Diploma Pharmacy New Curriculum 2nd and 3rd Year CTEVT

Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training(CTEVT) started Diploma in Pharmacy Program in 2004 AD.

CTEVT Revised Diploma Pharmacy 2nd year and 3rd year Curriculum in 2021 AD.

Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training Curriculum Development and Equivalence Division Sanothimi, Bhaktapur Second Revision, 2021 Diploma Pharmacy Program

Introduction
The Government of Nepal has called for the provision of basic health service to all people by establishing and expanding a network of health services in all over Nepal. In this regard, the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) has been contributing nation through preparing different types of middle level health professionals.

The council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) has been developing and implementing different types of health science related diploma (certificate) level curricular programs. This Diploma in Pharmacy curricular program is designed to produce middle level pharmacy professionals. Furthermore, after certification such graduates would provide accessible quality health services to patients and clients through hospital and community settings and would involve in production and preparation of quality medicines in pharmaceutical industries in the Nepal and aboard. Specifically, the health professionals provide patients medical advice based on their symptoms, and they provide patients with the information that they need to take medications safely. Pharmacists also may assess the quality of medicines, advice physicians on storing and prescribing medications, supervise the preparation of prescriptions, and maintain legal compliance.

The scope of pharmacy practice includes more traditional roles such as compounding and dispensing of medications. It includes more modern services related to health care, including clinical services, reviewing medications for safety and efficacy, and providing drug information.

Pharmacy is the clinical health science that links medical science with chemistry and it is charged with the discovery, production, disposal, safe and effective use, and control of medications and drugs. The practice of pharmacy requires excellent knowledge of drugs, their mechanism of action, side effects, interactions, mobility and toxicity. At the same time, it requires knowledge of treatment and understanding of the pathological process. Government of Nepal ensures access to health services for all in an effective manner by providing accessible and quality service to patients and clients through the operation of its own pharmacy service by hospitals through human resource qualified in the subject of pharmacy (Hospital Pharmacy Service Guideline, 2072) In this context, the council for Technical Education and Vocational training has been offering this Diploma in Pharmacy curricular program

Rationale of Revision:

Diploma in Pharmacy curriculum was developed in 2005. This is the second revision after the implementation of its development. The rationales behind its revision are as follows:

It crossed the 5 years maturity period of its implementation after its first revision in 2014 and similarly the implementing agencies/college have requested to revise this curriculum based on their teaching experiences.
The year-wise re-adjustments of the existing subjects are felt necessary.
It is needed to revisit its weightage in both theory and practical marks contents to make it more practical oriented.
The clinical practice in 3rd year seems less then requirement of Pharmacy council and needs to be specified.
The technologies invented in this field seem necessary to incorporated.

Furthermore, technicians are projected to grow faster than the average for all occupations. Jobs for Diploma in pharmacy are projected to increase at a faster-than-average rate. To cope with the national and international demands, the knowledge and skills of this curricular program should be updated to make the skills relevant and pertinent to the related pharmaceutical industries.

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