This document discusses pharmacy as a career and the scope of pharmacy. It explains that pharmacists are experts in medicines who play a key role in healthcare by developing new medicines, supplying medicines, providing advice about medicines, and offering health services. Pharmacists work in various settings like universities, research, and the pharmaceutical industry. They educate patients, advise other healthcare professionals, and ensure drug purity, strength, and that drugs do not interact harmfully. The pros of a pharmacy career include job security, flexibility, rewards, and variety, while the cons can include a competitive field and long or physically demanding hours. Pharmacists have opportunities in government service roles like the military, regulation, analysis, and hospitals.

1. Pharmacy as a Career
& Scope of Pharmacy
Presented by: Dr. H. Aamir A. Kharl (Ph.D)
Research Associate RIPS
Lecturer HBSCP (UOS)

2. What Do Pharmacists Do?
Pharmacists are experts in medicines and as one of the fastest growing areas
of healthcare play a key role in improving the health of the nation, and
ensuring patient safety.
They work in a number of different settings:
– develop new medicines;
– supply medicines;
– provide advice about medicines;
– offer health services.
Pharmacists also work in other roles where there may be less direct contact
with patients, for example in universities, regulation, government
organisations, research, publishing and the pharmaceutical industry.

3. What Do Pharmacists Do?
• Educate patients about prescription and over-the-counter
medications
• Advise other health care professionals on drug decisions for
patients
• Provide expertise about the composition of drugs, including
chemical, biological and physical properties, as well as on
use
• Ensure drug purity and strength
• Ensure drugs do not interact in a harmful way

4. What are the pros and cons?
Pros
Job security
Flexible working
Excellent rewards
Transferable skills
Variety
Opportunities in new roles/settings
Opportunities to specialise
Cons
Competitive
Long hours in certain sectors and
evening/weekend shifts
Physically demanding in certain sectors

12. Pharmacist In Government Service
• Pharmacist in Army, Navy, Air Force,
Rangers etc.
• Drug Inspectors
• Drug Analysts
• Drug regulators
• Deputy Drug Controllers
• Drug Controllers
• Forensic Scientists
• Hospital Pharmacists
• Clinical Pharmacists
• DRAP
• DTL
• PFSA
• NFSA
• PKLI
• P&SHCD
• MoNHS