Best Pharmacy College in India

Career opportunities after B. Pharm course:

Pharmacy is a science that requires maintaining close interactions with people to their trust as you work towards improving their health. After completing this course from the premier pharmacy college like Accurate College of Pharmacy in Greater Noida, there are various options for higher education as well as career-wise. Some of the most popular entrance exams for M. Pharm. (Master of pharmacy) admission in India are GPAT, NIPER JEE, CUCET, CEE AMPAI, etc. In India, Pharmacy graduates have various career opportunities. The pharmacy field is a well-reputed and promising field so aspirants can avail themselves of great job options with a lucrative salary package.

Pharmacy Career Options in the Government Sector

• Drug Inspector: A drug inspector monitors the safety, utility, and quality of drugs from their manufacturing till their sale. Combining various chemical salts and performing various tests accordingly to know the utility and effects of the combinations. Different competitive exams are conducted all over India for the selection of potential drug inspector candidates. States take their own examination for the selection of the drug inspector. The drug inspector salary ranges from Rs. 55,000-65,000 per month initially.
• Pharmacist: Central government hospitals like AIIMS & PGI employ qualified pharmacists at high salary packages on a permanent basis. However, there is a chance to start a pharmacist in different states on a contractual basis. Being the bridge between a doctor and his/ her patients, a pharmacist should be communicative & social. A pharmacist should have sufficient knowledge about the dispensing of drugs as per prescription and managing store records, labeling, inventory, etc. A pharmacist employee of the central government may earn about Rs. 45,000-60,000 per month. On the other hand, the state government employees or on a contract basis earn as low as Rs. 12,000 per month.

Best Pharmacy College in India

Pharmacy Career Options in the Private Sector

• Production and Quality Control: Pharmaceutical and medical devices production/ manufacturing units employ B. Pharmacy graduates to manage the daily operations and quality of formulations. Initially, the salaries in the private sector are very lucrative. A pharmacy graduate can earn a good salary package as per their knowledge and potential. Sound knowledge of Pharmaceutics subject is required to work efficiently in the Production department and sound chemistry subject knowledge is required to work efficiently in the Quality Control department.
• Pharmaceutical Marketing: B. Pharm graduates can get employed as Medical Representatives (MR) in the sales & marketing department for sales of pharmaceutical products and medical devices by the pharmaceutical industry. The Pharmacy graduate should have sufficient knowledge of Pharmacology & Pharmaceutics for this field. The field requires good communication and a well-versed personality. The salary of a medical representative in a company ranges from Rs. 18,000-40,000, initially depending on his/ her caliber.
• Medical Underwriting: An unconventional but demanding Pharmacy career option nowadays, aspirants can start by working for a small-scale company and then look out for better opportunities in bigger establishments & MNCs. B. Pharm & M. Pharm graduates can be recruited as medical scribes, medical coders, and medical transcription and should have skills to write medical related documents, etc. The salary for such Pharmacy job profiles may start from Rs. 15,000 initially and with some experience, it may increase to Rs. 40,000 per month.
• Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Research: A B. Pharm Graduate can enter into the research field with sufficient knowledge of Chemistry and Pharmacology. There are many MNCs that provide an opportunity in the field of pharmacovigilance and clinical research. One can go to a crash course or short-term certification to enter the field. There are many colleges in greater Noida that provides assistance for pharmacovigilance and clinical research. One can earn Rs. 40,000 initial salaries in the field.

Self-Employment/ Business Prospects

• Drug Store Owner: Those who feel they have the required perseverance and can work hard at odd hours can start their own pharmacy store. \Various points like the shop’s location, opening and closing time, etc. determine the income of the owner.
• Wholesaler: If you are able to establish good relations with medical shop/ drug store owners, supplying medicines wholesale is also a good option.
• Pharmaceutical Company: Those who dream big of establishing their own brand name can set up their own manufacturing or marketing unit.

There are many more such opportunities in the pharmaceutical field which you can grab by studying in the pharmacy colleges present all over India. One of the best pharmacy colleges in Greater Noida is the Accurate College of Pharmacy. There are many other colleges also in Greater Noida that provides pharmacy education.

Akanksha Chandra (M. Pharm.)
Assistant Professor
Accurate College Of Pharmacy