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M.Pharm Common Syllabus: Semester 3 and 4

Semester 3 and Semester 4 of the M.Pharm programme are common to every specialisation. There is one theory subject, Research Methodology and Biostatistics, and the rest of both semesters is journal club, discussion and presentation, and research work in the student's specialisation.

Source: Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), The Revised Regulations for the Master of Pharmacy Degree Program, Credit Based Semester System, and the M.Pharm syllabus prescribed by the Pharmacy Council of India. The syllabus below is reproduced from the PCI syllabus, unit by unit.

Semester 3

Semester 4

MRM301T Research Methodology and Biostatistics

Subject notes: MRM301T Research Methodology and Biostatistics notes

Unit 1: General Research Methodology

General Research Methodology: Research, objective, requirements, practical difficulties, review of literature, study design, types of studies, strategies to eliminate errors/bias, controls, randomization, crossover design, placebo, blinding techniques.

Unit 2: Biostatistics

Biostatistics: Definition, application, sample size, importance of sample size, factors influencing sample size, dropouts, statistical tests of significance, type of significance tests, parametric tests (students "t" test, ANOVA, Correlation coefficient, regression), non-parametric tests (wilcoxan rank tests, analysis of variance, correlation, chi square test), null hypothesis, P values, degree of freedom, interpretation of P values.

Unit 3: Medical Research

Medical Research: History, values in medical ethics, autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, double effect, conflicts between autonomy and beneficence/non-maleficence, euthanasia, informed consent, confidentiality, criticisms of orthodox medical ethics, importance of communication, control resolution, guidelines, ethics committees, cultural concerns, truth telling, online business practices, conflicts of interest, referral, vendor relationships, treatment of family members, sexual relationships, fatality.

Unit 4: CPCSEA Guidelines for Laboratory Animal Facility

CPCSEA guidelines for laboratory animal facility: Goals, veterinary care, quarantine, surveillance, diagnosis, treatment and control of disease, personal hygiene, location of animal facilities to laboratories, anesthesia, euthanasia, physical facilities, environment, animal husbandry, record keeping, SOPs, personnel and training, transport of lab animals.

Unit 5: Declaration of Helsinki

Declaration of Helsinki: History, introduction, basic principles for all medical research, and additional Principles for medical research combined with medical care.