BP409PSemester 41 creditsPractical
Social Pharmacy and Public Health (Practical)
Complete unit-wise syllabus for BP409P as per the PCI B.Pharm NEP 2020 curriculum (Semester 4 — Medicinal Chemistry + 1st Internship).
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- Understand and apply basic health assessment techniques (blood pressure, BMI, and blood glucose levels), and perform essential first aid skills.
- Gain skills in the development of health education tools and communication strategies to promote prevention and control of communicable diseases and encourage healthy lifestyle modifications.
- Familiarize with mental health assessment tools and improve clinical communication skills through simulated role-play exercises focused on patient screening.
- Acquire practical knowledge of immunization practices and demonstrate correct vaccine administration techniques using simulation models.
- Understand the principles of epidemiology and designing preventive strategies for common communicable diseases. Develop foundational knowledge of Pharmacoeconomics and its applications. Evaluate health interventions, while identifying irrational drug use practices.
Unit-wise Syllabus
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Laboratory Practicals & Experiments (30 Hours)30 Hours- 1. Training on health screening services (Blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), blood glucose levels, heart rate (pulse rate), respiratory rate, body temperature, oxygen saturation (SpO₂), hemoglobin levels (basic anemia screening)).
- 2. Develop health promotion material for the prevention of communicable diseases.
- 3. Role play- usage of different mental scales in patient screening.
- 4. Case study on calculation of prevalence; incidence, odds ratio and relative risk.
- 5. Design and demonstrate preventive strategies for major communicable diseases (group activity)
- 6. Present a case study highlighting cost-benefit analysis in healthcare.
- 7. Perform cost-effectiveness analysis for selected health interventions.
- 8. Conduct cost-utility analysis to assess health program efficiency.
- 9. Perform basic first aid techniques.
- 10. Design informational leaflet on lifestyle modifications for disease prevention.
- 11. Identify and illustrate irrational drug use with a real-world example.
- 12. Prepare an immunization chart, interpret the vaccination schedule and perform patient counselling for vaccination*.
- 13. Hand wash and hand sanitizing techniques*.
- 14. Demonstration and practice of wound dressing in first aid and basic suturing techniques*.
- 15. Practical training on routes of drug administration-oral, and other non-parenteral routes*.
- 16. Practical training on routes of drug administration- parenteral routes*.
- 17. Training on basic life support (BLS)*.
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Recommended Textbooks & References
- Drummond, M. F., Sculpher, M. J., Claxton, K., Stoddart, G. L. and Torrance, G. W. Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes. Oxford University Press.
- Harding, G. and Taylor, K. Social Pharmacy. Pharmaceutical Press.
- Park, K. Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine. Banarsidas Bhanot Publishers.
What's coming next on this page
- Previous year question papers (PYQ)
- Topic-wise short notes and revision summaries
- MCQs and self-assessment quizzes
- Suggested external resources and video tutorials
Other subjects in Semester 4
BP401THerbal Drug TechnologyBP402TMedicinal ChemistryBP403TPharmaceutical BiotechnologyBP404TSocial Pharmacy and Public HealthBP405TSystemic Pharmacology IBP406PHerbal Drug Technology (Practical)BP407PMedicinal Chemistry (Practical)BP408PPharmaceutical Biotechnology (Practical)BP410PSystemic Pharmacology I (Practical)BP411IInternship I (Mandatory)