacy Council of Pakistan. Most universities in Pakistan have approved PharmD programs. Others are not accredited yet and need to overcome deficiencies before being appoved by pharmacy council Pakistan BPharmacy degree holders, who are Registered as Pharmacists with the Pharmacy Council of Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan or Khyber-Paktunkwa, can study at any one of the Universities approved by the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan for a one year evening and/or weekend course leading to (post-B.Pharmacy) Doctor of Pharmacy which has been approved by the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan.
BPharm degrees in the Republic of Ireland are offered by:
However in Northern Ireland (which is part of the United Kingdom) MPharm degrees (as opposed to BPharm degrees) are offered at Queen's University Belfast as in the rest of the UK.
In the United Kingdom, the BPharm degree was awarded following a three-year undergraduate pharmacy program. It was superseded in 1997 by the Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree, awarded following a four year program, as a result of European Union harmonisation.
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