Pharmacy Technician
Course Contents of Part-2
PHARMACEUTICS-II (Industrial and Quality Control) (WRITTEN)
Paper 1 Part-2 100 Marks
1. General introduction to the following processes and equipment used mixing, size reduction, drying, filtration,
evaporation, oppression, rheology
2. A brief introduction to the formulation and manufacturing of solid, semisolid, liquid and potential dosage forms
3. An introduction to the added substances like preservatives, antioxidants solubilizer, suspending agents,
buffers, stabilizers etc
4. Filling Packaging and various materials used for packaging
5. An understanding of quality control of pharmaceuticals
6. Quality assurance system adopted in pharmaceutical industry
7. Storage of pharmaceutical and packing materials.
8. Documentation in pharmaceutical industry.
9. Study tour, to visit various hospitals retail pharmacies, pharmaceutical industries and medical plant collection
will be an integral part of the syllabi.
PHARMACOLOGY (WRITTEN)
Paper 2 Part-2 100 Marks
1. Introduction to pharmacology
2. Routes of drugs administration.
3. Posology, Dose calculation, Young’s and Clark’s formulas, factors modifying the action and dosage of drugs.
4. General introduction to the drug is acting on various systems along with an explanation of one proto-type drug
a) Autonomic nervous system
b) Central nervous system
c) Gastrointestinal tract
d) Respiratory system
e) Cardiovascular system
f) Genito urinary system
5. Introduction to autacoids and their antagonists
6. Introduction to drugs used in Anesthetics.
7. Introduction to Chemotherapy
8. Introduction to Toxicology
PHARMACEUTICS III (Hospital and Community Pharmacy) (WRITTEN)
Paper 3 Part-2 100 Marks
1. Pharmaceutical and medical terminologies used in hospital and community pharmacy
2. Introduction to hospital pharmacy
3. Hospital and its organization
i) Classification of hospitals
ii) Clinical departments
iii) Nursing, Dietetic, Pathology, Blood bank, Radiology and other supportive services etc.
iv) Pharmacy role in the hospitals
4. An introduction to the hospital formulary
5. Dispensing to inpatients and outpatients.
6. Safe use of medication in the hospital
7. Introduction to distribution and control of hospital medicines.
8. An introduction to health accessories and surgical supplies.
9. General introduction to community, Pharmacy, deification and background.
10. Public health and community pharmacy.
a) Epidemiology and its control
b) Prevention health (EPI and CDC)
c) Family planning
d) Health policy and National drug policy
11. Pharmacy layout design
a) Objective
b) Types of Pharmacies
c) Consumer goods and purchases
12. Classes of layout designs
13. Management of pharmaceutical and hospital waste.
SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR LAW AND ETHICS (WRITTEN)
Paper 4 Part 2 100 Marks
1. An introduction to behavioral sciences
a) Principals of social behavior
b) Developmental stages of the life cycle.
c) Hereditary cultural and environmental influences on behavior.
d) Mental health and applied psychology.
2. Importance of Communication skills.
a) Principals of verbal and non-verbal communication.
b) Recognition and response to verbal and non-verbal communication.
c) Adaptations of electronic technology.
d) Adaptation for individualized needs.
e) Fundamental writing skills.
3 Introduction to law and ethics
a) Legal guidelines/requirements for Health care.
b) Risk management
c) Pharmacy law /ethics and related issues.
4 An introduction to Manual of Drug Laws
a) Drug act 1976
b) Pharmacy Act 1967
c) Punjab drug rules 1988
d) The Dangerous Drug Act 1930
e) Shops and Establishment Ordinance 1969
f) The poison act 1919
g) Punjab Drug sales rules 2007
5. An introduction to management
a) Promotion
b) Advertising and salesmanship
c) Sales Management
COMPUTER
Paper 5 Part-2 100 Marks (Theory 50 ; practical 50)
1. Fundamentals basic concepts of computers
a) General learning, knowledge and fluency with computer terms and usage.
b) Disk
c) Disk operating systems and windows
d) Computer languages
e) Modems and networking
2. Preliminary introduction of following packages
a) PC tools
b) Norton utilities
c) Graphics
d) Data base
e) Spread sheet packages like Excel and Lotus
f) Any one of popular word processor like Microsoft word
3. Patient data and drug data
a) Record keeping
b) Data Analysis
PHARMACEUTICS (Industrial) (PRACTICAL)
Paper 6 Part-2 100 Marks
1. Manufacture of tablets by wet granulation. Manufacture of tablets by slugging.
2. Manufacturing of capsules
3. Manufacturing of syrups, suspensions and emulsions
4. Ampoule filling, sealing and sterilization
5. Quality control tests of tablets.
6. Disintegration, dissolution, friability, hardness and thickness tests, Determination of weight variation in tablets,
density of powder, particle size analysis.
7. Clarity and leakage tests in injectables.
Note—The candidates are required to work for 200 hours in a hospitals, Factory shop or dispensary during summer
vacation. They must maintain a diary of work signed daily by the manager.
PHARMACOLOGY (PRACTICAL)
Paper 7 Part-2 100 Marks
1. Preparation of standard solution
a) Ringer solution
b) Tyrode solution
c) Kreb solution
d) Normal saline solution
2. To demonstrate the effects of adrenaline and accetycholine on frogs heart.
3. To study the effects of Adrenaline on Rabbits eyes
4. To study the effects of Homatrpine on Rabbits eye
5. To study the effects of Pilocarpine on rabbit eyes.
6. To study the effects of local Anesthetics drug e.g. Cocaine on rabbit eyes
7. To study the anticoagulant effects of Heparin and oral and coagulants on rabbits.
