PG Pharmacy programs are more focused and professionally oriented than the undergraduate counterpart. Many soft skills are required along with the curricular competence for excellence at the PG level.

1. Necessary Orientation &
Adaptaion for Post-Graduate
Pharmacy Programs
Dr. Bhaswat S. Chakraborty
Emeritus Professor, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University
Former Senior VP & Chair, R&D Core Committee, Cadila Pharma
Former Senior Reviewer, TPD Health Canada (Canadian FDA)
Presented at the M.Pharm. Orientation Program
2018 at Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma Univ.,
Ahmedabad, India, July 19, 2018
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2. Impact of New Medicines in last 100
Yrs
• Human life expectancy has doubled in both developed and
developing economies
• One of the main reasons: better medicines than before
• In some cases a better QoL
• Backbone of effective and safe medicines
–Research in the areas drug discovery, preclinical, formulation
development and clinical studies
–However, last two decades have seen very high cost of drug R&D
•~couple of billion US dollars
• Despite this intimidating expense and the patents-warfare, R&D for
good medicines are on
• Good medicines are still being discovered and developed
2Chakraborty B.S. (2012) PharmaTech, 3: 22-26

3. Some Famous Pharmacists
Contributing to Human and Animal Health &
Well Being 3

4. Pharmacy is a Multidisciplinary
Science
From drug discovery through drug development to
approval review & postmarketing activities 4

5. PG Pharmacy
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Job
Interviews
Most Decisions
taken by You &
NOT by Parents
Much smaller
class than
B.Pharm.
Fewer
Modules
Internship
& Thesis
“Grand Entrance” of Pharmacy Profession

6. Main Differenmces
• B.Pharm.
–Performance
–Grades
–Personal development
–Generalized learning
–Can choose your group
–Certain rigidities are
OK
–Aiming to get a job
• M.Pharm.
–Insight
–Skills
–Beyond personal
deveopment
–Focused specialization
–Team is mostly pre-
existing
–Flexibility &
communication
–Larger context than a
job
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7. Orientation & Adaptaion for Post-
Graduate Pharmacy Programs
• What do we mean?
• Undergraduate =
Foundation
• Postgraduate =
Adaptation in
–Learning objectives
–Application
–Concentration
–Orientation
–Depth
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8. Lamarck
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9. Education, Training & Skills
Required for Adaptation
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10. Dutch Soccer Legend Johan Cruyff
Changed Soccer into 'Total Football'
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11. Teamwork Related Adaptation
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12. Intra- & Interpersonal Skills in PG
Pharmacy
Learn/develop it here andyou will have life-long
assests 12
• Intra-personal
–Introspection
–Character
–Commitment
–Spirit
–Forgiveness
–X-factor?
• Inter-personal
– Communication
– Personality
– Leadership
– Inclusivity
– Influence
– Openness

13. A Note about Ethics inPharmacy
Profession
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• Ethical principles for Pharmacists, guidance for decision-
making and maintain ethical integrity varies according to
the country and professional body that creates the
guidelines
• However, the ethical principles are similar and can be
separated into five main categories:the responsibility
–for the consumer
–the community
–the profession
–the business and
–other health professionals

14. A Note about Plagiarism in
Pharmacy Education
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• “The adoption or reproduction of ideas, words, statements, images, or works
of another person as one’s own without proper acknowledgment.”
–Copying another’s entire paper and claiming it as one’s own.
–Copying a part of another’s paper and claiming it as one’s own.
–Copying information from a source and pretending that information is one’s own.
–Copying information from a source word for word without putting quotes around those
words— whether or not the source is cited there in the paper or on the bibliography
page.
–Copying information from a source but changing the words around without providing
an in-text citation—whether or not the source is cited on the bibliography page.
–Copying information incorrectly, putting quotation marks around it, including a proper
in-text citation, and citing it properly on the bibliography page.
–Copying information correctly with quotation marks, including a proper in-text citation,
but nocitation on the bibliography page
An absolute “No-No” for you

15. Concluding Remarks
• Learn playfully and yet responsibly
• Understand the basic diufferences of PG program from UG
program
• Proper orientation and adaptability are the keys
–Intra-personal strength
–Interpersonal skills
–qualification, training and flexible attitude
• Take continued interest in your specialization
• Give your best seminar,internship and dissertation
• No place for unethical conduct and plagiarism
• Here is your entry to professionalism and team playing
responsibility
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16. Thank You Very Much
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Thank You Very Much