Pharmacy

Maharashtra is an upcoming field in the Indian scenario. Someone with a MBBS, BDS, BPT or AYUSH background considering a field switch from clinical side and work in administrative setup should definitely consider this option. After completion one can work in-
Hospital HR: With your medical background, you'd be specialised in human resource management for primarily medical staff. With good exposure and work, the ladder is quite encouraging. Hospital marketing and sales: You'd be involved in marketing, sales and promotions of the hospital services. You'd be closely working with doctors and other healthcare workers to design and implement marketing strategies. Hospital Operations: You would be involved in managing operations and also day to day running of the hospital. This is a very exhaustive role and it starts with managing a single area or floor of the hospital to managing hospital chains. You are supposed to see that all work goes as planned. Medical administration: This is something where only doctors get in. You would be entrusted with developing medical Shops and policies and their implementations. Medicolegal, Ethical and Legal compliance is managed by persons in this role. Quality: You would be entrusted with maintaining of clinical and non-clinical quality in the hospital. It means compliance with NABH and JCI norms, infection control practices, clinical quality management etc. A training certificate from NABH or JCI would be added benefit. Projects: You would be entrusted with creating Hospitals or areas of the hospital and get them running. This involves the entire design to implementation of hospitals. One can also get other jobs, e. g. In Hospital consultancies, IT industry (Technical consultant), Homecare (Product specialist or service specialist), Pharmaceuticals, Insurance etc. The fields are growing day by day and almost every industry basically they serve similar roles as served in hospital albeit in a different industry.

A career in the pharmaceutical sciences is full of opportunities. Mentioned below are some of the options:
R & D: The pharmacy industry is one such industry that thrives on research and development. For this option, M. Pharms and Ph. This are highly in demand for research of new drugs, process development, formulation, development, clinical trials and Toxicological Studies. Analysis and Testing: Analysis and testing go hand in hand with this industry specially in order to maintain a proper Quality control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA). For the same highly skilled staff is required by companies to handle sensitive analytical dealings and sophisticated equipment. Production and Manufacturing: the options of working in production and manufacturing are huge. One can start his/ her own venture or work for someone. Professionals for production and manufacturing are not only required by biotechnological products, surgical dressings, medical devices, equipment, ayurvedic/ etc. Are also the requirement for the production of cosmetics, soaps, toiletries and dental products. Marketing: The Pharmaceuticals sales and marketing is considered to be a highly technical arena and hence one of the best when it comes to perks. Hospitals: Although it might be a trend of the US or Canada, but it is one that seem to be setting in India as well. The pharmacists in the hospitals are the best informed individuals for prescribing a drug. Mostly in western countries, the diagnosis is made by the Doctors but the pharmacists decide the medicines and their dosage. B.Pharma has diversity in the course work you do as they cover clinical and industrial pharmacy related aspects. But the drawback is that you will have to waste almost 6 months to 1 year between Masters and Bachelors programs while Pharma. D is a continuous 6-year integrated-graduate programme which is equivalent to M.Pharma in India. However, Pharma. D is purely clinicial oriented and once you get into Pharma. D you cannot move in Cognosy, Chemistry, Pharmaceutics or Analysis unless you do another Masters degree. However, I know people who have opted for Ph.D. in completely different areas abroad after completion of Pharma. D from India. Overall, choosing between B.Pharma and Pharma. D depends on how further you want your academics to proceed. Pharma. D can save 1 year in between Bachelors and Masters for a person who is totally inclined towards clinical pharmacology.