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24th November 2014, 10:52 AM
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Re: BITS Pilani M.Pharm Entrance Exam Syllabus

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Physical pharmacy
Matter, Properties of Matter, Micromeretics and Powder Rheology, Surface and Interfacial
Phenomenon, Viscosity and Rheology, Dispersion Systems, Colloidal dispersions, Suspensions and
Emulsions, Complexation, Kinetics and Drug Stability.

Microbiology in Pharmacy
Structure of bacterial cell, Classification of microbes and their taxonomy, Identification of Microbes,
Control of microbes by physical and chemical methods, Sterilization, Immunology and
Immunological Preparations, Vaccines and sera, Genetic Recombination, Antibiotics, Design of
fermentation process

Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence & Ethics
Pharmaceutical Legislations, Pharmaceutical Ethics; Pharmacy Act 1948; Drugs and Cosmetics Act
1940 and Rules 1945; Medicinal & Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act 1955; Narcotic Drugs &
Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 & Rules; Drugs Price Control Order; Prescription/Nonprescription
Products. Medical/Surgical accessories, diagnostic aids, appliances available in the
market.

Dispensing and Community Pharmacy
Prescription, General dispensing procedures including labeling of dispensed products;
Pharmaceutical calculations, Principles involved and procedures adopted in dispensing of
formulations, Incompatibilities, Therapeutic incompatibilities, Community Pharmacy, Organization
and Structure of hospital pharmacy, Drug Store Management and Inventory Control, Drug
distribution Systems in Hospitals, Central Sterile Supply Unit and their Management, Manufacture
of Sterile and Non-sterile Products, Drug Information Services, Records and Reports,
Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacoepidemiology, Nuclear Pharmacy.

Unit Operations in Manufacturing, Stoichiometry:
Unit processes, Fluid Flow, Heat transfer, Evaporation, Distillation, Drying, Size Reduction, Mixing,
Filtration and Centrifugation, Crystallization, Dehumidification and Humidity Control, Refrigeration
and Air Conditioning, Material of Construction, Material Handling Systems, Corrosion, Plant
location, Industrial Hazards and Safety Precautions, Automated Process Control Systems.

Dosages Forms, designing & evaluation
Liquid Dosages Forms, Semisolid Dosage Forms, Suppositories, Extraction and Galenical Products,
Blood Products and Plasma Substitutes, Pharmaceutical Aerosols, Ophthalmic Preparations,
Cosmeticology and Cosmetic Preparations, Capsules, Micro-encapsulation, Tablets, Parenteral
Products, Surgical products, Packaging of Pharmaceutical Products, Designing of dosage forms,
Performance evaluation methods.

Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetcs
Introduction to Biopharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics, Compartment model, Clinical
Pharmacokinetics, Bioavailability and bioequivalence

Inorganic pharmaceutical & medicinal chemistry
Importance of inorganic compounds in pharmacy and medicine, Gastrointestinal Agents, Major
Intra- and Extra-cellular Electrolytes, Essential and Trace Elements, Topical Agents, Gases and
Vapors, Dental Products, Miscellaneous Agents, Pharmaceutical aids, Acids, Bases and Buffers,
Inorganic Radiopharmaceuticals

Physical Chemistry
Importance of basic fundamentals of physical chemistry in pharmacy, Behavior of Gases, Kinetic
theory of gases, deviation from ideal behavior and explanation; The Liquid State, Solutions,
Thermodynamics, Adsorption, photochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Quantum Mechanics

Organic Chemistry
Importance of fundamentals of organic chemistry, Structure and Properties, Stereochemistry,
Structure, Nomenclature, Preparation and Reactions of: Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, Cyclic analogs,
Dienes, Benzene, Polynuclear aromatic compounds, Arenes, Alkyl halides, Alcohols, Ethers,
Epoxides, Amines, Phenols, Aldehydes and ketones, Carboxylic acids, Functional derivatives of'
carboxylic acids, a,ß-Unsaturated carbonyl compounds, Reactive intermediates- carbocations,
carbanions, carbenes and nitrenes;
Nucleophilic and Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions, Electrophilic and Nucleophilic
Addition Reactions; Rearrangements; Elimination reactions; Conservation of Orbital Symmetry and
Rules: Electrocyclic, Cycloaddition and Sigmatropic reactions; Neighboring group effects; Catalysis
by transition metal complexes; Heterocyclic Compounds: Nomenclature, preparation, properties and
reactions of 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7-membered heterocycles with one or two heteroatoms like O, N, S.
Chemistry of lipids, Carbohydrates and Proteins.

Biochemistry
The concept of free energy, Enzymes, Co-enzymes, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Role of sugar
nucleotides in biosynthesis, and Pentose phosphate pathway; The Citric Acid Cycle, Lipids
Metabolism, Biological Oxidation, Metabolism of ammonia and nitrogen containing monomers,
Purine biosynthesis; Purine nucleotide inter-conversions; Pyrimidine biosynthesis: formation of
deoxyribounucleotides; Biosynthesis of Nucleic Acids, Mutation, Genetic Code and Protein
Synthesis.

Medicinal Chemistry
Basic Principles: Physico-chemical and stereoisomeric (Optical, geometrical) aspects of drug
molecules and biological action, Bioisosterism, Drug-receptor interactions including transduction
mechanisms; Drug metabolism and Concept of Prodrugs; Principles of Drug Design (Theoretical
Aspects), Synthetic Procedures, Mode of Action, Uses, Structure Activity Relationships including
Physicochemical Properties of the Following Classes of Drugs: Drugs acting at synaptic and neuroeffector
junction sites: Cholinergics, anti-cholinergics and cholinesterase inhibitors, Adrenergic
drugs, Antispasmodic and anti-ulcer drugs, Local Anesthetics, Neuromuscular blocking agents;
Autacoids: Antihistamines, Eicosanoids, Analgesic-antipyretics, Anti-inflammatory (non-steroidal)
agents. Steroidal Drugs, Drugs acting on the central nervous system, Diuretics; Cardiovascular
drugs; Thyroid and Anti thyroid drugs; Insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents; Chemotherapeutic
Agents used in bacterial, fungal, viral, protozoal, parasitic and other infections, Antibiotics Antimetabolites
(including sulfonamides); Anti-neoplastic agents; Anti-viral agents (including anti–
HIV); Immunosuppressives and immunostimulants; Diagnostic agents; Pharmaceutical Aids;
Microbial Transformations: Enzyme Immobilization

Pharmaceutical Analysis
Different techniques of pharmaceutical analysis, Fundamentals of volumetric analysis, Acid Base
Titrations, Oxidation Reduction Titrations, Precipitation Titrations, Gravimetric Analysis, Nonaqueous
titrations, Complexometric titrations; Miscellaneous Methods of Analysis, Extraction
procedures including separation of drugs from excipients, Potentiometry, Conductometry,
Coulometry, Polarography, Amperometry, Chromatography (TLC, HPLC, GLC, HPTLC, Paper
Chromatography and Column Chromatography) , Ultraviolet and visible spectrophotometry,
Fluorimetry, Infrared spectrophotometry, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy, Mass
Spectrometry (EI & CI only), Flame Photometry, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, X-ray
Diffraction Analysis, Radioimmunoassay, Quality assurance

Pharmacology
Pathophysiology of common diseases; Immunopathophysiology, Fundamentals of general
pharmacology
Pharmacology of Peripheral Nervous System, Central Nervous System, Cardiovascular System,
Drugs Acting on the Hemopoietic System, urinary system, Autacoids, Respiratory System, GIT,
Endocrine System.
Chemotherapy: Sulfonamides and cotrimoxazole, Antibiotics- Penicillins, Cephalosporins,
Aminoglycosides, Chloramphenicol, Macrolides, Tetracyclines, Quinolones, fluoroquinolones and
Miscellaneous antibiotics; Chemotherapy of tuberculosis, leprosy, fungal diseases, viral diseases,
HIV and AIDS, urinary tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases, malaria, amoebiasis and
other protozoal infections and Anthelmentics. Chemotherapy of malignancy and immunosuppressive
agents. Principles of Toxicology, Basic Concepts of Pharmacotherapy.

Pharmacognosy
Sources of Drugs: Biological, marine, mineral and plant tissue cultures as sources of drugs;
Classification of Drugs: Morphological, taxonomical, chemical and pharmacological classification
of drugs; Study of medicinally important plants belonging to the families with special reference to:
Apocynacae, Solanaceae, Rutacease, Umbelliferae, Leguminosae, Rubiaceae, Liliaceae, Graminae,
Labiatae, Cruciferae, Papaveraceae; Cultivation, Collection, Processing and Storage of Crude Drugs:
Factors influencing cultivation of medicinal plants, Types of soils and fertilizers of common use.
Quality Control of Crude Drugs: Adulteration of crude drugs and their detection by organoleptic,
microscopic, physical, chemical and biological methods and properties. Introduction to Active
Constituents of Drugs: Their isolation, classification and properties.
Systematic pharmacognostic study of carbohydrates and derived products, Lipids, Resins, tannins,
volatile oils, Fibers, glycoside containing drugs, alkaloid containing drugs.
General Techniques of Biosynthetic Studies and Basic Metabolic Pathways/Biogenesis, Plant Tissue
Culture, Marine pharmacognosy, Natural allergens and photosensitizing agents and fungal toxins.
Herbs as health foods. Herbal cosmetics. Standardization and quality control of herbal drugs, WHO
guidelines for the standardization of herbal drugs.
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Re: BITS Pilani M.Pharm Entrance Exam Syllabus

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24th March 2015, 03:55 PM
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Re: BITS Pilani M.Pharm Entrance Exam Syllabus

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Medicinal Chemistry
Category of drugs – Analgesics, Anticonvulsants, Antidepressants, Chemotherapeutic agents – Antibacterials, Antibiotics, Sulpha drugs
Diagnostic agents
Eicosanoids and their applications
Introduction to drug design
Radiopharmaceuticals, Vitamins and Hormones
Stereochemistry of drug molecules
Antihistaminics, Anxiolytics, Cardio Vascular drugs (Adrenergic & Cholinergic drugs, Antianginal agents Vasodilators, Anticoagulants, Anti-hypertensive drugs, Antilipedmic agents, Antiplatelet agents, Cardiotonic agents, Coagulants, Diuretics, Hypoglycemic agents), Hypnotics and Sedatives, Local Anaesthetics, Neuroleptics, NSAIDS

Pharmacology
Bioassays Immuno Pharmacology
Pharmacology of drugs- On systems - Autonomic nervous system, Cardiovascular system, Central nervous system, Gastro-intestinal system, Renal system, Respiratory system
Drug interaction
General pharmacological principles
Pharmacology - Autocoids, Chemotherapeutic agents, Hormone antagonists, Hormones

Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry
Phytopharmaceuticals – Characterization, Chemistry, Isolation, Source, Tests
Indigenous traditional drugs
Pharmacognosy of crude drugs
Plant tissue culture - Applications in drug production
Standardization of raw materials and herbal products
Phytopharmaceuticals (groups) – Alkaloids, Carbohydrates, Essential oils, Glycosides, Lipids, Pharmaceutical enzymes, Resins, Steroids, Tannins, Terpenoids

Pharmaceutics
Absorption kinetics
Formulation and preparation of cosmetics
Introduction to new drug delivery systems
Manufacturing standards and Q.C. limits
Pharmaceutical calculations
Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics
Dosage forms – Preformulation, Formulation, Development, Evaluation

Industrial Unit Operations
Pharmaceutical applications and principles-Drying, Filtration, Mixing, Size reduction, Size separation

Biochemistry
Biochemical role – Bioenergetics, Enzymes, Hormones, Nucleic acids, Vitamins
Metabolism – Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins
Lipid profiles

Pharmaceutical Analysis
Absorption spectroscopy – Principles, Instrumentation, Applications
Flame photometry
Fluorimetry
Polarography
Potentiometry
Pharmacopoeial assays
Basics of GLC and HPLC
Chromatographic techniques – Column, Gel filtration, Ion-exchange, Paper, TLC
Conductometry

Clinical Pharmacy
Drug interactions and drug - Adverse drug reactions, Food interactions
Renal and hepatic impairment
Therapeutic drug monitoring
Dosage regimen- Geriatrics, Lactation, Pediatrics, Pregnancy

Physical Pharmaceutics
Complexation
Solubility and solubility distribution phenomenon
Suspension and emulsion
Polymer science
Diffusion and dissolution
Interfacial phenomenon
Micromeritics

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells
Immobilization techniques and applications
Preparation of official sera and vaccines
Serological and diagnostics tests
Sterilization methods and mechanisms
Validation and sterility testing
Applications of microorganisms
Expression of recombinant protein
Genetic engineering – Amplification, Conjugation, Gene cloning, Transduction, Transformation


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