What is Forensic Pharmacy?Forensic pharmacy overlaps with the criminal justice system and other branches of forensics. Forensic pharmacists play an integral role in legal cases relating to malpractice, drunk and drugged driving and adverse side effects of certain drugs.
Job Description
Forensic pharmacists apply medication sciences to legal issues, meaning the nature of their work entails anything from litigation to the criminal justice system. They make be asked to testify in court, consult with lawyers or law enforcement officials and engage in any other type of work that bridges medication and the legal system
Education
Prospective forensic pharmacists must obtain a degree in pharmacy, either a master of science degree or a doctoral-level degree called a PharmD. The coursework relevant to a pharmacy degree program typically includes basic nutrition, general chemistry, infectious disease, calculus/mathematics for the life sciences, microbiology, organic chemistry and survey of pathology, to name a few. While pursuing this degree, a student can elect to concentrate in forensic pharmacy.
Free Downloads of Forensic Pharmacy Books:
http://freedownloadbooks.net/forensic-pharmacy-by-mithal-pdf.html
Courses Offered in India:
Banaras Hindu University-BHU
http://bhu.ac.in/
At Bits Pilani
http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/courses/coursedescriptions/body_pha.html
The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
http://www.tnmmu.ac.in/
