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DOCTOR OF PHARMACY (PHARM-D) FIVE YEARS DEGREE PROGRAM

LORDS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

STATUTES & REGULATIONS STATUTES:

Doctor of pharmacy is five years degree program based on annual system duly approved by University of Punjab and Pharmacy Council of Pakistan. Lords College of Pharmacy will abide all the rules and regulations recommended by University of Punjab and Pharmacy Council of Pakistan.
Outline of Tests and marks distribution scheme for all Professional Examination are given in the Appendix “A”, in accordance with the University of Punjab and Pharmacy Council of Pakistan (PCP) approved Pharm. D. curriculum adopted by Lords College of Pharmacy ( LCP),Lahore.
Statutes & Regulations, outline of tests and syllabi and courses of reading can be modified from time to time on approval of the relevant statutory bodies of the University of Punjab and Pharmacy Council of Pakistan.

REGULATIONS:

General Regulations

D. students shall be required to pay fee and such other dues as may be determined by LCP from time to time.
Degree of Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) shall be awarded to the candidates upon successful completion of the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Final Pharm. D. Professional Examinations as notified by the University of Punjab.

Regulations for Admission

Eligibility/Requirement for Admission to Pharm.D.Program

Any candidate who has passed F.Sc. (Pre-Medical) Examination by securing not less than 60% marks of any of the Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education in Pakistan or any other examination considered by the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC),equivalent to the a for mentioned qualification.

III. Regulations for Registration

Head of the institution shall submit duly filled registration return of the students admitted in an academic session, to the Registrar University of Punjab on the prescribed Proforma along with the Registration fee and requisite documents within fifteen days of admission.

Regulations for Studies & Examinations

D.First, Second, Third, Fourth and Final Professional Examinations hall be held twice a year. Examination calendar shall be recommended By the Board of Studies in Pharmacy and notified by the Controller of Examinations after approval of the Vice Chancellor. Date Sheet for written and practical examinations shall there after be prepared and notified by Controller of Examinations.
The Examination for the Degree of Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) shall consist of five professional examinations, titled First Professional, Second Professional, Third Professional, Fourth Professional and Final Professional Examination. Respective Professional Examinations shall be held at the end of 1styear, 2ndyear, 3rdyear, 4thyear&5thyear.
The medium of instruction and examination will be English except for the Pak. Studies and Islamiyat / Ethics with an option for the candidates to take the examination in Urdu.
Pattern of Examination in theory papers shall be MCQs and SEQs with are lative weightage of 40% : 60%. However, examination in the subjects of Pharmaceutical Mathematics & Bio statistics and Pak.Studies & Islamiyat/Ethicsmay be on extended structure des says pattern.
The minimum number of marks required to pass the professional examination for each subject shall be fifty percent (50%)in theory and fifty percent(50%)in the Practical Examination and fifty percent (50%) in the aggregate at one and the same time.
A candidate who passes in one or more papers but fails in the annual examination shall, if he/she so desires, provisionally be allowed to join the next higher class till the commencement of supplementary examination. The candidate, however, shall have to pass the failed papers in the supplementary examination failing which the candidate shall be detained in the class in which he/she had failed. Under no circumstances ,a candidate shall be promoted to next higher class still he/she cleared all the subjects in the Professional Examination of preceding class.
Candidate who secure eighty percent (80%) or above marks in any subject shall be declared to have passed “with distinction” in that subject and no candidate who does not pass in all the subjects of a Professional Examination as a whole at one and the same time shall be declared to have passed “with distinction” in any subject.
A candidate who fails to pass First Professional Examination in FIVE consecutive chances, availed or unavailed, after becoming eligible for First Professional Examination shall cease to become eligible for further education in Pharmacy.
The Professional Examination shall be open to any student who has completed one year academic courses in the said professional examination and completed 75% of the lectures in Theory and Practical classes
Every candidate shall forward to the Controller of Examinations, his/her application for admission to the examination as per schedule before the commencement of the examination accompanied by the prescribed fee through the Principal of the affiliated Pharmacy College.
Whenever the application or the fee of the candidate is received after the last prescribed date, the candidate shall pay the double fee of the ordinary admission fee, provided that such application shall only be entertained if it is received not less than 14 days before
A candidate who fails to pass or to present himself for the examination shall not be entitled to a refund of the fee, but the fee shall refundable to the legal heirs of a candidate who dies before the commencement of examination.
Result card will be issued by Controller of Examinations to each Candidate after declaration of Official Notification of Result. Examination
Rules for rechecking, offenses and penalties on account of use of un fair means etc. shall be in accordance with the Regulations for Examinations prescribed by University of Punjab.
A period of five years shall be permitted for re-continuation of pharmacy classes after discontinuation of studies by any student for any reason. However, thevalidity of the last professional examination taken by the candidate shall be three years. In case of discontinuation of studies for more than three years, the candidate shall be required to take the last professional examination.

Regulations for the Appointment of Examiners in Theory & Practical Examinations

Board of Studies in Pharmacy shall recommend a Panel of Examiners in each of the subjects of a Professional Examination. Appointment of examiners shall be subject to following guidelines of PCP:

i.) Paper-setters, Paper Assessors, Internal and External Examiners for all the subjects in Pharm. D should hold basic degree in Pharmacy and have at least three years current experience of teaching the particular subject to Pharm.D classes in a Pharmacy Colleges/Department/Institute.

ii.)However, the following exceptions to the above rule are permitted:

Examiners in subjects of Anatomy, Pharmaceutical Mathematics & Bio statistics in 1^stProfessional Examination, Pakistan Studies & Islamiyat/Ethics(Compulsory) in 2^nd Professional Examination and Pathology in 3^rd Professional Examination may be non-pharmacy graduates currently involved in teaching of the particular subject to the Pharm. D students.
Examiners in the subjects of Clinical Pharmacy, Hospital Pharmacy and Industrial Pharmacy in 4^thProfessionalexamination may be non-faculty pharmacists with at least 5years experience in Clinical/ Hospital/ Industrial Pharmacy in the appropriate setting.
- The Vice Chancellor shall also appoint one internal and one external examiner for conduct of practical and Viva-Voce examination from the panel approved by the Board of Studies in Pharmacy.
- No person shall be appointed as an examiner who has relation i.e; father, mother, full and half brother and sister , paternal and maternal uncle, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, wife , son , daughter or husband appearing in the paper to be set or examined by him/her.
- The award list of the practical examination shall be submitted to the Controller of Examinations by both internal and external examiners, independently.
- The Controller of examinations shall compile and declare the results on the basis of evaluation record in theory and practical examinations submitted by the examiners strictly in accordance with the regulations.

APPENDIX-A

OUTLINE OF TESTS

MARKS DISTRIBUTION SCHEME

PHARM.D.FIVE-YEAR COURSE SCHEME OF STUDIES FOR ANNUAL SYSTEM

First Professional

Theory
Paper1	Pharmaceutical Chemistry-I(Organic)	100
Paper2	Pharmaceutical Chemistry-II(Biochemistry)	100
Paper3	Pharmaceutics-I(Physical Pharmacy)	100
Paper4	Physiology	100
Paper5	Anatomy Histology	50
Paper6	English	100
Practical
Paper7	Pharmaceutical Chemistry-I(Organic)	100
Paper8	Pharmaceutical Chemistry-II(Biochemistry)	100
Paper9	Pharmaceutics-I (Physical Pharmacy)	100
Paper10	Physiology	100
Paper11	Anatomy& Histology	50
Total Marks:		1000

Second Professional

Theory
Paper1	Pharmaceutics-II (Dosage Forms Science)	100
Paper2	Pharmacology and Therapeutics-I	100
Paper3	Pharmacognosy-I (Basic)	100
Paper4	Pharmaceutics-III (Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Immunology)	100
Paper5	Pakistan Studies and Islamic Studies (Compulsory)	100
Paper6	Pharmacy Practice-I(Pharmaceutical Mathematics and Biostatistics)	100
Practical
Paper7	Pharmaceutics-II (Dosage Forms Science)	100
Paper8	Pharmacology and Therapeutics-I	100
Paper9	Pharmacognosy-I (Basic)	100
Paper10	Pharmaceutics-III (Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Immunology)	100
Total Marks:		1000

Third Professional

Theory
Paper1	Pathology	50
Paper2	Pharmacology and Therapeutics-II	100
Paper3	Pharmacognosy-II (Advanced)	100
Paper4	PharmacyPractice-II(Dispensing,Community,Social&AdministrativePharmacy)	100
Paper5	Pharmaceutical Chemistry-III (Pharmaceutical Analysis)	100
Paper6	Pharmacy Practice-III(Computer and its Applications in Pharmacy)	50
Practical
Paper7	Pathology	50
Paper8	Pharmacology and Therapeutics-II	100
Paper9	Pharmacognosy-II(Advanced)	100
Paper10	PharmacyPractice-II(Dispensing,CommunityandSocial&AdministrativePharmacy)	100
Paper11	Pharmaceutical Chemistry-III (Pharmaceutical Analysis)	100
Paper12	Pharmacy Practice-III (Computer and its Applications in Pharmacy)	50
Total Marks:		1000

Fourth Professional

Theory
Paper1	Pharmacy Practice-IV(Hospital Pharmacy)	100
Paper2	Pharmacy Practice-V(Clinical Pharmacy-I)	100
Paper3	Pharmaceutics-IV(Industrial Pharmacy)	100
Paper4	Pharmaceutics-V(Biopharamceutics and Pharmacokinetics)	100
Paper5	Pharmaceutics-VI(Pharmaceutical Quality Management)	100
Practical
Paper6	Pharmacy Practice-V(Clinical Pharmacy-I)	100
Paper7	Pharmaceutics-IV(Industrial Pharmacy)	100
Paper8	Pharmaceutics-V(Biopharamceutics and Pharmacokinetics)	100
Paper9	Pharmaceutics-VI(Pharmaceutical Quality Management)	100
Total Marks:		900

Fifth Professional

Theory
Paper1	Pharmaceutical Chemistry-IV(Medicinal Chemistry)	100
Paper2	Pharmacy Practice-VI(Advanced Clinical Pharmacy-II)	100
Paper3	Pharmaceutics-VII(Pharmaceutical Technology)	100
Paper4	Pharmacy Practice-VII(Forensic Pharmacy)	100
Paper5	Pharmacy Practice-VIII(Pharmaceutical Management and Marketing)	100
Practical
Paper6	Pharmaceutical Chemistry-IV(Medicinal Chemistry)	100
Paper7	Pharmacy Practice-VI(Advanced Clinical Pharmacy-II)	100
Paper8	Pharmaceutics-VII(Pharmaceutical Technology)	100

Total Marks:		800

Marks Distribution Scheme

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D)

First Professional Examination (Written Papers)

Paper#	Name of Paper	Theory Paper							Marks for Theory Paper
1	Pharmaceutical Chemistry-I(Organic)	SEQs			MCQ’S				100
		60marks	10 SEQs	6markseach	40marks	40 MCQs		1mark each
			2hrs20min			40 min
2	Pharmaceutical –II Biochemistry	60marks	10 SEQs	6markseach	40marks	40 MCQs		1mark each	100
			2hrs20min			40 min
3	Pharmaceutics-1 (Physical Pharmacy)	60marks	10 SEQs	6markseach	40marks	40 MCQs		1mark each	100
			2hrs20min			40 min
4	Physiology	60marks	10 SEQs	6markseach	40marks	40 MCQs		1mark each	100
			2hrs20min			40 min
5	Anatomy & Histology	30marks	05 SEQs	6marks each	20 marks	20 MCQs		1mark each	50
			2hrs			30 min
6	English	40marks	Questions		20 marks each	20 MCQs	1mark each		100
			4Questions (2parteach)	10 marks each		20 min 10

First Professional Pharm.D Practical Examinations

Paper#	Name of Paper	Practical Paper		Marks for practical paper
Paper#	Name of Paper	Division of Marks		Marks for practical paper
7	Pharmaceutical Chemistry-I(Organic)	1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
		2.Preparation/Performance	30
		3.Calculation/Result	10
		4.VivaVoce	30
		5.PracticalCopy	10
8	Pharmaceutical Biochemistry	1.Method/ProcedureWriting	20	100
		2.Preparation/Performance	30
		3.Calculation/Result	10
		4.VivaVoce	30
		5.PracticalCopy	10
9	Pharmaceutics-I (Physical Pharmacy)	1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
		2.Preparation/Performance	30
		3.Calculation/Result	10
		4.VivaVoce	30
		5.PracticalCopy	10
10	Physiology	1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
		2.Preparation/Performance	30
		3.IdentificationofSlides	10
		4.VivaVoce	30
		5.PracticalCopy	10
11	Anatomy &Histology	1.IdentificationofSlides	10	50
		2.IdentificationofBones	20
		3.Draw&LabelDiagramofBone	5
		4.VivaVoce	10
		5.PracticalCopy	5

TotalMarks=1000

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D)

Second Professional Examination (Written Papers)

Paper#

Name of Paper

Theory Paper

Marks for

Theory

Paper

Pharmaceutics-II (Dosage Forms Science)

SEQs

MCQs

100

60marks

10SEQs

6markseach

40marks

40MCQs

1markeach

2hrs20min

40min

Pharmacology and Therapeutics-I

60marks

10SEQs

6markseach

40marks

40MCQs

1markeach

100

2hrs20min

40min

Pharmacognosy-I (Basic)

60marks

10SEQs

6markseach

40marks

40MCQs

1markeach

100

2hrs20min

40min

Pharmaceutics-III (Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Immunology)

60marks

10SEQs

6markseach

40marks

40MCQs

1markeach

100

2hrs20min

40min

Pakistan Studies and Islamic Studies (Compulsory)

60marks

10 SEQs 6markseach

40MCQs

1markeach

40min

100

2hrs20min

Pharmacy Practice-I(Pharmaceutical Mathematics and Biostatistics)

Attempt any three

20marks each

60marks

100

4Questions

Attempt any three

14+13+13

40marks

Second Professional Pharm.D Practical Examinations

Paper	Name of Paper		Practical Paper		Marks for practical paper
Paper	Name of Paper		Division of Marks		Marks for practical paper
7	Pharmaceutics-II (Dosage Forms Science)		1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
			2.Preparation/Performance	30
			3.Calculation/Result	10
			4.VivaVoce	30
			5.PracticalCopy	10
8	Pharmacology and Therapeutics-I		1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
			2.Preparation/Performance	30
			3.Calculation/Result	10
			4.VivaVoce	30
			5.PracticalCopy	10
9	Pharmacognosy-I (Basic)		1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
			2.Preparation/Performance	30
			3.Calculation/Result	10
			4.VivaVoce	30
			5.PracticalCopy	10
10	Pharmaceutics-III (Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Immunology)	1^stDay Performance of the Practical	1.Method/Procedure Writing of Two Practical	15	100
			2.IdentificationofSlides	10
			3.Preparation/Performance	25
			4.VivaVoce	30
			5.PracticalCopy	10
		*2^ndDay*	6.Observation/Calculation/Result	10

Total Marks=1000

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D)

Third Professional Examination (Written Papers)

Paper No

Name of Paper

Theory Paper

Marks for Theory

Paper

Pathology

SEQs

MCQs

100

60marks

10SEQs

6markseach

40marks

40MCQs

1markeach

2hrs20min

40min

Pharmacology and Therapeutics-II

60marks

10SEQs

6markseach

40marks

40MCQs

1markeach

100

2hrs20min

40min

Pharmacognosy-II (Advanced)

60marks

10SEQs

6markseach

40marks

40MCQs

1markeach

100

2hrs20min

40min

Pharmacy Practice-II(Dispensing, Community ,Social &Administrative Pharmacy)

60marks

10SEQs

6markseach

40marks

40MCQs

1markeach

100

2hrs20min

40min

Pharmaceutical Chemistry-III (Pharmaceutical Analysis)

30marks

05SEQs

6markseach

20marks

20MCQs

1markeach

2hrs

30min

Pharmacy Practice-III(Computer and its Applications in Pharmacy)

40marks

Questions

20marks each Question.

N/A

100

4Questions

(2parteach)

Attempt 2Questions

60marks

5Questions

(2parteach)

Attempt 3Questions

20markseach Question

3hrs

Third Professional Pharm.D Practical Examinations

Paper No.	Name of Paper	Practical Paper		Marks for practical paper
Paper No.	Name of Paper	Division of Marks		Marks for practical paper
7	Pathology	1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
		2.Preparation/Performance	30
		3.Calculation/Result	10
		4.VivaVoce	30
		5.PracticalCopy	10
8	Pharmacology and Therapeutics-II	1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
		2.Preparation/Performance	30
		3.Calculation/Result	10
		4.VivaVoce	30
		5.PracticalCopy	10
9	Pharmacognosy-II(Advanced)	1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
		2.Preparation/Performance	30
		3.Calculation/Result	10
		4.VivaVoce	30
		5.PracticalCopy	10
10	PharmacyPractice-II(Dispensing,Community,Social&AdministrativePharmacy)	1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
		2.Preparation/Performance	30
		3.IdentificationofSlides	10
		4.VivaVoce	30
		5.PracticalCopy	10
11	Pharmacy Practice-III (Computer and its Applications in Pharmacy)	1.IdentificationofSlides	10	50
		2.IdentificationofBones	20
		3.Draw&LabelDiagramofBone	5
		4.VivaVoce	10
		5.PracticalCopy	5

Total Marks=1000

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D)

Fourth Professional Examination (Written Papers)

Paper#

Name of Paper

Theory Paper

Marks for

Theory

Paper

Pharmacy Practice-IV (Hospital Pharmacy)

SEQs

MCQs

100

60 marks

10SEQs

6marks each

40marks

40MCQs

1mark each

2hrs20min

40min

Pharmacy Practice-V (Clinical Pharmacy-I)

60 marks

10SEQs

6marks each

40marks

40MCQs

1mark each

100

2hrs20min

40min

Pharmacy Practice-IV(Hospital Pharmacy)

Pharmacy Practice-V(Clinical Pharmacy-I)

60 marks

10SEQs

6marks each

40marks

40MCQs

1mark each

100

2hrs20min

40min

Pharmaceutics-IV (Industrial Pharmacy)

60 marks

10SEQs

6marks each

40marks

40MCQs

1mark each

100

2hrs20min

40min

2hrs

30min

Pharmaceutics-VI (Pharmaceutical Quality Management)

5Questions

20marks each

60marks

100

Attempt any three

4Questions

14+13+13

40marks

Attempt any three

Fourth Professional Pharm.D Practical Examinations

Paper#	NameofPaper		Practical Paper		Marks for practical paper
Paper#	NameofPaper		Division of Marks		Marks for practical paper
6	Pharmacy Practice-V(Clinical Pharmacy-I)		1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
			2.Preparation/Performance	30
			3.Calculation/Result	10
			4.VivaVoce	30
			5.PracticalCopy	10
7	Pharmaceutics-IV(Industrial Pharmacy)		1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
			2.Preparation/Performance	30
			3.Calculation/Result	10
			4.VivaVoce	30
			5.PracticalCopy	10
8	Pharmaceutics-V(Biopharamceutics and Pharmacokinetics)		1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
			2.Preparation/Performance	30
			3.Calculation/Result	10
			4.VivaVoce	30
			5.PracticalCopy	10
9	Pharmaceutics-VI(Pharmaceutical Quality Management)	1^stDay PerformanceofthePractical	1.Method/Procedure Writing of Two Practical	15	100
			2.IdentificationofSlides	10
			3.Preparation/Performance	25
			4.VivaVoce	30
			5.PracticalCopy	10
		*2^ndDay*	6.Observation/Calculation/Result	10

TotalMarks=900

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D)

Fifth Professional Examination (Written Papers)

Paper#	Name of Paper	Theory Paper						Marks for Theory Paper
1	Pharmaceutical Chemistry-IV(Medicinal Chemistry)	SEQs			MCQs			100
		60marks	10SEQs	6marks each	40marks	40MCQs	1mark each
			2hrs20min			40min
2	Pharmacy Practice-VI(Advanced Clinical Pharmacy-II)	60marks	10SEQs	6marks each	40marks	40MCQs	1mark each	100
			2hrs20min			40min
3	Pharmaceutics-VII(Pharmaceutical Technology)	60marks	10SEQs	6marks each	40marks	40MCQs	1mark each	100
			2hrs20min			40min
4	Pharmacy Practice-VII(Forensic Pharmacy)	60marks	10SEQs	6marks each	40marks	40MCQs	1mark each	100
			2hrs20min			40min
			2hrs			30min
5	Pharmacy Practice-VIII(Pharmaceutical Management and Marketing)	60	5Questions	20marks each	60marks			100
			Attempt any three
		40	4Questions	14+13+13	40marks
			Attempt any three

Fifth Professional Pharm.D Practical Examinations

Paper	Name of Paper	Practical Paper		Marks for practical paper
		Division of Marks
6	Pharmaceutical Chemistry-IV(Medicinal Chemistry)	1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
		2.Preparation/Performance	30
		3.Calculation/Result	10
		4.VivaVoce	30
		5.PracticalCopy	10
7	Pharmaceutics-VII(Pharmaceutical Technology)	1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
		2.Preparation/Performance	30
		3.Calculation/Result	10
		4.VivaVoce	30
		5.PracticalCopy	10
8	Pharmacy Practice-VI(Advanced Clinical Pharmacy-II)	1.Method/Procedure Writing	20	100
		2.Preparation/Performance	30
		3.Calculation/Result	10
		4.VivaVoce	30
		5.PracticalCopy	10

Total Marks=800