BP404TSemester 42 creditsTheory
Social Pharmacy and Public Health
Complete unit-wise syllabus for BP404T as per the PCI B.Pharm NEP 2020 curriculum (Semester 4 — Medicinal Chemistry + 1st Internship).
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5 Units1
Social Determinants of Health and Epidemiology6 Hours- Social determinants of health: income, education, environment, social support; health inequities in India
- Epidemiology: definitions, measures of disease frequency (incidence, prevalence); study designs (cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, RCT)
- Disease burden in India: communicable vs. non-communicable diseases; mortality and morbidity statistics; DALY concept
2
National Health Programmes6 Hours- National Health Mission (NHM): NRHM, NUHM — objectives, strategies, key programmes
- Immunization: Universal Immunization Programme (UIP); National Immunization Schedule; vaccine-preventable diseases; cold chain management
- Disease control programmes: Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP/NTEP), National AIDS Control Programme (NACP), National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP)
3
Essential Medicines and Rational Drug Use6 Hours- Essential medicines concept: WHO essential medicines list; National Essential Medicines List (NEML) of India; criteria for selection
- Janaushadhi scheme: objectives, implementation, Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana; generic prescribing and substitution
- Rational drug use (RDU): definition, indicators; irrational prescribing; drug promotion practices; role of pharmacist in promoting RDU
4
Pharmacoeconomics6 Hours- Pharmacoeconomics: definition, types of analyses — cost-benefit analysis (CBA), cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), cost-utility analysis (CUA), cost-minimization analysis (CMA)
- QALY (Quality-Adjusted Life Year): concept and calculation; cost-per-QALY thresholds; incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER)
- Drug pricing in India: Drug Price Control Order (DPCO); National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA); price regulation mechanisms
5
Community Pharmacy and Polypharmacy6 Hours- Community pharmacist's role in public health: patient counselling, medication therapy management, health screening, chronic disease management
- Polypharmacy: definition, prevalence, causes, risks; medication reconciliation; deprescribing strategies; pharmacist's role in managing polypharmacy
- Pharmacovigilance in community setting: ADR reporting; National Pharmacovigilance Programme (PvPI); patient safety initiatives
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