1ST BHMS HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACY QUESTION BANK: IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & EXAM PREPARATION

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This 1st BHMS Homoeopathic Pharmacy Question Bank covers important theory questions from the 2022-2023 syllabus, including Full Questions (FQ), Semi-Full Questions (SFQ) and Short Notes (SN).

It is organized topic-wise to help First BHMS students identify important questions, plan revision and prepare effectively for their Homoeopathic Pharmacy theory examination.

Theory examination

Number of paper – 01

Marks: 100

1ST BHMS HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACY SYLLABUS: A COMPLETE GUIDE FOR STUDENTS (2022-2023)

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1ST BHMS HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACY QUESTION BANK AT A GLANCE

  • History of Medicine
  • Pharmacy & Pharmacopoeia
  • Pharmacology
  • Collection & Preservation
  • Vehicles
  • Laboratory Methods & Utensils
  • Preparation of Drug Substances
  • Dynamisation
  • Standardisation
  • Drug Actions
  • Medication & Administration
  • Posology
  • Prescription Writing
  • Drug Proving
  • Laws & Ethics
  • Scope of Homoeopathic Pharmacy

If a topic is marked as Full Question → you should be able to write a detailed, complete answer

If it is Semi-Full Question → write a moderately detailed answer

If it is a Short Note → write key points, definitions, and important headings

HOW TO USE THIS 1ST BHMS HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACY QUESTION BANK

  1. Start with the syllabus.
  2. Prepare all FQ topics first.
  3. Revise SFQs after completing the major topics.
  4. Use SNs for rapid revision.
  5. Practice writing answers rather than only reading them.
  6. Cross-check your university’s examination pattern before the exam.

MOST IMPORTANT HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACY QUESTIONS FOR 1ST BHMS

Preparing for your First BHMS Homoeopathic Pharmacy examination? Start with these important questions before moving to the complete topic-wise question bank below. This priority list is selected from the questions covered in this guide and is intended to help students focus their first round of revision. It does not guarantee the questions that will appear in a particular university examination.

These questions have been selected from the topic-wise question bank based on their depth, recurrence within major syllabus areas, and usefulness for examination preparation. They are intended as a priority revision list, not as a guarantee of what will appear in a particular university examination.

1. PHARMACY AND PHARMACOPOEIA

  1. What is Pharmacopoeia? Write down different Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeias in detail.

  2. What is Pharmacy? What are the branches of Homoeopathic Pharmacy? Write down the sources of Homoeopathic Pharmacy in detail.

2. PHARMACOLOGY

  1. Define Pharmacology. What are its branches? Write down the methods that determine the disease-producing power of drug substances.

  2. Explain the pharmacodynamics of Homoeopathic remedies.

3. COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF DRUG SUBSTANCES

  1. How will you preserve drug substances?

  2. What are the general and specific rules for collecting vegetable drug substances?

  3. What are the general and specific rules for collecting animal drug substances?

4. VEHICLES

  1. Write about Alcohol—its properties, preparation, preservation, dispensing and standardisation.

  2. What is Sugar of Milk? Write its physical and chemical characteristics, preparation, uses and standardisation.

  3. Write about Rectified Spirit, including its preparation and conversion into pure alcohol.

  4. Write about Aqua distillata in detail.

5. LABORATORY METHODS AND UTENSILS

  1. Write down the process of distillation in detail.

  2. Write the Do’s and Don’ts for good microscopy.

6. PREPARATION AND PRESERVATION OF DRUG SUBSTANCES

  1. Write down the old method of preparation of Mother Tincture in detail.

  2. Explain the preparation of Mother Tincture by the new method.

  3. Differentiate between the old method and new method of preparation of drugs.

  4. Explain Maceration and Percolation.

7. DYNAMISATION

  1. What is the process of Potentisation/Dynamisation?

  2. Write down the Decimal Scale and Centesimal Scale in detail. What is the relation between them?

  3. Write down the 50 Millesimal (LM) Scale in detail.

  4. Write down the process of Trituration in detail.

  5. Write down the origin and evolution of the theory of Dynamisation.

  6. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using 50 Millesimal potencies.

8. STANDARDISATION OF DRUGS

  1. Write down the different methods of drug standardisation for the vegetable and animal kingdoms.

9. MEDICATION AND ADMINISTRATION

  1. What are the different routes of administration of Homoeopathic drugs? Explain Pharmaconomy.

  2. What are the different types of external applications?

10. POSOLOGY

  1. Write down Posology and Homoeopathic Posology in detail.

  2. What are the factors determining the selection of potency?

11. PRESCRIPTION WRITING

  1. Write down the principles of prescription writing.

12. DRUG PROVING

  1. How is drug proving conducted?

13. LAWS, ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Write about the Homoeopathic Pharmacy Acts in detail.

  2. Write down the duties of medical practitioners towards the profession.

  3. Write down the duties of medical practitioners towards society.

LATEST HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACY QUESTION BANK FOR BHMS STUDENTS (2022-2023 SYLLABUS)

1ST BHMS HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACY QUESTION BANK: TOPIC-WISE QUESTIONS

1. History of Medicine

  • FQ: Trace the history and development of Homoeopathic Pharmacy.
  • FQ: Discuss the evolution of medicine with a focus on Homoeopathy.
  • SN: Contributions of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann to Homoeopathic Pharmacy.
  • SN: Historical milestones in the development of Homoeopathic Pharmacy.

2. Pharmacy and Pharmacopoeia

  • FQ: What is pharmacopoeia? Write down different homoeopathic pharmacopoeia in detail.
  • FQ: What is pharmacy? What are the branches of homoeopathic pharmacy? Write down the sources of homoeopathic pharmacy in detail.
  • FQ: What is pharmacy? What are the sources of homoeopathic pharmacy? Write down vegetable/animal kingdom in detail (All the sources are important).
  • SN: American homoeopathic pharmacopoeia/ H.P.U.S.
  • SN: Homoeopathic pharmacopoeia of India.
  • SN: Imponderabilia.
  • SN: Pharmacist
  • SN: Sarcodes and Nosodes
  • SN: What are the branches of homoeopathic pharmacy?
  • SN: Write down the difference between pharmacy and pharmacopoeia.

3. Pharmacology

  • FQ: Define pharmacology. What are the branches of it? Write down the methods that determine disease producing power of drug substances,
  • SFQ: Pharmacodynamics of homoeopathic remedies.

4. Collection and preservation of drug substances

  • FQ: How will you preserve the drug substances?
    SN: Preservation of potentised medicine.
  • FQ: What are the general and specific rules for collecting of Animal drug substances?
  • FQ: What are the general and specific rules for collecting of Vegetable drug substances?
  • SN: Collection of Nosodes and Sarcodes.
  • SN: General rules of collection and preservation of drug substances.

5. Constituents in plant substances

  • FQ: Write down different methods of drug standardisation.
  • SN: Examination of moisture content of plant.
  • SN: Quantitative determination of Alcohol in homoeopathic preparations.
  • SN: What are the standards of finished preparation?

6. Vehicles

  • FQ: Alcohol-Properties, preparation, preservation, dispensing and standardisation in detail.
  • FQ: Rectified spirit- Its preparation and its conversion into pure alcohol in detail.
  • FQ: What is placebo? Its utility and Hahnemann’s view regarding placebo.
  • FQ: What is sugar of milk? Write down its physical and chemical characteristics, preparation, uses and standardisation of sugar of milk.
  • FQ: Write down Aqua distillate in detail.
  • FQ: Write down solid vehicles in detail.
  • SN: An ideal vehicle
  • SN: Cane sugar
  • SN: Cones
  • SN: Dispensing alcohol
  • SN: Globules and pilules
  • SN: Lactopan/ Phylum/ Rubrum/ Placebo.
  • SN: Lanolin
  • SN: Olive oil
  • SN: Properties of Glycerine.
  • SN: Purity tests for alcohol.
  • SN: Spermaceti
  • SN: Uses of vehicles
  • SN: Vaseline

7. Laboratory methods and utensils

  • FQ: Do’s and Don’ts for good microscopy.
  • FQ: Write down the process of distillation in detail.
  • SN: Crystals and crystallisation.
  • SN: Desiccators
  • SN: Filtration
  • SN: Glass retort
  • SN: Hot air oven
  • SN: Hydrometer
  • SN: Mortar and pestle
  • SN: Percolator
  • SN: Rapid filtration
  • SN: Solution
  • SN: Spatula
  • SN: Sublimation
  • SN: Thermometry
  • SN: Water-bath

8. Preparation and preservation of drug substances

  • FQ: Write down the old method of preparation of mother tincture in detail.
  • FQ: Preparation of mother tincture by new method.
  • SN: Class 1 of Hahnemannian method.
  • FQ: Maceration
  • FQ: Percolation
  • SFQ: Write down the difference between old method and new method of preparation of drugs.

9. Dynamisation

  • FQ: What are the different scales of trituration and succession? Write down 50 Millesimal scale (L.M. Scale) in detail.
  • FQ: What is the process of Potentisation/ Dynamisation.
  • FQ: Write down the Decimal scale and Centesimal scale in detail. What is the relation between them?
  • FQ: Write down the origin and evolution of the theory of dynamization.
  • FQ: Write down the process of trituration in detail.
  • SFQ: Advantages and disadvantages of using 50 Millesimal potencies.
  • SFQ: Write down the meaning and differences of Drug, Medicine and Remedy.
  • SN: Fluxion potency.
  • SN: How will you administer the medicine in 50 Millesimal potency?
  • SN: Medium (straight) potency.
  • SN: Merits and demerits of trituration.
  • SN: Schematic presentation of preparation of 50 Millesimal potencies.
  • SN: Succussion.
  • SN: Uses and advantages of Potentisation/ Dynamisation.

10. Standardisation of drugs

  • FQ: Write down different methods of drug standardisation for vegetable and animal kingdom.
  • SN: Examination of moisture content of plant.
  • SN: Quantitative determination of alcohol in homoeopathic preparations.
  • SN: What are the standards of finished preparations?

11. Drug actions

  • SFQ: Classification of drug action.
  • SN: General principles of drug action.
  • SN: Physiological drug action.

12. Medication and administration of drug substances

  • FQ: Role of vital force and Hahnemann’s views regarding local diseases and local application.
  • FQ: What are the different routes of administration of homoeopathic drugs? (Pharmaconomy)
  • FQ: What are the types of external application?
  • SN: Cerates
  • SN: Fomentations
  • SN: Globules
  • SN: Lotions
  • SN: Medication of globules.
  • SN: Mother tinctures for external applications.
  • SN: Ointment
  • SN: Oral route
  • SN: Poultices/ Cataplasms
  • SN: Tablets

13. Posology and Homoeopathy

  • FQ: Write down posology and Homoeopathic posology in detail.
  • SFQ: Factors determining the selection of potency.
  • SN: Various kinds of doses.
  • SN: Repetition of doses.
  • SN: Why only a single, simple medicine is given at a time?
  • SN: A homoeopathic dose.
  • SN: Selection of potency.

14. Prescription writing

  • FQ: Write down principles of prescription writing.
  • SN: Ideal prescription with example.
  • SN: Inscription.

15. Drug proving

  • FQ: How to conduct drug proving?
  • SFQ: History and evolution of Homoeopathic drug proving.
  • SFQ: Methods of preparation and doses of drug substances for proving.
  • SN: An idiosyncratic prover.
  • SN: Best prover
  • SN: Day book.
  • SN: Ideal prover
  • SN: Precautions to be taken while drug proving.

16. Laws and ethics

  • FQ: Duties of medical practitioners to the profession.
  • FQ: Duties of medical practitioners to the society.
  • FQ: Homoeopathic pharmacy Acts in detail.
  • FQ: Write down the character, moral and responsibilities of homoeopathic practitioner to their patient.
  • SFQ: Labelling and packing of homoeopathic medicines.
  • SN: Professional misconduct.

17. Scope of homoeopathy in pharmacy

  • SFQ: How the knowledge of pharmacy helps to increase the knowledge of homoeopathic Materia medica?
  • SN: Scopes of Homoeopathic pharmacy.
  • SN: Scopes pf pharmacy in relation to Organon of medicine.

This updated question bank ensures that students are well-prepared for their theory exams by covering all essential topics and frequently asked questions.

Use this resource to strengthen your understanding and excel in your BHMS examinations! 🌿

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📌 Clarification for Students (Please Read)

👉 Important to understand:
This guide is NOT based on any one university’s paper pattern.

Across India, exam patterns, marks, and word limits vary from university to university, and even from year to year. Some universities don’t strictly follow the terms FQ, SFQ, or Short Notes at all.

🔹 Why this guide is made this way?
I have classified topics as Full Question / Semi-Full Question / Short Note only to help you understand:

  • Depth of preparation needed

  • How important the topic is

  • How much content is sufficient to write confidently in any exam

📌 If you prepare the material as mentioned in this guide, you will be able to adjust your answer to any university’s paper style and score well.

This guide is made to simplify preparation and reduce confusion, not to restrict you to any fixed word limit.

Happy studying 🌱
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