M.Pharm

Master of Pharmacy

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The Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharmacy) program with a specialisation in pharmaceutical chemistry at Sri Shanmugha College of Pharmacy is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of drug development and analysis. Launched in 2023, this program emphasises practical research skills, supported by a well-equipped laboratory featuring sophisticated instruments such as FTIR and HPLC. Students are trained to apply their knowledge of organic chemistry in conjunction with a broad understanding of biological concepts, preparing them for careers in pharmaceutical research and development.

Pharmaceutics

Pharmaceutical Chemistry is one of the 2 Departments at Sri Shanmugha College of Pharmacy. Masters of Pharmacy (M. Pharm) with pharmaceutical chemistry specialization was started in 2023. It is a well-established research laboratory consisting of sophisticated instruments like FTIR, HPLC etc to carry out the research activities. Pharmaceutical chemistry is by nature an interdisciplinary science, and practitioners have a strong background in organic chemistry, which must eventually be coupled with a broad understanding of biological concepts related to cellular drug targets.

  • Development of new chemical entities for the treatment of cancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, inflammation, and hypertension.
  • Faculty actively engage in research, publishing and presenting their work in reputed national and international journals and conferences.
  • Empowerment of students to pursue higher studies and research activities.
  • Culture of collaboration within the Pharmaceutical Chemistry department, focusing on solutions for building a better future.
  • Partnerships with international researchers to create a new class of anticancer and antimicrobial agents.
  • Opportunities for faculty and students to make discoveries that could have a global impact.
  • Alignment with the needs of pharmaceutical industries, academia, and regulatory bodies.
  • Practical exercises providing students with diverse skills including analytical techniques, natural product isolation, physicochemical properties, separation techniques, and drug synthesis.
  • Encouragement of seminars to develop communication and presentation skills.
  • Program Outlook: Pharmaceutical Chemistry facilitates collaboration with researchers from various disciplines, enhancing opportunities in drug discovery and development.
  • Job Prospects: Opportunities in drug discovery & development, organic & medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical manufacturing, analytical R&D, and more.
  • Skill Development: Focus on synthetic organic chemistry, purification techniques, spectroscopic techniques, understanding biological roles of drugs, teamwork, interpersonal skills, and communication.

Program Outlook:

  • Pharmaceutical Chemistry propels many scientific disciplines and allows collaboration with researchers from other disciplines like biologists, toxicologists, pharmacologists, theoretical chemists, microbiologists, and bio-pharmacists in developing new drugs. One can place themselves in a very competitive position by having a strong background in organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry.

Job Prospects:

  • Drug Discovery & Development (CADD)
  • Organic & Medicinal Chemistry Division
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Division
  • Pharmaceutical Bulk Drug Division
  • Pharmaceutical Analytical R & D

Skill Development:

  • Synthetic organic chemistry skills
  • Ability to purify drugs and intermediates
  • Spectroscopic techniques
  • Broad understanding of biological roles of drugs
  • Teamwork and interpersonal skills
  • Good communication skills

A calm and pleasant imagination and sheer persistence are the most important qualities of a pharmaceutical chemist. Also they should have good written and verbal communication skills, as they are the team players in drug discovery process and frequently need to interact with scientists from other disciplines. The most encouraging and motivational factor for chemists is the fact that their work helps to improve human health and reduces sufferings.

Pharmaceutics

Pharmaceutics department was started in 2023 and it encompasses basic and applied investigations in Preformulation, Formulation, Pharmaceutical biotechnology and Drug delivery. It is a place where commitment to excellence in academia, research and development is demonstrated through the productivity and success of our faculty and students, it also offers training for research students seeking a PhD degree. We offer a training environment that includes the latest formulation laboratory instrumentation and technologies supervised by experienced teachers and dedicated staff. The department is equipped with the state of art laboratories, ultra-modern facilities, and competent staff.

In addition to teaching, Nanotechnology is an emerging paradigm that is interdisciplinary in nature and expected to have great influence in a wide-range of products with far-reaching implications. In the area of pharmaceuticals, nanotechnology has the ability of enabling the formulation of new drug delivery systems with minimal side-effects; act as delivery vehicle for poorly soluble drug molecules and aiding in early diagnosis of disease state.

  • The course is designed to integrate the teaching, learning, and understanding of pharmaceutical science in the context of pharmaceutics.
  • It is designed to cater to the ever-increasing demands of the pharmaceutical industry, research organizations, and academic institutions with special emphasis on formulation development.
  • The course content is methodically structured and designed to prepare the students for a career in the pharmaceutical industry and to continue research activities in various pharma avenues including higher studies.
  • Pharmaceutics is a science of dosage forms and is the study of relationships between drug formulation, delivery, disposition, and clinical response.
  • The program is designed to provide the core principles in pharmaceutics along with the necessary skills in the area of nanotechnology to train the students in this new field.
  • Conducts research and teaching precisely on medicine that is targeted towards improving patient therapy by maximizing the efficiency of the drug and while minimizing toxicity of the drug.
  • The program provides various opportunities for the students to participate in R&D projects and to develop the research skills.
  • To determine the exposure and pharmacological response to the drugs.
  • We focus on genetic, physiological, environment, and disease processes that can alter metabolism, absorption, transport, and distribution of drugs.
  • To deliver the right medicine to the right patient at the right time.
  • The vast yet potential syllabus empowers students to excel and provides a lot of scope in getting the placement.
  • The alumni of both programs are placed in reputed pharma companies, research laboratories, and academic institutions worldwide.
  • Campus recruitments are held annually and there is almost 100% placement every year for both the branches.

Pharmaceutical Industries

  • There are different areas such as production & manufacturing, validation aspects, quality assurance & control, technology transfer, process development, formulation development, generic product development, drug metabolism, and pharmacokinetics (DMPK), intellectual property rights, pharmacovigilance, scientific writing, and regulatory affairs where candidates of both the disciplines are getting recruited.

Entrepreneurship and Consultancy

  • Postgraduates are also trained and encouraged to build their career as entrepreneurs to start a pharmaceutical company or as consultants to pharmaceutical companies

Higher Stuides and Academics

  • One can also go for higher degrees in research as well as for teaching jobs in academic institutions.

Core Competencies:

  • Multi-particulate Drug Delivery Systems
  • Sustained Release Dosage Forms
  • Immediate-release dosage forms
  • Ocular Drug Delivery Systems
  • Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems (including iontophoresis and sonophoresis)
  • Implants
  • Semisolid dosage forms
  • Dental preparations
  • Microspheres
  • Nanopharmaceuticals (nanoparticles, liposomes, solid lipid nanoparticles, dendrimers, etc)
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