D.M. (Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics)

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Doctor of Medicine in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Duration

2 Years

Level

Doctorate

Type

Degree

Eligibility

Post Graduation

D.M. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics or Doctor of Medicine in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics is a Doctorate Clinical Pharmacology Course. Clinical pharmacology is the science of drugs and their clinical use. It is the basic science of pharmacology, with the added focus on the application of pharmacological principles and methods. It has a broad scope, from the discovery of new target molecules to the effects of drug usage in whole populations. The duration of the course is two years and it may be more or less than this as per different institutes. It is a career providing in nature that offers them many scopes after its passing.

D.M. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Eligibility

  • Candidates should have recognized postgraduate degree MD/MS (or its equivalent) from a medical college recognized by MCI.
  • Candidates who have appeared M.D./M.S. or equivalent examinations are also eligible to submit application forms. However, they will be considered for selection, on a production of passing certificate of post-graduation degree on the date of preference form filling and counseling.

D.M. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Syllabus

Syllabus of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

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Subjects of Study

1

Pharmacokinetics and Preclinical Evaluation of New Drugs

2

Clinical Evaluation of Drugs

3

Pharmacological Principles of Therapeutics, Systematic and Clinical Pharmacology

4

Recent advances in Clinical Pharmacology

 

D.M. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Colleges

D.M. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Course Suitability

  • They should have knowledge regarding drug information, drug formulary and standard treatment guidelines, therapeutic drug monitoring, drug utilization and pharmaco-epidemiological studies and adverse drug reaction monitoring.
  • Those who can recognize the health needs of the community and carry out professional obligations ethically and in keeping with the objectives of the national health policy.
  • Those who want to have teaching, training and research in clinical pharmacology also are suitable for it. 

How is D.M. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Course Beneficial?

  • They can have teaching jobs and can go for further research studies as it gives a good base for it. 
  • They can have jobs regarding regulatory affairs like dug registration, control of clinical trials, adverse drug monitoring, drug licensing, drug pricing and drug information. The pharmaceutical industry is a widespread area of career for them; here they perform works like clinical trials, bioequivalence studies, drug approvals, new drug development and post-marketing surveillance, drug development. 
  • They can also join hospitals as one of the career options; here they work as patient care, drug interactions, Pharmaco-vigilance, Evidence-based medicine, ethics and clinical research methodology.

D.M. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Employment Areas

  • Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. (Unit of Pharmacy) - Chennai
  • Colleges & Universities
  • Johnson & Johnson Private Limited - Mumbai
  • KSG IMC - Uppilpalayam
  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals
  • Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd. - Surat

D.M. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Job Types

  • Clinical Assistant Manager
  • Clinical Leader
  • Clinical Pharmacology Manager
  • Clinical Research Associate
  • Clinical Research Physician/Principal Investigator
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Medical Advisor
  • Senior Resident