This document discusses the opportunities and future for pharmacists. It begins by explaining that pharmacy is an attractive career option that provides many job opportunities due to advances in technology and the pharmaceutical industry. It then outlines various job roles for pharmacists in industries, hospitals, retail, academics, and research. It also describes the skills and qualifications needed for different pharmacy careers including diploma, bachelor's, Pharm.D, master's and doctorate degrees. Overall, the document presents the wide range of career paths available to pharmacists across different settings.

1. Dr. Basavaraj K. Nanjwade M. Pharm., PhD
Assistant Vice President and Plant Head
KJD Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
B-14, Naubad Industrial Area, Pratapnagar
BIDAR-585402, Karnataka, India
Opportunities and Future for Pharmacist
“Transforming global health”
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2. Transforming Global Health
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3. Purpose
• Pharmacy profession is always a choice of
preference for the medical aspirants.
• There are many other medical or paramedical
courses but from career opportunities point of
view, the profession of pharmacy provides many
job opportunities in this field.
• Now a day's pharma industry and profession are
experiencing rapid changes due to advanced
technological innovations and ideas sweeping
across the world.
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4. Introduction
• Pharmacy is the branch of science that links the
health science with the chemical and physical
science.
• The discovery, development, production, and
distribution of drugs.
• Drugs are substances used to diagnose, prevent,
cure, or relieve the symptoms of a disease.
• Pharmacists have the knowledge, skills and
expertise to be trusted with a patient's health.
• Pharmacists are among the most accessible health
care professionals.
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5. Job opportunities
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6. Job opportunities
• Pharmacist (Industry/Hospital/Clinical/Community)
• Pharmacoepidemiologist/data analyst (latest emerging field)
• Retail/ Wholesale Chemist/Druggist Business
• Preparing Prescription to Patients ( not allowed in India)
• Drug Therapist
• Drug Inspector, Analyst (Govt. services)
• Academicians (Teachers of Pharmacy)
• Chemical/Drug Technician
• Pathological Lab.
• R&D (Basic and Applied)
• Bio-Tech Industries
• Sales and Marketing
• Knowledge Process Outsourcing (Pharmaceutical and Biotech R&D segment)
• Pharmaceutical Industry (Production/QA-QC/Regulatory/Documentation)
• Clinical Research Organizations
• Member of regulatory organizations like FDA, WHO etc
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7. Job opportunities
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8. Sales and Marketing Jobs
• Sales
• Marketing
• Brand management
• Online marketing
• Digital marketing
• Marketing communication
• Market Research
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9. Job opportunities
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10. Consulting Jobs
• Strategy consulting
• Research
• Analytical
• Process excellence
• Consumer goods
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11. Special Career Opportunities
• Nuclear Pharmacy
• Nutrition Support Pharmacy
• Oncology Pharmacy
• Psychiatric Pharmacy
• Forensic Pharmacy
• Poison Control
• Pharmacotherapy
• Geriatric / Paediatric Pharmacy
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12. Nature of the Work
• Clinical Pharmacist
• Hospital Pharmacist
• Retail Pharmacists
• Industrial Pharmacists
• Research Pharmacists
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13. Clinical Pharmacist
• Clinical pharmacy is the branch of pharmacy.
• Clinical pharmacists often work in collaboration with
physicians, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare
professionals.
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14. Clinical Pharmacist
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15. Hospital Pharmacist
• The tasks are to procure stock, prepare and
dispense medicines, drugs and other medical
accessories.
• The person has to undertake responsibility for
stock control, storage, placing orders, labelling
and financial budgeting and account keeping for
the dispensary.
• The pharmacists are expected to meet patients,
doctors and nurses to discuss the supply of
medicines and the appropriate form of drugs for
administration.
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16. Hospital Pharmacist
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17. Retail Pharmacists
• The task is in retail medical stores.
• The Pharmacist prepares and dispenses drugs
on prescription to the general consumer.
• With the growing availability of pre-packaged
doses.
• The pharmacist monitors the drug sale on the
basis of prescriptions and dosages.
• Retail Pharmacist gives over the counter
(OTC) advice on how to use prescribed drugs.
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18. Retail Pharmacists
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19. Industrial Pharmacists
• While most firms are involved in the
production of preformulated preparations.
• Industrial pharmacists carry out clinical trials,
where drugs are tested for Quality, safety and
effectiveness.
• Supervision of the production process,
packaging, storage and delivery work in
marketing, sales and quality control.
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20. Industrial Pharmacists
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21. Research Pharmacists
• Research pharmacists are engaged in research
activities in pharmaceutical firms.
• Research organizations and laboratories for
search of better drug molecule development
and formulations.
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22. Research Pharmacists
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23. Skills of Pharmacist
• Hard skills
• Soft skills
• Qualification
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24. Hard skills
• Pharmacology,
• Pharmacognosy,
• Chemistry,
• Pharmaceutical Chemistry,
• Microbiology,
• Pharmacy Practice
• Pharmaceutics,
• Pharmacy law,
• Anatomy & Physiology,
• Biochemistry,
• Bio pharmaceutics
• Kinetics,
• Compounding medications.
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25. Soft skills
• These depend upon the area in which
Pharmacist is working.
• For sales and marketing,
• Pharmacist should be an eloquent speaker,
• He should have good communication skills,
also should be open to learning kind of person,
• Good interpersonal skills, should be able to
create an good impact on patients mind.
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26. Qualification
• Diploma in Pharmacy ( D. Pharm. )
• Bachelor in Pharmacy ( B. Pharm. )
• Pharm. D
• Post-graduation ( M. Pharm. )
• Post-graduation (Management studies, MBA )
• Ph. D ( In Pharmacy branches )
• Post-doctorate (India & Abroad)
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27. Skills
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28. Diploma in Pharmacy ( D. Pharm. )
• Retailer (Medicine Shop)
• Dispensing Pharmacist
• Graduation (B. Pharma)
• Marketing (Medical Representative)
• Can give their license on rent/salary to
establish medicine retail shop with working as
a qualified person in established shop.
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29. Bachelor in Pharmacy ( B. Pharm. )
• Pharmaceutical Industry- QA/QC Production/Manufacturing
• Regulatory Affairs (filing new drug application etc)
• Marketing (Medical Representative)
• Drug Inspectors
• Post graduation Studies (M.Pharm / M.B.A)
• Clinical Research
• Insurance Sectors
• Various certificate courses in Management, Industrial applications
• Can establish own Pharmaceutical Company.
• Can give their license on rent for establishing a manufacturing
company.
• Can become a member of Pharmacy Council of India.
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30. Bachelor in Pharmacy ( B. Pharm. )
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31. Pharm. D
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Academics Pharmacy Manager
Research Scientist Pharmacovigilance Officer
Regulatory Affairs Manager Drug Safety Officer
Clinical Trials Data management Officer
Medical Writer Pharmacoepidemiologist
Clinical Pharmacist ADR Reporting officer
Pharmacist Pharmacometrics

32. Pharm. D
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33. Post-Graduation ( M. Pharm. )
• Academic
• R & D scientist (Basic / Applied research)
• CRO's (Clinical research organization)
• CMO’s (Contract manufacturing organization)
• Production
• Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)
• Intellectual Properties Right (IPR)
• Regulatory Compliance
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34. Post-Graduation
( Management studies, MBA )
• MBA in pharmaceutical management is good option for
students pursuing B. Pharma.
• Scope in the Pharmaceutical marketing is commencing.
• One who adopts this career, sky is the limit for him.
• A Pharmaceutical Marketing Executive is the key
player in Pharmaceutical Marketing Sector.
• M. Pharm (PG) is the two years course specially
focused on research activities.
• Major branches in India include Pharmaceutics,
Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Phar-
macognosy, Quality Assurance, Industrial Pharmacy,
Pharma Management and Clinical Pharmacy.
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35. Ph. D
( In Pharmacy branches )
• Academics
• Research & Development
• Formulation and Development
• Analytical Development
• Contract Research Organization
• Contract Manufacturing Organisation
• Contract Development Manufacturing
Organisation
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36. Pharmacy: A Bright Career
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37. Post-Doctorate
(India & Abroad)
• Academics
• Research & Development
• Formulation and Development
• Analytical Development
• Contract Research Organization
• Contract Manufacturing Organisation
• Contract Development Manufacturing
Organisation
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38. Pharmaceutical Scientist Practice
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39. The GRE
(Graduate Record Examination)
• It is a standardized examination conducted by
the ETS (Educational Testing Services),
United States of America.
• It measures the potential of a candidate which
almost all the graduate schools and universities
abroad demand for the purpose of admission.
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40. Program Admissions
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41. The NAPLEX
(North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination)
• The NAPLEX is developed by the National Association of
Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) and is used by the boards of
pharmacy as part of their evaluation of competence to practice
pharmacy.
• The NAPLEX has been designed to assess how well
candidates can apply their knowledge, learning, and skills to
actual practice situations and to evaluate their ability to meet
the responsibilities of the practice of pharmacy at entry level
competence.
• NAPLEX is a computer-based examination that uses adaptive
test technology to deliver a mixture of selected-response and
constructed-response test questions.
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42. How Can I Become a Pharmacist in
USA from India
• Apply and take the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate
Equivalency Exams (FPGEE)
• Take Test Of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL)
• Obtain Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination
Committee (FPGEC) Certification.
• Take the North American Pharmacist Licensure
Examination (NAPLEX)
• Take the pharmacy law test.
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43. How Can I Become a Pharmacist in
USA from India
• Prepare for TOEFL, FPGEE, NAPLEX,
Jurisprudence exam.
• Apply for the exam from India. Once you get
your application cleared apply for visiting Visa
for USA.
• Within the Visa period clear the TOEFL,
FPGEE and NAPLEX exams in USA.
• You need to do some 6 months 8hrs of
internship.
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44. Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence
Examination (MPJE)
• The MPJE®, or Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence
Examination®, combines federal- and state-specific
questions to test the pharmacy jurisprudence
knowledge of prospective pharmacists.
• It serves as the pharmacy law examination in
participating jurisdictions and tests a candidate's
mastery of pharmacy law.
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45. Pharma Buddies
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46. Pharma Buddies
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47. Conclusion
• Pharmacy graduates are offered many
opportunities and learn wide variety of things, but
educating patients about their medication therapy
is always the most important.
• The discipline of pharmacy has a good future,
offering wide range of employment opportunities
with an excellent salary.
• Only with an undergraduate degree one may
easily enter into pharmaceutical associated jobs.
• However, one can take up teaching/research as a
career with M. Pharma and Ph. D degree.
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Conclusion

49. Transforming Global Health
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50. THANK YOUE-mail: nanjwadebk@gmail.com
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