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SPIPS BULLETIN PAGE NO. 1

SPIPS BULLETIN

St. Peter’s

Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

SPIPS is an Institutional Member of SPIPS Operates

Volume 3 Issue 6

Upcoming Event at

SPIPS

3

News on APAT-2013 5

Invited Lectures at

SPIPS

7

SPIPS Representations 8

Pharma Quiz 9

Article from SPIPS

Alumni

10

Upcoming Pharma

Events in July 2013

12

Student’s Journal Club 13

Inside this issue:

Indian Society for

Technical Education

Indian Association of

Colleges of Pharmacy

IPA - Hanamkonda

IPA - Student Forum

DIA

Student Chapter


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CHIEF PATRON

Honorable Advisors

Editor

Associate Editors

Dr. V. Raj Kumar Dr. A. B. Raju Dr. G. Praveen Kumar Dr. Rajeshri Dhurke Dr. T. Sridhar Mr. P. Raja Sekhar

Dr. Suresh Bandari

Principal, SPIPS

Mr. Vijay Kumar Nagabandi

Asst. Professor, SPIPS

Sri. T. Jayapal Reddy

Chairman, SPIPS

Dr. Rao V. S. V. Vadlamudi,

Director, SPIPS


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UPCOMING EVENT AT SPIPS


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National Symposium on “APAT-2013” and Workshop on “Gas Chromatography”

A National Symposium on “ADVANCES IN

PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYTICAL TECH-

NIQUES - 2013 (APAT-2013) along with a

workshop on “GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY”

was conducted on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at

St. Peter‟s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sci-

ences, Vidyanagar, Hanamkonda, Warangal.

Dr. Rao V.S.V. Vadlamudi, Director, St. Pe-

ter‟s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

spoke on “Importance of Analytical Methods

in Pharmaceuticals”. In his lecture Dr. Rao

Vadlamudi explained the GLP (Good Labora-

tory Practices) and GMP (Good Manufactur-

ing Practices) guidelines for analytical tech-

niques.

Prof. R. Nageswar Rao, Sr. Scientist, Indian

Institute of Chemical Technology, Hydera-

bad explained the importance of impurity

profiling with recent examples. Students ap-

plauded when Prof. Rao stressed on identifi-

cation of 3 toxic impurities from aspirin us-

ing latest HPLC technique. Half of the for-

mulations consumed by humans contain

impurities, which need effective analytical

techniques to identify and separate. Phar-

maceutical majors suffer from shortage of

manpower with such skills. He congratu-

lated organizers of the event Prof. V. Rajku-

mar, Dr. Sridhar, Dr. Suresh Bandari and

other staff for conducting this event.

Welcome Rangoli by SPIPS at APAT-2013

Lightening the lamp by Chief Guests

Prof. R. Nageswara Rao at APAT-2013

Students at APAT-2013


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National Symposium on “APAT-2013” and Workshop on “Gas Chromatography”

Prof. P. Nageswar Rao, Department of Bio-

technology, National Institute of Technology,

Warangal elaborated on Thermal Analytical

techniques used in Pharmaceutical Analysis.

He explained drug excepient compatibility,

effect of processing on stability of com-

pounds, polymorphism. He also suggested

students to take up analytical sciences as a

career.

The work shop on Gas Chromatography was

conducted by senior analytical scientist Mr.

S.K. Srinivas, Bengaluru. He has shown the

live operation of Gas Chromatography with

its applications. All the students interacted

with the resource person after the demo.

More than 100 students presented their pa-

pers at the session and the best posters

were awarded at the end. .

On this occasion, A textbook entitled

“Experimental Approaches to Biopharma-

ceutics and Pharmacokinetics” authored by

Suresh Bandari, Vijaykumar Nagabandi,

Raju Jukanti was released by Dr. R. Nages-

wara Rao, Sr. Scientist, IICT, Hyderabad.

The Chairman, Director and guests con-

gratulated the authors on this occasion.

Prof. P. Nageswara Rao with our Chairman

Prof. V. Raj Kumar at APAT-2013

Mr. SK. Srinivas with Gas Chromatography

Releasing of Textbook on

“Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics”


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Invited Lecture by Prof. P. Rajeswara Rao

An invited lecture entitled “Organization of

Biological Screening Programme for

Natural Products” was delivered by Dr. P.

Rajeswara Rao, Professor of Pharmacology,

Andhra University, Vishakapatnam on June

4, 2013 at SPIPS in association with Indian

Pharmaceutical Association, Hanamkonda

Branch. Dr. Rao Vadlamudi, and Dr.

Suresh Bandari, felicitated Dr. P. Rajeswara

Rao with a memento.

Invited Lecture by Dr. P. Manmohan Raju

An invited lecture entitled “Introduction

to Psychiatry & Myths Vs Reality” was

delivered by Dr. P. Manmohana Raju, MD

(Psy, OSM), MIPS, Neuro Psychiatrist on

June 13, 2013 at SPIPS in association with

Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Ha-

namkonda Branch. Dr. Suresh Bandari,

and Dr. V. Raj Kumar, HOD, Pharmaceuti-

cal Analysis, felicitated Dr. P. Manmohan

Raju with a memento.

Prof. P. Rajeswar Rao giving his lecture at SPIPS

Prof. P. Rajeswara Rao felicitated by Dr. Rao Vadla-

mudi and Dr. Suresh Bandari

Dr. P. Manmohan Raju giving his lecture at SPIPS

Dr. P. Manmohan Raju felicitated by Dr. Suresh Bandari

and Dr. Raj Kumar Venisetty


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SPIPS Faculty at 6th International

Granulation Workshop

Dr. G. Praveen Kumar, Professor & HOD, In-

dustrial Pharmacy, has participated and de-

livered a talk on “Agglomeration tendency

in dry pharmaceutical granular systems

during blending: De-agglomeration model-

ing approaches” at the 6th International

Granulation Workshop, Granulation Confer-

ence, conducted at Cutler's Hall, Sheffield,

United Kingdom during June 26-28, 2013.

Dr. Praveen received an international travel

grant from CSIR, Human Resource Develop-

ment group, Govt. of India, New Delhi to at-

tend and present the paper in this confer-

ence.

SPIPS at Colorcon Modified Release

Forum

Dr. Rao Vadlamudi, Director and Sri. T.

Jayapal Reddy, Chairman attended

“Colorcon Modified Release Forum” con-

ducted by Colorcon Asia Pvt. Ltd., at

Novotel, Hyderabad on June 13, 2013.

Dr. Praveen Gannu with Dr. Kate Pitt

(Organizing Committee Secretary,

Granulation Workshop)

Sri. Jayapal Reddy and Dr. Rao Vadlamudi with Ali

Rajabi-Siahboomi, CSO, Colorcon USA and Glenn

Russel, Technical Director, Colorcon Singapore

Dr. Suresh Bandari, Principal, has been rec-

ommended for funding from Science and En-

gineering Research Board of Department of

Science and Technology for the project enti-

tled “Novel strategies for improvement of

physicochemical characteristics and

bioavailability of some active pharmaceutical

ingredients” submitted under Young Scien-

tists Scheme.

SPIPS Principal Recommended for

SERB of DST Project


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PHARMA QUIZ

Note: Answers are given in the 12th page

of this bulletin

1. Effervescent granules contain

a. Citric acid

b. Ascorbic acid

c. Salicylic acid

d. Benzoic acid

2. The concentration of sugar in simple

syrup is

a. 60 % w/w

b. 66% w/w

c. 56 % w/w

d. 76 % w/w

3. One of the ingredient used in camphor

liniment is

a. Arachis oil.

b. Peppermint oil.

c. Cinnamon oil

d. Clove oil

4. Brownian motion observed if the size of

the particle reduced to

a. 2 µ

b. 4 µ

c. 3 µ

d. 1 µ

5. Pharmaceutically acceptable suspension

is one with sedimentation volume (F)

a. 0

b. 1

c. 10

d. 100

6. A highly ionized drug

a. Is excreted mainly by the kidney

b. Can cross the placental barrier easily

c. Is well absorbed from the intestine

d. Accumulates in the cellular lipids

7. All of the following hormones have cell

surface receptors except

a. Adrenaline

b. GH

c. Insulin

d. Thyroxine

8. With which of the following theophylline

has an antagonistic interaction?

a. Histamine receptors

b. Bradykinin receptors

c. Adenosine receptors

d. Imidazoline receptors

9. Which one of the following drugs has

been shown to offer protection from gas-

tric aspiration syndrome in a patient with

symptoms of flux?

a. Ondansetron

b. Metoclopramide

c. Sodium citrate

d. Atropine

10. Dry mouth during antidepressant ther-

apy is caused by blockade of

a. Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors

b. Serotonergic receptors

c. Dopaminergic receptors

d. GABA receptors


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ARTICLES FROM SPIPS ALUMNI

Career Guidance for Pharmacy Graduates - I Suneedh Manthri,

Sr. Research Associate, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi

Let me begin with a question, why do you

want to join a course in Pharmacy?

Answer may be too obvious; you wish to be

job-ready after finishing your course in

Pharmacy to be absorbed by a well-known

pharmaceutical company or a laboratory.

This might be the reason your parents also

agreed to your career choices. In 2000,

when I joined a course in Pharmacy, I ob-

served a trend. Students, who have com-

pleted their Intermediate with BiPC but

failed to secure an MBBS seat, opted for an

alternative medicalcourse such as BHMS,

BAMS, BUMS, BDS and so on. Those who

were unable to secure a seat even in the

above-mentioned alternate “medical seats”

finally opted for a course in Pharmacy.

When I mentioned about this trend to my

BiPC classmates, no one replied with confi-

dence while I was anticipating an „Yes‟ from

many! Pharmacy was my first choice!!

On the other hand, there are some students

from pure science background (MPC) who

have failed to secure an engineering seat to

pursue either Mechanical/Civil Engineering

or Computer Sciences, also opt for Phar-

macy.

Simply put, students join Pharmacy course

as the last resort and actually very few join

this course to really explore, learn essentials

of this profession with an objective to serve

humanity.

For those students whose first choice is

pharmacy there is a lot to do. This world is

very complex. There are several pressing

health issues. One single department of sci-

ence (Pharmacy) is not sufficient to solve the

health problems of the entire world. Cur-

rently many universities and organizations

all over the globe are working on „trans-

disciplinary‟ or „multi-disciplinary‟ ap-

proaches to address various health issues.

Students should really enjoy learning phar-

maceutical sciences to gain knowledge on all

aspects of pharmacy and then decide upon

the specialization they wish to purse in Mas-

ters and then carry out further research

work leading to a Ph. D., (see figure-1).

I would like to remind all that one should be

aware and cautious about the competition

while attempting at state and national level

to qualify to carry out further studies in the

field of pharmacy. Pharmacy students

should plan their future if they wish to pur-

sue higher studies in India or abroad? Ac-

cordingly, clearing the eligibility tests on

time to process the admission procedures.


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In this article I would like to focus on those

students who have joined by chance to pur-

sue pharmacy. By the end of the fourth year

many of these students in any case might

still think, “pharmacy is not their cup of

tea”. There is nothing wrong in thinking that

way. I will be more than happy in this world

to provide guidance to these students who

wish to seek other career options (see figure

-1).

There are many options available in this

world to change the academic track from

pharmacy to arts, social sciences, manage-

ment, and so on. Please forget the fact that

those who pursue professional courses will

earn lots of money and live happily ever;

this is no longer true. For example, when I

changed my course from pharmacy to soci-

ology, and joined University of Hyderabad (a

Central University), I met many people,

Classmates, seniors, professors, other de-

partment friends who had completed science

Entrepreneurship

Start his/her own business (pharmacy outlet, lab,

CRO, manufacturing unit, etc.)

Maintain his/her family business (existing pharmacy

stock, pharmacy outlet etc.)

Initiate NGO and work for betterment of society, may

work in the areas of public health, livelihood, rural

development etc.

Consultancy

Employment

Private or Government

Marketing – Drugs

Teaching – Diploma students, master students

Research jobs may be in Institutes, labs, Hospitals,

community based organizations

State and central jobs at various levels depending on

the level of education

Figure-1: Career road map after graduation (Pharmacy)

courses and then pursued masters and fur-

ther research in Sociology, English, Theater

arts, Painting, Mass communication, Man-

agement, Foreign languages and so on. To

cite another example, I was under the belief

that if a person pursued masters in English,

he could never survive in this world. To my

surprise, I found that one of my friends from

English department was recruited by Google

with a 4 lakh per annum compensation pack-

age in 2007 in a campus interview that was

held by the end of the second year of his

master course. Then I realized that if you put

your heart and mind while pursuing any

course you may never have to look back.

In conclusion I would like to advise you all to

follow your heart, pursue the courses that

you like most. Whatever knowledge you‟ve

gained, use it in a constructive way to solve

complex problems of humanity. This is the

secret to greater happiness and achievement

in Life.

Advanced education

Pharma-related courses

Masters can be done in Overseas and Indian Universi-

ties/Institutes

M.Pharm (various specializations); Pharm.D;

Non – pharmacy courses

MPH; Masters in Epidemiology and biostatistics; Clini-

cal trials; Health Economics; MBA/PG Diploma –

Pharmaceutical Marketing; Integrated PhD – Clinical

research;

Non-science courses

Social sciences subjects such as Sociology, History,

Economics, Anthropology; arts subjects such as thea-

tre arts, painting, sculpture; humanities such as lan-

guages – English and Foreign languages;

PhD – can be done in Overseas or in Indian Universi-

ties/Institutes


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UPCOMING PHARMA EVENTS IN JULY 2013

DATE CONFERENCE TITLE VENUE

03 JULY 2013 -

16 JULY 2013

AICTE Sponsored Two week Faculty Development

Programme

Mehsana

08 JULY 2013 -

09 JULY 2013

2nd Annual International Global Healthcare Confer-

ence (GHC 2013)

Singapore

08 JULY 2013 -

10 JULY 2013

The Monash University 2013 Pharmacy Education

Symposium

Italy

12 JULY 2013 2nd Annual Convention of Consortium of progressive

Indian Pharmaceutical Associations of Manipal

Manipal

13 JULY 2013 -

17 JULY 2013

AACP Annual Meeting Chicago

14 JULY 2013 Seminar on Current Trends in Pharmaceutical Tech-

nology and Drug Design

Sagar

15 JULY 2013 -

17 JULY 2013

2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Nu-

tritional Science & Therapy

Philadelphia

USA

19 JULY 2013 Workshop on Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinfor-

matics (GPB-2013)

Annamalai

Nagar

20 JULY 2013 Symposium on impact of Endocrine Disrupters on

the Reproductive Health

New Delhi

21 JULY 2013 -

24 JULY 2013

The 40th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Con-

trolled Release Society

Hawaii, USA

26 JULY 2013 International Conference on Epidemiological Re-

search for Advanced Nursing Practice-a Global

Health Scenario

Puducherry

30 JULY 2013 -

02 AUG 2013

IPSF Congress 2013 Netherlands

Pharma Quiz Answers

1. a. 2. b. 3. a. 4. a. 5. b. 6. a. 7. d. 8. c. 9. b. 10. a.


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STUDENT’S JOURNAL CLUB

Department of Pharmaceutics

1. CH. Hemalatha

Eytan et al. Novel Gastro-retentive dosage

forms: Evaluation of Gastro-retentivity and

its effect on Levodopa absorption in hu-

mans. Pharm Res 2013; 20:1466-1473

2. B. Janaki

Rihm et al. Propylene glycol liposomes as a

topical delivery system for Miconazole ni-

trate:Comparision with conventonal lipo-

somes. AAPS Pharm Scitech 2012; 13: 723-

731

3. A. Laxmi Bhavya

Yan et al. Production of nanoparticles in mi-

croparticles by a double emulsion method: A

comprehensive study. Eur J Pharm Bio-

pharm 2012; 83: 168-173

4. D. Vijaya Kalyani

Rickles et al. A novel nanoparticle formulation

for sustained paclitaxel delivery. AAPS Pharm

scitech 2008; 09: 02-10

5. R. Vamshi Krishna

Reis et al. Nanospheres drug delivery system of

insulin invitro/invivo bioassay. Eur J Pharm

Biopharm 2007; 30: 392-397

6. J. Manoj Kumar

Clung et al. Efficacy and safety of risedronate 150-mg

once a month in the treatment of postmenopausal os-

teoporosis: 2-year data. Osteoporosis international

2013; 24:293-299

7. T. Himabindhu

Manish et al. Nanosized ethosomes bearing ke-

toprofen for improved transdermal delivery. Re-

sults Pharm Sci 2011; 1: 60-67

8. T. Satyavathi

Pratap et al. Enhanced oral bioavailability of

Griseofulvin via neosomes. AAPS Pharm

Scitech 2009; 10: 107-112

9. G. Ramya

Ehab et al. Enhanced transdermal delivery

of salbutamol sulfate via ethosomes. AAPS

Pharm Scitech 2007; 08: 4-11

Department of Industrial Pharmacy

1. R. Geethika

Poonam et al. Nanosized ethanolic vesicles

loaded with econazole nitrate for the treat-

ment of deep fungal infections through topi-

cal gel formulation. J Nano Med Nano Tech

Bio Med 2012; 8: 489-496

2. A. Mamatha

Manuel et al. Development and Evaluation

of Oral Multiple-unit and Single-unit Hydro-

philic Controlled-release Systems. AAPS

Pharm Scitech, 2000; 1: 1-9

3. K. Rishpa

Khaled et al. Preparation and evaluation of

thermosensitive liposomal hydrogel for en-

hanced transcorneal permeation of oflox-

acin. AAPS PharmSciTech, 2009; 10: 1-9

SPIPS is organizing journal club for M. Pharm. students regularly to acquaint the students

with the emerging research areas of great importance. The following are the research papers

presented by the students in the month of June.


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JOURNAL CLUB SEMINARS DELIVERED

4. Sameera

Nquyen et al. Polymer coated liposomes for

dental drug delivery-interaction with parotid

saliva and teeth enamel. Eur J Pharm Sci.

2013; Epub ahead of print

5. A. Sowmya

Fan et al. Transdermal delivery of the anti-

rheumatic agent methotrexate using a solid-

in-oil nanocarrier. Eur J Pharm Biopharm.

2012; 82:158-63

6. P. Ramya

Swati et al. Formulation and Evaluation of

gastroretentive dosage form of propranolol

HCl. AAPS Pharm Scitech. 2009;10: 1071–

1079.

7. K. Vijayavani

Raghavendra et al. Rokhade. Formulation

and in-vitro evaluation of novel starch-

based tableted microspheres for controlled

release of ampicillin. Carb Pol 2008; 71: 41-

53

Department of Pharm. Analysis

1. Ram Reddy

Guang et al. Fluorescence spectroscopy of

osthole binding to human serum albumin. J

Pharm Sci 2012; 3:200-204

2. R. Shirisha

Ruchi et al. A new simple and rapid vali-

dated RP-HPLC method for determination of

ziprasidone in ziprasidone capsules. J Saudi

Chem Soc 2012; Article in Press

3. G. Krishnaveni

Helena et al. Gas Chromatographic determi-

nation of acetone, acetaldehyde, ethanol

and methanol in biological matrices and cell

cultures. J Chromat Sci 2009; 47:272-278.

4. M. Srilaxmi

Xin et al. Luminol- K3Fe(CN)6 chemilumi-

nesence system for the determination of

glipizide. J Pharm Sci 2013; 3: 2-10

5. K. V. L. D. Spandana

Peng et al. Analysis of fat-soluble components

of Sinapis semina from different habitats by

GC-MS method. J Pharm Anal 2013; Article

in Press

6. B. Preethi

Connor et al. Determination of Miconazole

and its related impurities together with basic

solution stability studies using sub 2µm chro-

matographic column. J Chromat Sci 2012;

50:199-205

7. P. Shireesha

Guarrasi et al. Quantification of underivatized

fattyacids from vegetable oils by HPLC with

UV-detection. J Chromat Sci 2010; 48:663-

668

8. A. Soumya

Gao et al. APCI/Mass spectrometry for satu-

rated and unsaturated hydrocarbons in satu-

rated hydrocarbons by APCI reagent and mo-

bile phase. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom

2012;23:816-822

Department of Pharmacology

1. G. Mounika

Finching et al. Screening method for nsaids

based on cox-2 pathway activated by serum

free stimulation in A549 cells. Yokugaku

Zashii 2007; 3:527-532

2. Arshiya Tahreem

Kamal Kumar et al. Anti ulcer activity of etha-

nol extract of the stem bark of Careya arborea

Roxb. Int Cur Pharm J 2013; 3:78-82


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JOURNAL CLUB SEMINARS DELIVERED

3. B. Tejaswi

Aditya et al. Experimental evaluation of anal-

gesic & antiinflammotory potential of oyster

mushroom pleurotus florida. Indian J Phar-

macol 2013; 1:66-70

4. L. Sabitha

Lakkol et al. Assessment of local anesthetic

activitylidocaine by simultaneoud admini-

stration of potassium channel agonists ni-

corandil in albino rats. Int J Drug Targ

2011; 2:77-85

5. T. Radhika

Ashwini et al. Evaluation of effect of allopuri-

nol and febuxostat in behavioral model of de-

pression in mice. Indian J Pharmacol 2011;

3:244-247

6. S. Anusha

Champathisin et al. Anticataleptic and an-

tiepileptic activity of ethanolic extract of

leaves of mucunapruriens a study on role of

dopamerginic system in epilepsy in albino

rats. Indian J Pharmacol 2011; 2:197-199

7. Ch. Rasmitha

Shankar et al. Screening of Methanolic Ex-

tract of Eugenia Jambolana Leaves for its

Hepatoprotective Activity in CCL4 induced

rats. Int J Appl Res Nat Prod 2012; 5:14-18

8. K. Vijaykumar

Pandian et al. Sedative and entiepileptic ac-

tivity of Anthocephalus cadamba. Roxb in

mice and rats. Indian J Pharmacol 2011;

1:699-705

Department of Pharmacy Practice

1. G. Bhavya Kumari

Manjusha et al. Eclampsia: A Retrospective

Study in a Tertiary Care Centre. Indian J

Pharm Practice 2013; 1:72-76

2. G. Uvila

Sukanta Sen et al. Comparative evaluation

of effects of combined oral anti-diabetic

drugs (sulfonylurea plus pioglitazone and

sulfonylurea plus metformin) over lipid pa-

rameters in type 2 diabetic patients. Int J

Basic Clin Pharmacol 2013; 3:257-263

3. K. Divya

Varun et al. Prospective Monitoring and Re-

porting of Adverse Drug Reactions associ-

ated with Antiplatelet and Antiepileptic

Drugs in a South Indian Tertiary Care

Teaching Hospital. Indian J Pharm Practice

2012; 3:20-24

4. G. Suma

Shashank et al. Effect of atenolol and enala-

pril treatment on oxidative stress parame-

ters in patients with essential hypertension.

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol 2013; 3:252-256

5. G. Uday

Rasna et al. Effectiveness of Scalp Cooling in

Preventing Chemotherapy induced Alopecia.

Indian J Pharm Practice 2013; 1:25-30

FACULTY POSITIONS AT SPIPS …..

SPIPS is seeking applications from eligible candidates

for faculty positions in Pharmacy Practice and

Pharm. D. departments. Interested candidates are

requested to apply by sending their CV to

[email protected].

Qualifications: M. Pharm. (Pharmacy Practice) or

Pharm. D. (PB), or Pharm. D.

IMPORTNANT NEWS...

The contributed papers submission site for

the 2013 AAPS Annual Meeting and Expo-

sition is now reopened!. The site will be

opened up to July 18, 2013

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