In the new curriculum for the Diploma in Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapeutics course by the Pharmacy Council of India's introduction is really a revolutionary work. This will help the students to gain their knowledge and skills in the area of pharmaceutical care services. This will redefine the roles of qualified pharmacists with D.Pharm qualifications in community and hospital settings. The competencies developed through the courses of the curriculum are based on the expected outcomes.

   The authors strongly believe that the ER-2020 regulations, curriculum, and syllabus will improve the student's knowledge and skills to be on par with contemporary and future professional requirements and can make them successful practitioners in the particular field of pharmacy. Therefore,this course has been designed to impart basic knowledge on the etiopathogenesis of common diseases, the clinical manifestations of those diseases, and the therapeutic approach to their management with an aim to promote the quality and rational use of medicines.

   The language has been kept simple to understanding the concepts with ease.

1. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS
     ƒ Introduction
     ƒ Scope and objectives
     ƒ Rational use of Medicines
     ƒ Evidence Based Medicine
     ƒ Essential Medicines List
     ƒ Standard Treatment Guidelines
    
2. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
     ƒ Hypertension
     ƒ Angina as Myocardial infarction
     ƒ Hyperlipidaemia
     ƒ Congestive Heart Failure
    
3. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
     ƒ Asthma
     ƒ COPD
    
4. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
     ƒ Diabetes
     ƒ Thyroid disorders – Hypo & Hyperthyroidism
    
5. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
     ƒ Epilepsy
     ƒ Parkinson’s disease
     ƒ Alzheimer’s disease
     ƒ Stroke
     ƒ Migraine
    
6. GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
     ƒ Gastro oesophageal reflux disease
     ƒ Peptic Ulcer Disease
     ƒ Alcoholic liver disease
     ƒ Inflammatory Bowel Diseases(Crohn’s Disease
        and Ulcerative Colitis)
    
7. HAEMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS
     ƒ Iron deficiency anaemia
     ƒ Megaloblastic anaemia
    
8. INFECTIOUS DISEASES
     ƒ Tuberculosis
     ƒ Pneumonia
     ƒ Urinary tract infections
     ƒ Hepatitis
     ƒ Gonorrhoea and Syphilis
     ƒ Malaria
     ƒ HIV and Opportunistic infections
     ƒ Viral Infections (SARS, CoV2)
    
9. MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
     ƒ Rheumatoid arthritis
     ƒ Osteoarthritis
    
10. DERMATOLOGY
     ƒ Psoriasis
     ƒ Scabies
     ƒ Eczema
    
11. PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
     ƒ Psychosis
     ƒ Depression
     ƒ Anxiety
    
12. OPTHALMOLOGY
     ƒ Conjunctivitis (bacterial and viral)
     ƒ Glaucoma
    
13. ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
    
14. WOMEN'S HEALTH
     ƒ Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
     ƒ Dysmenorrhea
     ƒ Premenstrual Syndrome