Career in pharmacy

Career in Pharmacy: PHARMA ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Pharmacists are medication experts who use their detailed knowledge of medicines to help patients get well. Duties include dispensing medications, assuring the safety and appropriateness of the prescribed therapy, monitoring patient health and progress, partnering with consumers and patients to provide education and advice on the use of medications. They also collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other health care team members to provide expertise on drug decisions and improve patient outcomes, providing knowledge about the composition of drugs and safeguard drug purity and strength.

The Pharmacy profession is not only a noble profession but also equally technical one and as a result of this Pharmacy graduates has multiple scope unlike most of the other graduates. Entrepreneurship is the final word in any one's career.

Pharmacy professionals can become an entrepreneur by owning a Pharmacy or an Industry or an Institution or owning a R&D lab. The ‘Pharma Entrepreneurship’ can be understood better if we understand the various scopes for pharmacists. Various Scopes for Pharmacist Government - Industry - Research & Development – Marketing - Clinical, Hospital & Community Pharmacist - Consultancy Services - Opportunities Abroad – Entrepreneur. 

The professionals can enter in to Manufacturing or Quality control or Quality assurance or Regulatory affairs. For entering in to Research and development a person should have clear vision during early stage of his education. Based on his interest he can select the field of Research like Formulation Analytical etc. India is surging to become the hub for contract Research and Product Development. Marketing is very attractive for young pharmacy candidates. They can go in to pharmaceutical selling and can grow faster in their career. The retail business of drugs in India is growing by 12% to 14% every year. To own a pharmacy will also be a very good option for the pharmacy graduates. The best option to become an entrepreneur is to acquire sufficient skills in whatever field a pharmacist is deciding to work with.

Pharmacists are experts on drug administration, therapy and safety profile. They are the integral part of the national health care industry that plays a pivotal role providing appropriate health care management and monitors the progress. Pharmacists optimise the use of medications for the benefit of public.