D.Pharm

Diploma in Pharmacy

1) Community Pharmacist , Drug store assistant, Pharmacy assistant.

B.Pharm

Bachelor of Pharmacy

1. Teaching - B Pharm - First Class students are eligible to teach as lecturers in the D.Pharm programme

2. Medical Transcription – documenting in e-format audio or video files which have a recorded doctor-patient interaction or other patient information.

3. Chemist – Analyst- in Industry, labs or Government establishments

4. Community Pharmacist/Hospital Pharmacist

5. Minimum qualification to practice as Pharmacist in many foreign(gulf) countries.

M.Pharm

Master of Pharmacy

1. Teaching- First Class students can get a lecturer’s job in pharmacy degree colleges. Whilst in teaching profession they can do research. 

2. Pharmacist – Hospital Pharmacist or Community Pharmacist.

3. Specialized jobs - As per specialization taken in the masters course one can specialise in jobs that are offered in the Pharmaceutics(drug formulation), Pharmacognosy(Plant drug/medicine) , Pharmaceutical Analysis (as chemists/ sophisticated analytical instrument handlers/ quality assurance and quality control  departments of Pharmaceutical and Life science industry, Pharmacology (clinical trials and research labs), Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry.  Further many new specializations at the Masters level are being introduced including nanotechnology and Regulatory affairs.

Pharm.D

Doctor of Pharmacy

1. Clinical Pharmacist/ Pharmacist- In Corporate Hospitals/ Large Pharmacies.

2. Fast becoming the required qualification to be eligible to try for Pharmacist licenses in US, UK,  Australia and New Zealand. However it is on a case to case basis and extra training, licensing requirements vary from country to country which also requires to be fulfilled.

Other Job Opportunities.

1. Sales and Marketing – Ambitious achievers with pleasant personality and goodcommunication skills can opt for the job of Medical Sales Representative. The companies prefer pharmacy graduates for this job, as they have a good knowledge about the drug molecules, their therapeutic effects and the drug –drug interactions.

2. Clinical Research – B.Pharm/ M.Pharm degree holders can take up career in clinical research. The drug testing phase is called the clinical trial. A pharmacist can work as clinical research associate or clinical pharmacist and can rise to the position of project manager. The clinical research associate plays an important role of monitoring and overseeing the conducts of clinical trials, which are conducted on healthy human volunteers. They have to see that the trials meet the international guidelines and the national regulatory requirements.

3.Biotechnology  and Bioinformatics is a fast growing branch and graduates can opt for post graduate diplomas and further specializations in this growing area.

4. Medical writers- for large partner companies involved in the development, marketing and other regulatory areas of core Pharmaceutical companies.

5. Patient engagement personel – Employed by pharmaceutical companies to engage patients who are on life-long medications and require to be monitored or given special care and guidance.

6. Research and development – A career in Pharmaceutical sciences allows specializations in various subjects and fields. A lot of flexibility and cross disciplinary movement is possible due to the wide variety and depth of subjects studied during the course.  There is a field of research for everyone interested.

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One may even consider venturing into pursuing higher studies abroad in order to make their careers even more lucrative and challenging.

1. USA - One may consider opting for pursuing higher studies abroad. After graduation from a recognised university, the students can appear for their GRE(Graduate Record Examination) and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) for entry into US universities. US universities offer assistance-ship for undergraduate programmes. Students have to apply well in advance since visa procedure also takes time;

2. Australia - Indian students know most of the universities in USA. Very few know and try for the postgraduate studies in Australia.

3. Ireland - Ireland is another ideal destination for students. There are about 400 students for postgraduate studies. The standard of universities in Ireland is similar to UK universities. Cost of the education is much less than in UK & US. Ireland is amongst the top producers of pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals.

Contrary to popular perception, a career in pharmacy is not only challenging but lucrative as well..