MRB Exam: 2024 Eligibility, Fees, Syllabus, Pattern

Diploma in Pharmacy Syllabus :-

Pharmaceutics :

Solid dosage forms, Liquid dosage forms, Semi-solid dosage forms, Dental and Cosmetic Preparation, Sterile Dosage Forms, Parenteral dosage forms, Ophthalmic Products, Prescriptions, Systems of weights and measures, Definition, theory, objectives, types, factors influencing, advantages and disadvantages, uses and equipments for the various processes:
(a) Size reduction
(b) Size separation
(c) Mixing and homogenization
(d) Clarification and filtration
(e) Extraction
(f) Distillation
(g) Drying
(h) Sterilization
(i) Aseptic techniques

Pharmaceutical Chemistry :

1. General discussion on the inorganic compounds including important physical and chemical properties, medicinal and pharmaceutical uses, storage conditions and chemical incompatibility belonging to different categories.
2. Major Intra and Extracellular electrolytes
3. Radio pharmaceuticals and Contrast media
4. Quality control of Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
5. Chemistry of pharmaceutical organic compounds, covering their nomenclature, chemical structure, uses and the important physical and chemical properties, stability and storage conditions and the different type of pharmaceutical formulations of these drugs and their popular brand names of drugs

Pharmacognosy :

1. Definition, history and scope of Pharmacognosy including indigenous system of medicine – various systems of classification of drugs of natural origin – adulteration and drug evaluation – significance of pharmacopoeial standards.
2. Occurrence, distribution, organoleptic evaluation, chemical constituents including identification tests, pharmaceutical applications of categories of drugs

Pharmacology & Toxicology :

1. Introduction and scope of Pharmacology
2. Central Nervous System
3. Autonomic nervous system
4. Respiratory system
5. Cardio Vascular System
6. Digestive system
7. Miscellaneous
8. Chemotherapy of microbial disease

Drug Store and Business Management :

1. Introduction -Trade, Industry and Commerce
2. Channels of Distribution
3. Accountancy

Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy :

1. Hospitals Definition
2. Hospital Pharmacy
3. Clinical Pharmacy
4. Disease, manifestation and pathophysiology including salient symptoms to understand the disease like Tuberculosis, Hepatitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cardiovascular diseases,
5. Epilepsy, Diabetes, Peptic Ulcer, Hypertension
6. Adverse Drug Reactions

Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence :

1. Origin and nature of Pharmaceutical legislation in India, its scope and objectives.
2. Pharmacy Act, 1948
3. The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
4. The Drug and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1945

Biochemistry and Clinical Pathology :

1. Chemistry and role of proteins, polypeptides and amino acids, classification, Qualitative tests, Biological value, Deficiency diseases
2. Clinical Pathology

Health Education and Community Pharmacy :

1. Concepts of health
2. Demography and family planning
3. First aid treatment in shock
4. Fundamental principles of microbiology
5. Epidemiology

Human Anatomy and Physiology :

1. Scope of Anatomy and Physiology – definition of various terms used in Anatomy and Physiology – structure and functions of cell, tissues, skeleton, joints, blood, lymph glands.
2. Various parts, structure, functions, physiology and diseases of cardio vascular system, respiratory system, urinary system, skeletal muscle system, central nervous system, digestive system, endocrine system, reproductive system and organs of taste, smell, ear, eye and skin