Diploma in Pharmacy Exit Exam
( DPEE )
Syllabus
PHARMACEUTICS
History of the profession of pharmacy in India in relation to pharmacy education,
industry, pharmacy practice and various professional associations,
Pharmacopoeias, Packaging materials, Pharmaceutical aids, Preservatives, Unit
operations – Size reduction, Size separation, Mixing, Filtration, Drying, Extraction,
Tablets, Capsules, Liquid oral preparations, Topical preparations, Nasal
preparations, Ear preparations, Powders and granules, Sterile formulations,
Immunological products. Basic structure, layout, sections, and activities of
pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, Quality control and quality assurance,
current good manufacturing practice (cGMP), Introduction to the concept of
calibration and validation, Novel drug delivery systems
PHARMACY LAW AND ETHICS
General principles of law, history and various acts related to drugs and pharmacy
profession: Pharmacy Act-1948 and Rules, Pharmacy Practice Regulations 2015,
Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules 1945 and New Amendments, Import of
drugs, Manufacture of drugs, Study of schedule C and C1, G, H, H1, K, P, M, N,
and X. Sale of Drugs, Administration of the Act and Rules, Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 and Rules, Drugs and Magic Remedies
(Objectionable Advertisements) Act 1954, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Act-1960, Poisons Act-1919,
FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) Act and Rules, National
Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, Code of Pharmaceutical Ethics, Medical
Termination of Pregnancy Act and Rules, Role of all the government pharma
regulator bodies, Good Regulatory practices, Introduction to BCS system of
classification, Basic concepts of Clinical Trials, ANDA, NDA, New Drug
development, New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019. Brand v/s Generic, Trade
name concept, Introduction to Patent Law and Intellectual Property Rights,
Emergency Use Authorization, Blood bank, Clinical Establishment Act and Rules,
Biomedical Waste Management Rules 2016, Bioethics, Introduction to the
Consumer Protection Act, Introduction to the Disaster Management Act, Medical
Devices.
COMMUNITY PHARMACY & MANAGEMENT
Community Pharmacy Practice, Prescription and prescription handling,
Communication skills, Patient counselling, Patient counselling points for chronic
diseases/disorders – Hypertension, Diabetes, Asthma, Tuberculosis, Chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease, and AIDS, Patient Package Inserts (PPI),
Medication Adherence, Health Screening Services in Community Pharmacy, Over
The Counter (OTC) Medications Self-medication and role of pharmacists in
promoting the safe practices during self-medication, Community Pharmacy
Management, Digital Health, mHealth and Online pharmacies.
HOSPITAL & CLINICAL PHARMACY
Hospital Pharmacy, Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) in hospital, Hospital Pharmacy
Standards (FIP Basel Statements, AHSP), Introduction to NAQS guidelines and
NABH Accreditation and Role of Pharmacists, Different Committees in the
Hospital, Supply Chain and Inventory Control, Drug distribution, Compounding
in Hospitals, Radio Pharmaceuticals, Application of computers in Hospital
Pharmacy Practice, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical care, Clinical laboratory
tests used in the evaluation of disease states, Poisoning, Pharmacovigilance,
Medication errors
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Scope of Anatomy and Physiology, Structure of Cell, Tissues of the human body.
Osseous system, Haemopoietic system, Lymphatic system, Cardiovascular system,
Respiratory system, Digestive system, Skeletal muscles, Nervous system, Sense organs,
Urinary system, Endocrine system, Reproductive system
PHARMACOLOGY
General Pharmacology, Drugs Acting on the Peripheral Nervous System, Drugs
Acting on the Eye, Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous System, Drugs Acting on
the Cardiovascular System, Drugs Acting on Blood and Blood Forming Organs,
Bronchodilators, Expectorants, Anti-tussive agents, Mucolytic agents, Drugs Acting
on the Gastro Intestinal Tract, Drugs Acting on the Kidney, Hormones and
Hormone Antagonists, Autocoids, Chemotherapeutic Agents, Drugs belonging to
following classes: Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones,
Macrolides, Tetracyclines, Sulphonamides, Antitubercular drugs, Anti-fungal
drugs, Anti-viral drugs, Anti-amoebic agents, Anthelmintics, Anti-malarial agents,
Anti-neoplastic agents, Biologicals
PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS
Pharmacotherapeutics, Definition, etio-pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, nonpharmacological and pharmacological management of the diseases associated with Cardiovascular System, Respiratory System, Endocrine System, Central Nervous
System, Gastro Intestinal Disorders, Haematological disorders, Infectious diseases
– Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Urinary tract infections, Hepatitis, Gonorrhoea and
Syphilis, Malaria, HIV and Opportunistic infections, Viral Infections (SARS, CoV2),
Musculoskeletal disorders, Dermatology, Psychiatric Disorders, Ophthalmology,
Anti-microbial Resistance, Women’s Health
NOTE: SOAP NOTES AND PATIENT COUNSELLING EXERCISES FOR THE
GIVEN CLINICAL CASES AS MENTIONED IN PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS
PRACTICAL (PCI EDUCATION REGULATIONS 2020) TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
THE SAID EXAMINATION.
PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
Introduction to Pharmaceutical chemistry, Sources and types of errors, Impurities
in pharmaceuticals, Volumetric analysis, Gravimetric analysis, Inorganic
Pharmaceuticals- Haematinics, Gastro-intestinal Agents, Topical agents, Dental
products, Medicinal gases, Heterocyclic compounds containing up to Three rings
Study of the following category of medicinal compounds in details as mentioned in
D. Pharm. Education Regulation 2020 (ER 2020) :
Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System – Anaesthetics, Sedatives and Hypnotics,
Antipsychotics, Anticonvulsants, Anti-Depressants
Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System – Sympathomimetic Agents – Direct
Acting, Indirect Acting Agents. Sympathomimetic Agents with Mixed Mechanism:
Adrenergic Antagonists, Cholinergic Drugs and Related Agents, Cholinesterase
Inhibitors, Cholinergic Blocking Agents, Synthetic Cholinergic Blocking Agents.
Drugs Acting on Cardiovascular System – Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs, AntiHypertensive Agents, Antianginal Agents, Diuretics
Hypoglycemic Agents, Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Anti-Infective
Agents, Antifungal Agents, Urinary Tract Anti-Infective Agents, Anti-Tubercular
Agents, Antiviral Agents, Antimalarials, Sulfonamides, Antibiotics, Anti-Neoplastic Agents
BIOCHEMISTRY AND CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
Introduction to biochemistry: Scope of biochemistry in pharmacy; Cell and its
biochemical organization, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Nucleic acids,
Enzymes, Vitamins, Metabolism, Metabolism of Carbohydrates, Metabolism of
lipids, Metabolism of Amino acids (Proteins), Biological oxidation, Minerals, Water
and Electrolytes, Introduction to Biotechnology, Organ function tests, Introduction
to Pathology of Blood and Urine
PHARMACOGNOSY
Introduction to Pharmacognosy, Classification of drugs, Quality control of crude
drugs, Occurrence, distribution, isolation, identification tests, therapeutic activity
and pharmaceutical applications of alkaloids, terpenoids, glycosides, volatile oils,
tannins and resins. Biological source, chemical constituents, and therapeutic
efficacy of the crude drugs covered in the syllabus mentioned in D. Pharm. ER2020.
Plant fibres used as surgical dressings, Basic principles involved in the traditional
systems of medicine like: Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy, Method of
preparation of Ayurvedic formulations like Arista, Asava, Gutika, Taila, Churna,
Lehya and Bhasma, Role of medicinal and aromatic plants in national economy
and their export potential, Herbs as health food, Herbal formulations, Herbal
cosmetics, Phytochemical investigation of drugs.
SOCIAL PHARMACY
Introduction to Social Pharmacy, Concept of Health, National Health Policy,
Introduction to Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable Development Goals,
FIP Development Goals, Preventive healthcare, Nutrition and Health, Introduction
to Microbiology and common microorganisms- Epidemiology, Causative agents,
clinical presentations and Role of Pharmacists in educating the public in
prevention of the class of diseases include: Respiratory infections, Intestinal
infections, Arthropod, Surface infections, STDs, HIV/AIDS, Health systems and all
ongoing National Health programs in India, Pharmacoeconomics