Master in Pharmacy (Clinical Pharmacy)

Eligibility

• B. Pharm or equivalent degree recognized by the government of Nepal
• Registered in Nepal Pharmacy Council
• Candidate should score a minimum of 50% (Pass Marks) in the Entrance Examinations conducted by Medical Education Commission for being eligible to be on the merit list 

Exam Format

• Single best response type with Multiple choice questions
• Four options (A, B, C, D)
• No. of questions - 200
• Recall:Understanding: Application – 30:50:20 
• Duration – 3 hours including one-time voluntary toilet break

Weightage

S.No.	Subjects	Marks
1	Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics	20
2	Industrial Pharmacy	18
3	Physical Pharmacy	18
4	Instrumental Analysis	18
5	Quality Assurance	18
6	Pharmacology and Toxicology	18
7	Pharmaceuticals and Jurisprudence	18
8	Pharmacotherapeutic	18
9	Clinical Pharmacy	18
10	Hospital Pharmacy	18
11	Pharmacy Practice	18
Total		200

Clinical pharmacists are involved in providing the advanced pharmaceutical care services to the patient and are directly involved in patient care activities. Managing medicines safely, effectively and efficiently is central to the delivery of high-quality care that is focused on the patient. Such graduates will be needed in various kinds of health agencies, communities, hospitals, and institutions. In general, M.Pharm (Clinical pharmacy) graduates will be able to carry out the responsibilities of various health institutions and hospital as a researcher and care provider. They collaborate with other members of health care service providers or may involve directly in patients care. Areas of a practice of these graduates include:

• Professional development.
• Pharmaceutical care
• Disease-state management 
• Clinical interventions (refusal to dispense a drug, recommendation to change and/or add a drug to a patient's pharmacotherapy, dosage adjustments, etc.
• Extemporaneous pharmaceutical compounding.
• Communication skills
• Health psychology
• Patient care
• Drug abuse prevention
• Prevention of drug interactions, including drug-drug interactions or drug-food interactions
• Prevention (or minimization) of adverse events
• Incompatibility
• Drug discovery and evaluation
• Community Pharmacy
• Hospital pharmacy management

The duration of the Master of Pharmacy in Clinical Pharmacy course is of  2 years (4 semesters). In each of the first two semesters, there are courses work comprising a minimum of 15 weeks of instruction and examination preparation leave of one week. The part of the third semester is allocated for instruction and proposal writing for the research project. The fourth semester is exclusively dedicated to the dissertation. During the span of the study, students are encouraged to present Seminars and write review papers whose marks will be included in internal theory marks. The total credit hour of whole courses is of 62 hours .

Semester-wise Breakdown of Master of Pharmacy in Clinical Pharmacy Course

TIM: Theory Internal Marks | TFM: Theory Final Marks | PIM: Practical Internal Marks | PFM: Practical Final Marks

Master of Pharmacy in Clinical Pharmacy: First Semester Course Structure
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	TIM	TFM	PIM	PFM	Total
MPHAR 614	Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics	3+1=4	20	80	25	25	150
MPHAR 616	Pathophysiology	3+1=4	20	80	25	25	150
MPHAR 617	Principles of Pharmacology and Toxicology	3	50	100	-	-	150
MPHAR 618	Clinical Pharmacy I	3+1=4	20	80	25	25	150
MPHAR 619	Hospital Pharmacy	3+1=4	20	80	25	25	150
	Total	19					750
-----	Seminar as a part of MPHAR 617 / 618 / 619 practical

Master of Pharmacy in Clinical Pharmacy: Second Semester Course Structure
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	TIM	TFM	PIM	PFM	Total
MPHAR 620	Novel Drug Delivery System and Pharmaceutical Products	2	10	40	25	25	100
MPHAR 621	Pharmacotherapeutics I	3+1=4	20	80	25	25	150
MPHAR 622	Biostatistics and Clinical Research	3	20	80	25	25	150
MPHAR 623	Clinical Pharmacy II	3+1=4	20	80	25	25	150
MPHAR 624	Hospital and Community Pharmacy	3+1=4	20	80	25	25	150
MPHAR 625	Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence	2	10	40	-	-	50
	Total	19					750
-----	Seminar as a part of MPHAR 621 / 622 / 623 practical
-----	Clinical Clerkship (Practical for MPHAR 621 / 623 / 624)	3

Master of Pharmacy in Clinical Pharmacy: Third Semester Course Structure
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	TIM	TFM	PIM	PFM	Total
MPHAR 630	Pharmacotherapeutics II	3+1=4	20	80	25	25	150
MPHAR 631	Clinical Pharmacy III	3+1=4	20	80	25	25	150
MPHAR 632	Dissertation Synopsis	2	-	50	50	50	100
MPHAR 633	Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics	2	10	40	-	-	50
	Total	12					450
-----	Clinical Clerkship (Practical for MPHAR 630 / 631)	2

Master of Pharmacy in Clinical Pharmacy: Fourth Semester Course Structure
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	TIM	TFM	PIM	PFM	Total
MPHAR 640A	Project Dissertation	8	-	-	300	-	300
MPHAR 640B	Article Writing	2	-	-	-	50	50
MPHAR 640C	Defence (Viva-voice)	2	-	-	-	50	50
	Total	12					400