Pharmacy - A Satisfying and Lucrative Career Option

With the industry getting global, huge pharma giants- Pharma journalism (Media editorial team)
like GSK, Pfizer etc., are increasingly looking for- Blood banks
mergers and tie-ups with smaller countries, thus- Consultancies - offering varied services. (Regulatory
providing huge opportunities for students in theseaffairs, documentation, research, manufacturing,
countries. A Study in pharmacy equips you withsurvey and analysis, information retrieval, data
knowledge on chemical and biological entity of drugs,management, turn key projects etc.,)
its origin, drug research and development procedures,The courses that gets covered under pharmacy are:
dispensing etc., There are different types ofPharmacists - analysis and testing, dispensing of
education a student can choose from, depending ondrugs, working as chemist etc.,
their interest and skills. Students can start fromClinical Pharmacy - reporting on medicine tests,
Diploma to PhDs.side-effects, patient care, drug dispensing, advising
Students find employment in the following industriespatient on use of drugs, counselling, consulting etc.,
sectors:-Research & Development - new drug discovery,
- Drugs, Pharmaceuticals & Biopharmaprocess and development, formulations and
(R&D, formulations, dosage forms, marketing,development etc.,
sales etc.,)Engineering - Design and develop new products and
- Medical devices & equipment manufacturingservices related to agriculture, health and medicine.
- Cosmetics & PerfumesBioinformatics - application of computer technology to
- Nutraceuticalsmanage and store biological information for utilisation
- Regulatory Affairs (Food & Drug Controlof research and development.
Administration appointed by the government andManagement / MBA - handling and overlooking
Regulatory Affairs Depts., in companies)different areas related to pharmaceutical and related
- Patents, trademarks and IPR (Documentationorganisations viz., marketing, sales, finance, operations
department in government and private companies)etc.