Department of pharmacy practice,Al shifa college of pharmacy

DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY PRACTICE

The mission of the Department of Pharmacy Practice in Al Shifa hospital is to

1) Prepare students for entry into the pharmacy profession in an environment that supports and inspires critical thinking, life-long learning, leadership and professionalism

 2) Create and disseminate knowledge related to the rational use, delivery and access to drugs and other therapeutic modalities and 3)Provide service and leadership to the university community, the profession of pharmacy and the public related to education and the optimal use of medications

About the Department

The Department of Pharmacy Practice is an academic department in the Al Shifa College of Pharmacy located in kizhatoor campus under Calicut University and also has facilities in Al Shifa Hospital in Perinthalmanna. The mission of the Department of Pharmacy Practice is to demonstrate excellence through performance in the areas of discovery, learning, and engagement.

The Department of Pharmacy Practice supports the College of Pharmacy's vision by:

* Providing education to students that enable them to acquire in-depth expertise in the pharmaceutical, social/economic management, and related sciences in order to function as educators and scientists in higher education, government service, and the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries

* Serving the community by engaging in scholarly activities that lead to improvements in healthcare delivery and enhance health outcomes

* Fostering innovation in research through interdisciplinary collaboration with other schools/colleges within other national/international universities, and pharmacy practitioners to enhance to profession body of knowledge resulting in practice advancement

* Contributing to the profession of pharmacy by participation in leadership roles in pharmaceutical organizations and community programs

DILIP.C

ASST PROFESSOR

ALSHIFA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

PERINTHALMANNA, KERALA

pharm D in India.,Al shifa college of pharmacy

Pharm.D

As a part of our expansion programme and with a mission to serve the community as a whole, We have introduced Pharm D in Alshifa College of pharmacy, which to our expectation will produce more number of trained quality pharma professionals in coming years. We have ample infrastructure focusing mainly on clinical aspects. The introduction of the Pharm D. course is set to change the country’s pharmacy education landscape.  The introduction of Pharm.D, a six year integrated postgraduate programme, is expected to take the country’s pharmacy education to international levels. Pharm D. is a six year course providing intensive training in pharmacy practice and clinical pharmacy services.  The course will include five years of clinical and community-based theory with ward rounds and one year internship in hospitals.  Pharm D. students will work in coordination with doctors to treat patients.  In the final year, the student will come out as a clinical pharmacist who will be an essential component of healthcare equal to doctors. Pharm D. graduates will study in detail about drugs for different diseases, will advise patients about dose, action, and side effects and has knowledge and skills of current diagnostic methods, treatment modalities, drug delivery system, therapeutics outcome, pharmaco economics and pharmaco therapy to meet the rapid changes in the healthcare system. 

 A pharmacist is a vital link in the physician-patient chain and he is expected to play a key role in the dissemination of pharmaceutical knowledge. The practice of pharmacy includes the custody, preparation and distribution of pharmaceutical products besides providing advice on health and nutrition related issues. Al Shifa College of Pharmacy at Perinthalmanna in Malappuram district is the only college in the State to get the PCI approval this year. We are the only college in kerala giving 50% Govt merit seat for poor and meritorious students for improving the health care status of the state .Alshifa college is attached to a 450-beded tertiary care referral hospital. 

 The final outcome of the Pharm.D course

1. Pharmaceutical care to patient by integrating pharmacy into every day functioning of                  hospital and patient care, to be an essential part of heath care team.

2. Developing and managing medication, distribution and control systems. Further ensure                  correct storage, expiry dates and maintenance of documentation.

3. Maintaining of patient after medication, analyzing, reporting medication errors. Preparing                 policies, procedures for safe use of high risk medication, blood products, chemotherapeutic     agents, radioactive isotopes, investigational new drug and medicinal gases.

4. Promoting public health, patient counseling, and food drug interaction drug drug interaction.

  providing drug information, poison information, education to health care team and stake                              holder (patients)

5. Managing the pharmacy.

Dilip.c

Asst professor

Al-shifa college of pharmacy

perinthalmanna, kerala.