Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) in Pharmacy Practice

Applicant should have Passed in B.Pharm from a university recognized by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), with minimum 55 % aggregate marks or equivalent. Candidate should have obtained registration with the State Pharmacy Council or should obtain the same within one month from the date of admission Mandatory to submit a migration certificate obtained from the university where the candidate had passed the B.Pharm qualifying degree.

The Department of Pharmacy Practice of MCOPS, established at Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal in 2001, specializes in Clinical Pharmacy services. The department caters to the needs of the clinicians and patients by undertaking services such as medication therapy management, patient counselling, drug information services, medication reconciliation, pharmacovigilance, periodic safety update report (PSUR), Clinical Research, health screening program, community outreach program and continuing Pharmacy education program. The expanding roles of the department include the application of evidence-based medicine towards patient safety, pharmaceutical care, pharmacogenomics, translational research and Clinical Research in disease management. To foster operational research, the department has five centers: 1) Centre for Translational Research 2) Centre for Toxicovigilance and Drug Safety 3) Centre for Pharmaceutical Care 4) Centre for Pharmacometrics and 5) Centre for Public Health Pharmacy. In addition, a students' club 'Pharmacy Literacy Club' (PLC) to provide a platform for skill development and self learning. The department periodically organizes workshops, seminars, symposiums and conferences at the national and international levels.