Homeopathic Pharmacy Syllabus

Homoeopathic Pharmacy Syllabus

New Syllabus- since 2015

Instruction in Homeopathic Pharmacy shall be so planned as to present –

1. Importance of Homoeopathic Pharmacy in relation to  study of Homoeopathic Materia Medica, Organon of Medicine and National Economy as well as Growth of Homoeopathic Pharmacy & Research. 

2. Originality and speciality of Homoeopathic Pharmacy and its relation to Pharmacy of other recognized systems of medicine. 

3. The areas of teaching shall encompass the entire subject but stress shall be laid on the fundamental topics that form the basis of Homoeopathy. 

A. Theory

I. GENERAL CONCEPTS AND ORIENTATION –

1) History of Pharmacy with emphasis on emergence of Homoeopathic Pharmacy.

2) Official Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia (Germany, Britain, U.S.A., India).

4) Important terminologies like scientific names, common names, synonyms.

5) Definitions in Homoeopathic Pharmacy.

6) Components of Pharmacy.

7) Weights and Measurements.

8) Nomenclature of Homoeopathic Drugs with their Anomalies

II. Raw Material – Drugs and Vehicles –

1. Sources of Drugs (Taxonomic classification, with reference to utility).

2. Collection of Drug substances.

3. Vehicles.

4. Homoeopathic Pharmaceutical Instruments & Appliances.  

III) Homoeopathic Pharmaceutics –

1. Mother Tincture and its preparation – old and new methods.

2. Various scales used in Homoeopathic Pharmacy.

3. Drug Dynamization / potentisation

4. External applications (focus on scope of Homoeopathic lotions,

                   glycerol, liniment and ointment).

5. Doctrine of signature.

6. Posology (focus on basic principles; related aphorisms).

7. Prescription (including abbreviations).

8. Concept of placebo.

9. Pharmaconomy – routes of Homoeopathic drug administration.

10. Dispensing of medicines.

11. Basics of Adverse Drug reaction and Pharmaco-vigilance  

IV) Pharmacodynamics -

1. Homoeopathic Pharmacodynamics.

2. Drug Proving (aphorisms 105 – 145 of Organon of Medicine) and merits and

                  de-merits of Drug proving on Humans and Animals

3. Pharmacological study of drugs listed in Appendix-A.

V.) Quality Control -

1. Standardization of Homoeopathic Medicine - raw material and finished products.

2. Good Manufacturing Practices and Industrial Pharmacy.

3. Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory – Functions and activities relating to

                     Quality control of Drugs.

VI.) Legislations Pertaining to Homoeopathic Pharmacy (as amended from time to time) -

1. Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940 ) { in relation to Homoeopathy};

2. Drugs and Cosmetic Rules 1945 {in relation to Homoeopathy}.

3. Poisons Act, 1919 (12 of 1919);

4. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.(61 of 1985);

5. Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act , 1954 (21 of 1954)

6. Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act , 1955(16 of 1955).

B.Practical ;

Experiments

1. Estimation of size of globules.

2. Medication of globules and preparation of doses with sugar of milk and distilled Water.

3. Purity test of sugar of milk, distilled water and ethyl alcohol.

4. Determination of specific gravity of distilled water and ethyl alcohol.

5. Preparation of dispensing alcohol and dilute alcohol from strong alcohol.

6. Trituration of one drug each in Decimal and Centesimal scale .

7. Succussion in decimal scale from Mother Tincture to 6X.

8. Succussion in centesimal scale from Mother Tincture to 3C.

9. Conversion of Trituration to liquid potency: Decimal scale 6X to 8X.

10. Conversion of Trituration to liquid potency: Centesimal scale 3C to 4C.

11. Preparation of 0/1 potency (LM scale) of 1 Drug.

12. Preparation of external applications – lotion, glycerol, liniment, ointment. .

13. Laboratory methods – sublimation, distillation, decantation, filtration, crystallization,

14. Writing of prescription.

15. Dispensing of Medicines.

16. Process of taking minims.

17. Identification of drugs (listed in Appendix-B) – i) Macroscopic and Microscopic

           Characteristic of drug substances – minimum 05 drugs ii) Microscopic study of

            trituration of two drugs up to 3x potency).

18. Estimation of moisture content using water bath.

19. Preparation of mother tinctures – Maceration and Percolation

20. Collection of 30 drugs for Herbarium.

21. Visit to Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia laboratory and visit to a large scale

          Manufacturing Unit of Homoeopathic Medicines (GMP compliant) (students shall keep

          detailed visit reports as per proforma at Appendix-“B”).  

C. Demonstration

1. General instructions for practical or clinical in Pharmacy.

2. Identification and use of Homoeopathic Pharmaceutical instruments and appliances

              and their cleaning. .

3. Estimation of moisture content using water bath.

4. Preparation of Mother Tincture – Maceration and Percolation.  

APPENDIX-A:

 List of Drugs included in the Syllabus of Pharmacy for study of Pharmacological action (30)

1.   Aconitnum napellus  

2.   Adonis vernalis

3.   Allium cepa

4.   Argentum nitricum

5.   Arsenicum album  

6.   Atropa Belladonna

7.   Cactus Grandiflorus

8.   Cantharis vesicatoria

9.   Cannabis indica

10. Cannabis sativa

11. Cinchonna officinalis   

12.  Coffea cruda  

13. Crataegus oxyacantha

14. Crotalus horridus  

15. Gelsemium sempervirens  

16. Glonoinum

17. Hydrastis Canadensis  

18. Hyoscyamus niger

19. Kali bichromicum  

20. Lachesis

21. Lithium carbonicum  

22. Mercurius  corrosivus

23. Naja tripudians

24. Nitricum acidum  

25. Nux vomica

26. Passiflora incarnata

27. Stannum metallicum  

28. Stramonium

29. Symphytum officinale  

30. Tabacum

APPENDIX-B

LIST OF DRUGS FOR IDENTIFICATION

 I. VEGETABLE  KINGDOM

1.   Aegle folia

2.   Anacardium orientale

3.   Andrographis  paniculata

4.   Calendula officinalis  

5.   Cassia sophera

6.   Cinchonna officinalis  

7.   Cocculus indicus

8.   Coffea cruda

9.   Colocynthis  

10. Crocus sativa

11. Croton tiglium  

12. Cynodon dactylon

13. Ficus religiosa

14. Holarrhena antidysenterica

15. Hydrocotyle asiatica  

16. Justicia adhatoda

17. Lobelia inflata

18. Nux vomica

19. Ocimum sanctum  

20. Opium

21. Rauwolfia serpentina

22. Rheum

23. Saraca indica

24. Senna

25. Stramonium  

26. Vinca minor

II.  CHEMICALS/MINERALS  

1.   Acetic acidum

2.   Alumina

3.   Argentum metallicum

4.   Argentum nitricum

5.   Arsenicum  album

6.   Calcarea carbonicum

7.   Carbo vegetabilis.

8.   Graphites

9.   Magnesium phosphoricum  

10. Natrum muriaticum  

11. Sulphur

  

III.  ANIMAL KINGDOM

1. Apis  mellifica

2. Blatta orientalis

3. Formica rufa

4. Sepia

5. Tarentula cubensis

Note:

1.  Each student shall maintain practical or clinical recordor  journal and herbarium file separately.

2.  College Authority shall facilitate the students in maintaining record as per Annexure-C.

  

Examination

1.  Theory

1.1  Number of Papers – 01

1.2  Marks: 100

2.  Practical including viva voice or oral

2.1  Marks: 100

2.2	Distribution of marks	Marks
2.2.1	Experiments	15
2.2.2	Spotting	20
2.2.3	Maintenance of practical Records of journal	10
2.2.4	Maintenance of Herbarium Record	5
2.2.5	Viva Voice (oral)	50
	Total	100