About Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science and Nursing

“Health Is Wealth” In light of this sentence , Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science & Nursing has been established at Vivekananda Global University to formulated trained professionals by offering dynamic research intensive environment that fosters innovations, leadership, continued professional development to discover solutions to global challenges in health care.

Pharmacy is a medical field involved in the preparation, dispensing and appropriate use of medication meant for therapeutic purposes.Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science & Nursing has been established at Vivekananda Global University to formulated trained professionals by offering dynamic research intensive environment that fosters innovations, leadership, continued professional development to discover solutions to global challenges in health care. Pharmacy is a medical field involved in the preparation, dispensing and appropriate use of medication meant for therapeutic purposes. , Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science & Nursing, Vivekananda Global University is approved by Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi.

Why Pharmaceutical Science ?

The field of Pharmaceutical Science is not only a great source of innovation and employment generation, but it has also become a global healthcare provider in need. Pharmacy is a health care field focuses on the design, synthesis, targeting, distribution, safety, and efficacy of potential therapeutics. The work of pharmaceutical scientists doesn’t just help relatively healthy people maintain their wellbeing; it gives people with serious illnesses the chance to regain their health.

It is, in short, a potentially life-changing career.

FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS:

• Advanced Course curriculum, meeting the requirement of current demand in Pharmaceutical sector and value added knowledge, the Department aims to achieve and develop professional, who are technically sound and competent.
• Strong exposure to basic science, humanities, management and engineering related subjects.
• Well equipped Laboratory setup to provide exhaustive exposure to various practical aspects of the research methodologies, instrumental techniques, emerging areas and industrial operations
• Option for doing projects (Study/ Laboratory/ Computer oriented) from third year onwards along with regular courses, seminars, assignments etc.
• Electives option to choose a specific career path.
• To inculcate innovative teaching/learning methodologies skills by ensuring role-plays, case studies and guest lectures in a semester to develop the interest of students in the subject.
• Faculty upgradation system ensuring active participation in regular workshops, seminars and lecture series held in the University on a regular basis.
• To conduct regular mentor – mentee meetings i.e. at least one in a month. Compliance to all applicable norms, guidelines and regulations.

Pharmaceutical scientists can find employment at Multi-national or National pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, Academic Institution, regulatory agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration  and national Drug laboratories such as CDRI, CSIR & other National Research Institutes of Health care.

Fields that pharmaceutical scientists work in include:

• Analysis and Pharmaceutical Quality Control ,
• Biotechnology,
• Clinical Pharmacology and Translational Research,
• Drug Design and Discovery,
• Formulation Design and Development and Pharmacoengineering,
• Pharmaceutics, pharmacodynamics and drug metabolism,
• Regulatory Sciences, and
• Social and Behavioral pharmacy & Pharmacoepidemiology .