Industrial Pharmacognostical Technology Detailed Syllabus for Pharmacognosy M.Pharm first year first sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Industrial Pharmacognostical Technology M.Pharm 2017-2018 (R17) first year first sem is as follows.
M.Pharm. I Year I Sem.
Course Objectives: To understand the Industrial and commercial potential of drugs of natural origin, integrate traditional Indian systems of medicine with modern medicine and also to know regulatory and quality policy for the trade of herbals and drugs of natural origin.
Course Outcomes: By the end of the course the student shall be able to know,
- The requirements for setting up the herbal/natural drug industry.
- The guidelines for quality of herbal/natural medicines and regulatory issues.
- The patenting/IPR of herbals/natural drugs and trade of raw and finished materials
UNIT – I: Herbal drug industry: Infrastructure of herbal drug industry involved in production of standardized extracts and various dosage forms. Staff requirements, Project selection, project report, technical knowledge, plant design, layout and construction. Pilot plant scale –up techniques, case studies of herbal extracts. Formulation and production management of herbals.
UNIT – II: Regulatory requirements for setting herbal drug industry: Global marketing management. Indian and international patent law as applicable herbal drugs and natural products Export – Import (EXIM) policy, TRIPS. Quality assurance in herbal/natural drug products. Concepts of TQM, GMP, GLP, ISO-9000.
UNIT – III:
- Standardization importance. A detailed study of WHO guidelines for quality control of herbal drugs.
- Study of analytical profiles of following medicinal plants using WHO protocols: Acoruscalamus, Andrographispaniculata, Bacopamonneri, Boswelliaserrata Coleus forshkohlii, Curcuma longa, Glycrrhizaglabra
UNIT – IV: Testing of natural products and drugs: Herbal medicines -clinical laboratory testing. Stability testing of natural products: methods of stabilization, indicative substances for quality assurance, GMP and HACCP in traditional system of medicine, validation of analytical procedures.
UNIT – V: Patents: Patenting of herbal drugs: Benefits of patent protection, Patent application, drafting and filing an application. Indian and international patent laws, proposed amendments as applicable to herbal/natural products and process. Geographical indication, Copyright, Patentable subject maters, novelty, non-obviousness, utility, enablement and best mode, patent processing, grant of patents.
REFERENCES (Latest Editions of)
- Herbal drug industry by R.D. Choudhary (1996), Eastern Publisher, New Delhi.
- GMP for Botanicals – Regulatory and Quality issues on Phytomedicine by Pulok K Mukharjee (2003), Ist Edition, Business horizons Robert Verpoorte, New Delhi.
- Quality control of herbal drugs by Pulok K Mukarjee (2002), Business Horizons Pharmaceutical Publisher, New Delhi.
- PDR for Herbal Medicines (2000), Medicinal Economic Company, New Jersey.
- Indian Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002), IDMA, Mumbai.
- Text book of Pharmacognosy by C. K. Kokate, Purohit, Gokhale (1996), Nirali Prakashan, New Delhi.
- Text book of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry by Vinod D. RangarI(2002), Part I & II, Career Publication, Nasik, India.
- Plant drug analysis by H. Wagner and S. Bladt, Springer, Berlin.
- Standardization of Botanicals. Testing and extraction methods of medicinal herbs by V. Rajpal (2004), Vol. I, Eastern Publisher, New Delhi.
- Phytochemical Dictionary. Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants by J.B. Harborne, (1999), 2nd Edition, Taylor and Francis Ltd, UK.
- Herbal Medicine. Expanded Commission E Monographs by M. Blumenthal,(2004), IST Edition,
- Drug Formulation Manual by D.P.S. Kohli and D.H.Shah (1998), Eastern Publisher, New Delhi
- Quality control of herbal drugs by P. K. Mukherjee
- Herbal Drug Technology by SS Agarwal and paridhavi
- Herbal Drugs Quality and Chemistry by D. D. Joshi
For all other M.Pharm 1st Year 1st Sem syllabus go to JNTUH M.Pharm Pharmacognosy 1st Year 1st Sem Course Structure for (R17) Batch.
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