Pharmacy

The basic eligibility criteria to pursue a Diploma in homeopathy is passing Class 10 or 12 with a 50-55% aggregate score from a recognized board of education. The course duration ranges from 2 to 4 years and students are qualified for practicing homeopathic medicine to treat patients. Homeopathic Pharmacy is a branch of study that deals with collecting, compounding, combining, preparing, preserving medicines and drugs based on homeopathic principles. It prepares medicines according to the prescription of the homeopathic physician. The course also embraces the professional and legal aspects and also deals with the proper distribution of drugs and medicines. Homeopathy Pharmacy is taught as one of the subjects in B.A. MS The graduates can specialize in it at the postgraduate level and also at the Ph.D. level. This course is also offered at the Certificate and Diploma level of study. The average duration of the programme is 2 -3 years. The course is usually offered by medical or homeopathy medical institutes. There are around 170 homeopathy colleges in India and admission is based on national level entrance tests. For Diploma courses, the candidates should have completed 10+2 with Science. They should have Biology as one of the subjects and should have a minimum aggregate of 50%. For master courses, they should have completed BHMS with a minimum aggregate of 50% from a recognized university. They should have professional experience with a registration Certificate from the homeopathic board or council. For doctorate courses, the candidates should have completed a postgraduate degree from a recognized university.