Pharmacy

Overview

Pharmacy is a science and technique of preparing, researching, and distributing medicinal drugs. A career in pharmacy will instruct you to work on preparing medicines, and recommend dosages that patients should receive so that they can recover from their illness and remain healthy. Pharmacists are healthcare professionals who are responsible for ensuring that people derive maximum therapeutic benefit from their medicinal treatment.

Professional Opportunities

Pharmaceutical Industry

⦿ Pharmacists perform various tasks in the pharmaceutical industry. Such as developing, and manufacturing drugs, research & development, production & manufacturing, packaging, quality control, quality assurance, sales & marketing, and regulating affairs.

Practice Settings

⦿ Pharmacists work as community pharmacists in a medical store, or pharmacy, or as a druggist. They may also explore options in a hospital pharmacy. Many pharmacists practice clinical pharmacy, contributing towards drug research, providing drug and poison information etc.

Education & Research

⦿ You can work as college professor by writing UGC-NET examination and further pursue research in a wide range of areas.

Pharmacists in Other Settings

⦿ Pharmacists can work in the Drug Control Department, Clinical Research Organizations (CRO’s) which can offer ample job opportunities for pharmacists in quality assurance, data management, bio-analytical services, and report writing etc.

Career Path

Stream

⦿ Class XII with science stream Any combination from PCB/PCM/PCBM

Graduation

⦿ Pursue Bachelors in Pharmacy (B.Pharm) for 3 years

⦿ Pursue Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm) for 2 years You can get a lateral entry to Bachelors in Pharmacy (B.Pharm) 2nd year on the basis of merit.

⦿ Pursue Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) for 6 years

After Graduation

⦿ Pursue Masters in Pharmacy (M.Pharm) for 2 years OR Pursue Doctor of Pharmacy (Post- Baccalaureate) for 6 years

⦿ Pursue Doctor of Pharmacy (Post- Baccalaureate) for 6 years OR Pursue Masters in Pharmacy (M.Pharm) for 2 years if you have got later entry from Diploma to Bachelors in Pharmacy

After Post Graduation

⦿ Pursue PhD. In Pharmacy

Important Facts

⦿ Must have passed class 12th or Senior Secondary Examination with at least 50% marks including English

Work Description

⦿ Pharmacists working in pharmaceutical industries contribute in developing, and manufacturing drugs.

⦿ They work across domains, such as in research & development, production & manufacturing, packaging, quality control, quality assurance, sales & marketing, and regulating affairs.

⦿ They can work as community pharmacists in a medical store, or pharmacy, or as a druggist.

⦿ Pharmacists in academia, may work as college faculties, teaching classes and performing research in a wide range of areas.

⦿ Pharmacists can work in quality assurance, data management, bio-analytical services, and report writing etc.

Pros & Cons

Pros

⦿ As a Pharmaceutical researcher, you can research about new drugs, medicines, etc.

⦿ Pharmaceuticals sales and marketing is considered to be a highly technical arena and hence one of the best when it comes to perks.

⦿ Pharmacy graduates have important role and can earn attractive remuneration when they work as pharmacists in the hospital pharmacy.

Cons

⦿ Becoming a pharmacist requires years of training and experience.

⦿ The work environment varies according to the type of pharmacy.

⦿ If you’re working in hospital pharmacy then it is open 24-Hour.

⦿ Often being associated with being a merchant and not a professional.

Entrance Exams (UnderGraduate)

College

⦿ NEET

⦿ All India Manipal University Online Entrance Test (MU-OET)

⦿ Panjab University Common Entrance Test (P.U. CET)

Tentative Date

⦿ Jan-June

⦿ April-May

⦿ June-July

Important Elements

⦿ Physics, Chemistry, Biology

⦿ Zoology, Botany, Chemistry

⦿ Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology

Website

http://aipmt.nic.in/

aipmt/Welcome.aspx

https://manipal.edu/mu/admission/

indian-students/online-entrance-exam-overview.html

http://cetug.puchd.ac.in/

Entrance Exams (PostGraduate)

College

⦿ Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT)

Tentative Date

⦿ Oct-Feb

Important Elements

⦿ Physical Chemistry, Physical Pharmacy, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Pathophysiology, Biopharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics, Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Anatomy, Physiology, Health Education, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Management, Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence, Dispensing & Hospital Pharmacy.