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4 months agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, Pharmacy graduates can work as medical representatives. They are responsible for promoting and selling pharmaceutical products to doctors and hospitals. Medical representatives are typically sought after by fresh graduates and require good communication skills and a good understanding of the product.
Pharmacy graduates may also apply to be drug inspectors through government examinations. The job requires ensuring the quality of drugs and their compliance with regulations or guidelines. A Pharmacy degree from an institution recognised by PCI is usually required.
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The summary of the differences is as follows: A doctor is responsible for the diagnosis of the disease, the nature of the treatment plan, and prescribing the medication. The pharmacist is responsible for the preparation and dispensing of a medication, giving directions for use, identifying how the medications should be safely used, providing oversight for possible adverse reactions, and monitoring for adverse effects of the treatment often while counseling the patient.
Pharmacy graduates are responsible for drug therapy while doctors provide direct clinical care to patients. The pharmacist is responsible for underlying principles
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The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) is the statutory body which regulates Pharmacy education across the country and the practice of Pharmacy across the country. It ensures that pharmacy courses and education are of high quality and uniform throughout the country.
The PCI approves institutions, prescribes course curricula, recommends standardized operational frameworks, provides guidance on the professional practice of pharmacy, and adopts a system to maintain the register of licensed pharmacists. Statutory recognition of the professional also represents a way to confer educational and legal recognition of pharmacy professionals.
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Yes! Pharmacy is a good career for students who like health care but don't do MBBS. It give jobs in many parts of healthcare like making medicines, helping patients, following rules, and research.
The course mix biology and chemistry and use it in jobs in hospitals, pharma companies, and government health places.
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A Pharmacy graduate typically dispenses medications and counsels patients in a retail or hospital pharmacy environment.
A clinical pharmacist, however, is working closely with doctors on optimally collating medication therapy in hospital or clinical settings.
A pharmaceutical chemist is more laboratory based, engaged in the formulation testing and development of drugs.
All three professionals are engaged in a unique role in the pharma ecosystem, however there are significant differences in role based on context, qualifications and specialisation.
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4 months agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, Pharmacy degree, can lead to a career in drug research, formulation, and clinical trials. Roles such as Clinical Research Associate, Pharmacovigilance Executive, or R&D Scientist are normal roles in this sector.
Most students do their M Pharmacy or pursue some course, to become better qualified and confident in a position of drug research or clinical trials. When knowledge of GCP guidelines and clinical protocols, as well as pharmacology, skills is, desirable in pharma companies and research organisations.
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Absolutely! Pharmacy graduates can work in government employ as a drug inspector, pharmacist in a public hospital, or in a government lab, in a government regulatory agency (such as the FDA), or one of the drug control departments.
Many government tests like the SSC, UPSC, or state PSC also recruit pharmacy graduates. For these options, a B Pharma, or D Pharma, degree from a PCI-approved college is generally a prerequisite for applying.
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Generally, for Pharmacy, a government hcollege will typically be less expensive and will be better recognised (in general, for licensing and Public Sector jobs). They will often be very competitive to get in due to the number of seats.
Private colleges may have better infrastructure, more flexible admissions, or even collaborations with industries. If the college is well recognized, has selective placement, it could be equally as good as studying at a government college.
In the end, whether to go to a government pharmacy college or private pharmacy college should depend on the faculty, exposure with different opportunities, p
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