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WHY CHOOSE PHARMACY AS A CAREER?

PHARMACY

A noble profession that deals with the Discovery, Development and use of Drugs.

Drugs

Any Substance obtained from synthetic, plant, animal or mineral sources used to CURE, PREVENT or DIAGNOSE

Pharmacy Profession

  • The Indian pharmaceutical industry is the world’s SECOND LARGEST by volume.
  • The share of the Indian pharmaceutical industry is increasing at 10% a year, compared to 7% annual growth for the world market overall.
  • The drug exports from India are growing 30% annually.
  • The "organized" sector of India's pharmaceutical industry consists of 250 to 300 companies.

Opportunities

This dynamic and increasingly diverse profession, opens a multitude of opportunities for the young graduates

Community Settings

As a Dispensing Pharmacist at :

  • Wholesale shop
  • Retail shop

Hospital Settings

As a Pharmacist at :

  • Government Hospitals
  • Private Hospitals
  • Armed forces Hospitals

Industrial Settings

  • Production Chemists
  • Quality Control Analyst
  • Sales and Marketing Executives
  • R & D Executives
    • Bulk Drugs
    • Formulations
  • Clinical Research Executives
  • Packaging In charges
  • Regulatory Affairs Executives

Academic Settings

  • Teaching
  • Research

All these career opportunities offer a salary package of approx. 1.5-3.0 lac p.a., initially and increases as the candidate goes up the ladder

WHY CHOOSE PHARMACY AS A CAREER?

A Graduate degree in Pharmacy offers a vast number of rewarding career opportunities in the Health-care sector. Indian Pharmaceutical Industry is a rapidly growing sector, second only to IT, with a 15% annual growth rate and exports crossing Rs.15,000 crores. Annual demand of pharmacist is increasing in leaps and bounds. Pharmacists are needed by the Pharmaceutical Industry in different areas such as Manufacturing, Quality Assurance and Control, Regulatory Affairs, R&D and Marketing and Sales. Pharmacists are also needed in Government Regulatory Bodies concerned with Drug Control. In the Health Care Sector, a Pharmacy Graduate or Post Graduate can find employment in the Hospitals, in Retail, in Clinical Research and in Pharmacovigilance. Top pharmaceutical companies hiring pharmacist include Ranbaxy, Cadila, MicroLab, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Roche, Sanofi-Aventis, Novartis, AstraZeneca, Abbott Laboratories, Merck, USV Pharma etc