Pharmacy Practice | Hindu College of Pharmacy

Vision

The vision of our department is to produce and nurture pharmacists as health care professionals of highest calibre with critical thinking, medication expertise and compassion to improve patient's lives.

Mission

The department of Pharmacy Practice focuses on two areas, Education and Service. Our Educational Mission is to provide student-centred innovative teaching and training programs by experienced faculty and eminent doctors regarding the management of various diseases, and to improve knowledge, skills and competencies of students for promoting rational and quality use of medicines. Our Service Mission is to provide outstanding patient care and guide students for quality patient care services that improve therapeutic outcome through value-based patient care practices and research.

About the Department

The department of Pharmacy Practice is an academic department within Hindu College of Pharmacy. Our approved hospital for imparting training to Pharm.D students is St. Joseph's Hospital located 1 kilometer away from the college within the municipal limits of Guntur.

Dr. Mannava Radhakrishna Murthy, M.D., Physician, Dr. Kam Prasad, M.S., Surgeon, Dr. Annie, M.S., Gynecologist, Dr. Raghava Rao, M.D., Chest Physician, and Dr. Siva Rama Krishna, M.D., Nephrologist are the teaching faculty for our Pharm.D students within the hospital.

The department's director is Sri P. Seetharamaiah, M.Pharm. (Ph.D), who has worked as Chief Pharmacist in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and consultant, Drug & Pharmacy Service of Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar (J & K).

The focus of the department of Pharmacy Practice is on creating through Research & Dissemination of New Scientific Knowledge about effective, safe and economical use of medications in the society. Our contribution to research, teaching, service both in Urban & Rural settings have earned us reputation of being leaders in this field.

Department Activities

06/03/2024 — National Pharmacy Education Day celebrations
20/02/2024 — Guest lecture on Career opportunities of SAS Programme in USA and in INDIA
30 and 31/01/2024 — Spoorthy expo in Hindu College of Management
06/01/24 — Guest lecture on Tuberculosis — Global Emergency by Dr. R. Rama Krishna garu
01/12/23 — AIDS Awareness Campaign on World AIDS Day
24/11/23 — National Pharmacy Week celebrations-2023 — Health Awareness Camp
18/11/23 — Guest Lecture on Oxygen Therapy by Dr. R. Ramakrishna garu
14/11/23 — Guest Lecture about World diabetes day
28/09/23 — Collaborative program with GGH — Rally
25/09/2023 — World Pharmacist Day celebrations
21/09/2023 — Guest Lecture about Scientific Thinking in Medical and Allied Branches: An Introduction
26/08/23 — Nation wide trauma awareness campaign — 2023
19/08/23 — Guest lecture on Lung cancer
18/08/23 — Importance of stem cell therapy — interactive awareness session on Blood Cancer and Need for Lifesavers
22/07/2023 — World brain day
03/07/2023 — Doctor's day celebrations
25/05/2023 — Extension of MOU with Lalitha Hospital
30/04/2023 — Guest Lecture on Tuberculosis
24/04/23 — An Awareness program on Hepatitis
23/02/23 — Guest Lecture on Pharmacological Management of Status Epilepticus
14/10/2022 — Industrial tour for Pharm.D students
23/02/2023 — Industrial Visit to Jocil
31/01/2023 — SAS Awareness Programme by Ikkurthi Venkat Garu
19/12/2022 — Guest Lecture on Career opportunities in Hospitals for Pharm.D students
24/11/22 — National pharmacy week celebrations (NPW)
28/10/22 — Breast cancer awareness program