Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Technology (B.Pharm)

Pharmacy is a noble profession touching the lives of all human kind. Since time immemorial, the Pharmaceutical Technologists have been experts on drugs. From the oldest written document on medicines, Ebers papyrus, whose origin is estimated to be as far as 3400 BC, and then through the scintillating genius of Galen, Pharmacy has evolved into a most modern profession encompassing a multitude of sciences and technologies. In modern times, Pharmacists play vital role in both clinical and industrial fields. In clinical setup, Pharmaceutical Technologists are the last man standing between physicians and patients with regard to the use of drugs and medicines. They form the vital component of the Physician-Pharmaceutical Technologist-Nurse triad looking after the well-being of the patient.

Today role of Pharmaceutical Technologists play pivotal role in Research, Drug Discovery, Industrial Production of medicine, Quality Assurance & Quality Control of medicines and their production, Drug Regulatory Affairs, Education, Pharmaceutical Marketing and in a plethora of fields related to drugs and pharmaceuticals.
Due to the complexity of processes involved in drug discovery to drug utilization, Pharmaceutical Technologists need to be experts who touch several sciences and technologies during their education and career. They need to be proficient in such varied fields as Medicinal chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical biology & Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy, Applied Biochemistry & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical engineering, computers & IT, Biostatistics, Mathematics, etc. in order to efficiently carry out their assigned roles in diversified fields.
At present the Pharmaceutical education in India is divided into three tiers ? Diploma, UG and PG degrees in Pharmacy and its various specializations. Bengal School of Technology offers both UG and PG education in Pharmacy as well as opportunities exists for the students to pursue their Doctoral research utilizing the facilities available in the Institution.

Master of Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics)

The Department of Pharmaceutics at BST is well equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and boasts of highly experienced faculty from academia, industry and pharmaceutical profession.

The department has one research lab and one departmental lab with sterile manipulation facilities where PG students are imparted training and exposed to modern pharmaceutics research activities. The department also has UG labs for regular training of undergraduate students on contemporary pharmaceutics knowledge.

The faculty and students of the department are actively engaged in research on frontline thrust areas of drug delivery research including industry collaborated projects, as well as projects in partnership with Govt. research institutes. Students are kept updated with regular assignment and seminars including guest lectures delivered by resource-persons drawn from Industry & research Institutions.

Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacology)

Pharmacology is a specialization in Pharmacy that deals with the study of drugs. In this specialization, students learn to study and identify the effects of drugs in both animal and human models as well as in patients. They study how the drugs and pharmaceuticals interact with the biological components of the body. It is a complex science requiring background in several ancillary subjects such as biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, etc.

At Bengal School of Technology, the Dept. of Pharmacology is Headed by Prof. Gautam Chatterjee, an eminent Pharmacologist, with around 30 years of industrial experience in Discovery Pharmacology. He is well supported by several faculty members from industry and academia with vast experience in imparting quality education to the students.

The Pharmacology dept. is well equipped with all necessary instruments and is amply supported by a well maintained Animal House, a well stocked Central store and an excellent library.