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Course Detail

Course Name Pharmacotherapeutics II – Practical
Program Pharm. D.
Semester Five & Six
Year Taught 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018

Summary

‘Pharmacotherapeutics II – Practical’ is a course offered in the third year of Pharm. D. program at School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences campus, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

Practicals

Course Duration: 3 Hrs./Week

Hospital postings in various departments designed to complement the lectures by providing practical clinical discussion; attending ward rounds; follow up the progress and changes made in drug therapy in allotted patients; case presentation upon discharge. Students are required to maintain a record of cases presented and the same should be submitted at the end of the course for evaluation.

The student shall be trained to understand the principle and practice involved in selection of drug therapy including clinical discussion.

A minimum of 20 cases should be presented and recorded covering most common diseases.

Assignments

Students are required to submit written assignments on the topics given to them. Topics allotted should cover recent developments in drug therapy of various diseases. A minimum of THREE assignments [1500– 2000 words] should be submitted for evaluation.

Format of the assignment :

  1. Minimum & Maximum number of pages.
  2. Reference(s) shall be included at the end.
  3. Assignment can be a combined presentation at the end of the academic year.
  4. It shall be computer draft copy.
  5. Name and signature of the student.
  6. Time allocated for presentation may be 8+2 Min.Scheme of Practical Examination:
Sessionals Annual
Synopsis 05 15
Major Experiment 10 25
Minor Experiment 03 15
Viva 02 10
Max Marks 20 70
Duration 03 hrs 04 hrs

Note : Total sessional marks is 30 (20 for practical sessional plus 10 marks for regularity, promptness, viva-voce and record maintenance).

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