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Scope of Pharmacy Career Opportunities
1. SCOPE OF PHARMACY
PREPARED BY –
VISHAL SINGH SOLANKI
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF
IDEAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY, WADA,
PALGHAR, MUMBAI
EMAIL- vishalsolanki393@gmail.com
2. Pharmacy is
the art and science of manufacturing, dispensing and
biologicals to prevent or cure diseases there by
preserving the health of humanity at large.
Pharmacy is the health science that links medical
science with chemistry and it is charged with the
discovery, production, control, disposal, safe and
effective use of drugs
pharmacy requires excellent knowledge of drugs,
their mechanism of action, side effects, interactions,
mobility and toxicity.
6. PILLARS OF PHARMACY
Pharmaceutical is the study of drugs, and it involves drug development. This includes drug
discovery, delivery, absorption, metabolism, and more. There are elements of biomedical analysis,
pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. Pharmaceutical chemistry work is usually
done in a lab setting
Pharmaceutics is the science of dosage form design and deals with the formulation of a pure
drug substance into a dosage form.
Pharmacology is the study of how a drug affects a biological system and how the body responds
to the drug.
Pharmacognosy is the study of medicines or crude drugs produced from natural sources such
as plants, microbes, and animals.
Pharmaceutical analysis is a branch of chemistry, which involves the series of process
for the identification, determination, quantitation, and purification.
7. DRUG REGULATORY AFFAIRS
As medicines play a vital role in human's life there must be regulations for medicines ensuring
Quality, Safety and Efficacy of drugs.
INTERNATIONALLY
USFDA
INDIA
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DIRECTORY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
DRUG CONTROLLER GENERAL OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
8. SCOPE OF PHARMACY
India contributes the second largest share of pharmaceutical and
biotech workforce in the world.
Indian pharmaceutical sector industry supplies over 50 percent of
global demand for various vaccines, 40 percent of generic demand in
the US and 25 per cent of all medicine in UK.
India’s domestic pharmaceutical market turnover reached Rs 1.4 lakh
crore (US$ 20.03 billion) in 2019, growing 9.8 per cent year-on-year
(in Rs) from Rs 1.29 lakh crore (US$ 18.12 billion) in 2018
9. JOB OPPORTUNITY
B. PHARMA/M. PHARMA(JOB)
BUSINESS
GOVERNMENT OWN INDUSTRY
PHARMA INDUSTRY OWN DISTRIBUTION AGENCY
HOSPITAL PHARMACIST PHARMACY SHOP
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
FOOD AND COSMETIC INDUSTRIES
CLINICAL PHARMACY
CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
COMMUNITY PHARMACY
PHARMA MARKETING
ACADEMIC JOBS(TEACHERS)
11. PHARM. D
Pharm. D. is a 6- year doctorate level course, including five years of academic study and a year
of internship or residency.
The course aims to prepare eligible candidates students in the management of patient
medication therapy and improving patient outcomes.
Is Pharm D equal to MBBS?
YES, PharmDs have much more knowledge on drugs (pharmacology) their therapeutic use and
also on diseases than the MBBS while MBBS people have more accuracy on Human anatomy
and physiology
12. PHARMA INDUSTRY
R & D PRODUCTION MARKETING
FORMULATION TABLET SALES PROMOTION
QA CAPSULE SALES EXECUTIVE
QC INJECTION PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
BIOANALYTICAL COSMETIC MANAGER
BIOTECHNOLOGY NUTRACEUTICAL
PHARMACOLOGY
DRUG DISCOVERY
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
REGULATORY DIVISION
13. GREAT POTENTIAL TO TESTING NEW DRUG
INDIAN PHARMACY GRADUATES HAVE A KEY ROLE IN DEVELOPING NEW DRUG IN
BOTH PRE-CLINCAL AND CLINICAL TRIALS FOR TREATING CRITICAL DISEASES AND
FOR ENSURING SAFETY AND EFFICACY FOR PATIENTS BEFORE RELEASE INTO THE
MARKET.
14. ROLE OF COMMUNITY PHARMACIST
EVALUATE DRUG RELATED PROBLEM
DETERMINE WHETHER THE PATIENT HAS ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL DRUG RELATED PROBLEM
WORK WITH PATIENT AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO DESIGN IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR A
THERAPEUTIC PLAN THAT WILL RESOLVED THE PROBLEM
15. PHARMACIST IN GOVT. SERVICE
PHARMACIST IN ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE AND GOVT. HOSPITALS
DRUG INSPECTOR
SCIENTIST
GOVT. UNIVERSITIES PROFESSORS
STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISION
GOVT. ANALYST AND FORENSIC SCIENTIST
GOVT. CERTIFIED PHARMACOLOGIST AND TOXICOLOGIST
CHEMIST
CONSULTANT