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Pharmacy is an integral part of the biomedical science without which the medical prescriptions written by doctors would be of no use. In a way a pharmacist is a person who is the incharge of safe and effective use of chemical drugs.
A pharmacist is an expert who performs functions such as compounding and dispensing medicines according to the prescriptions made by doctors, dentists and veterinarians and providing the patients with important informations about the medications. The main function of a pharmacist is to explain the mode of taking a medicine and the precautions, contradictions and incompatibilities that must be kept in mind while taking a medicine.
Eligibility for a course in Pharmacy
There are different eligibility criteria for different levels of courses in this particular field. The detailed description of the above is provided below:
- Diploma in pharmacy is a two year course. A candidate to apply for this course is required to be a 10+2 pass with physics, chemistry, maths or biology.
- Bachelor of pharmacy or B.pharma which is a bachelor level course requires a candidate to pass the 10+2 exam in science stream with physics, chemistry, maths or physics, chemistry and biology or physics, chemistry, maths and biology as main subjects.
- After obtaining graduate level program, one can attain post graduation and even a P.H.D. in various disciplines of pharmacy.
- Many institutes require the candidate to pass the entrance level exam conducted either by the university or the institutes themselves.
Scope of Pharmacy as a career
- One can start a self owned business of a drug store or a pharmacy after getting a diploma or degree in pharmacy. It is also mandatory to register with the state pharmacy council in order to do the same.
- One can get job opportunities in hospitals, universities, laboratories, research and development institutes and teaching after becoming a graduate in pharmacy.
- Various Government departments such as the Health and the Welfare Department, the Department of National Defence, the Pest Control Division of Agriculture hire pharmacists for various specific jobs.
Salary expectations in jobs relating Pharmacy
One can expect really high level of salaries after achieving proper education and training in the field of pharmacy. The range of salaries, depending upon the nature of job, varies from as low as Rs.4000 a month to a whopping Rs.60000 a month. There are various other benefits which a pharmacist can get like insurance, medical reimbursement and provident fund etc. if a person is self employed in a self owned pharmacy or a chemist store, the range of income depends upon the level of expertise and level of hard work that has been devoted; a self employed pharmacy pharmacist can yield high financial gains.
List of colleges providing courses in Pharmacy
- B.K.Modi government pharmacy college, Rajkot, Gujarat.
- Govt. College of pharmacy, Bangalore.
- Govt. College of pharmacy, Karad, Maharashtra.
- Govt Polytechnic College, Chandigarh.
- Govt Polytechnic College for Women, Jalandhar.
- University of Mumbai, department of chemical technology, Mumbai.
The above information may prove very helpful to students seeking guidance in this field. What one requires to achieve success is a passion to learn and a great interest in the particular field.
