In India, Pharm.D program started in the year 2008 with the aim of increasing the scope of pharmacy to meet the current health care needs.1,2 At present, the Pharmacy council of India (PCI) has approved 160 pharmacy schools offering Pharm.D in India and near about half of them (70) are located in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. 157 of the 160 Pharm.D offering schools are private institutions and universities. 3 A Pharm.D aspirant assumes that after completion of Pharm.D, he/she can diagnose, treat and provide pharmaceutical care to the patients.Read more...