Career Options in Pharmacy

Pharmacology : Career options
  • Drug hunting in the pharmaceutical industry involves research
  • Basic or applied biology research in Universities Clinical research
  • Product registration, pharmaceutical sales and information science also provide fascinating career options for pharmacologists.

Pharmacology provides a broad scientific training and pharmacologists also work in legal environments (e.g. patents), regulatory bodies, the financial sector, teaching, general management and general science.

 

Pharmaceutical Sciences : Career Options
  • Pharmaceutical companies
  • Research scientist and professors at universities and industries.
  • As regulatory scientists for agencies like the Food and Drug Administration(FDA)
  • Research scientist at national laboratories.

 

Analytical chemistry : Occupational Areas

Typical Employers

Analysis and Testing

Consulting

Development

Environmental & Forensics

Industrial Quality Control & Research

Environmental Laboratories

Government Agencies and Labs and Firms

Industrial and Manufacturing

Research Laboratories

Universities and Colleges

 

Clinical trials

In clinical trials you will assess the effectiveness of a new drug or new presentation of an established one, which is an essential part in the development of a medicine. However, the pharmacist is also ideally qualified to be a clinical research associate.

Research @ Pharmacist in discovery

Research efforts are then focused to identify structural chemical series which are anticipated to have best therapeutic effect. At this point, the pharmacist has the role in identifying which of these series and subsequently which compound in this series has the right physiochemical and biopharmaceutical properties to be developed into a dosage form suitable for man

Medical Information

Specialist roles on Medical information and Pharmacovigilance exist to provide information and advice about the clinical use of a company’s medicines in response to enquiries from healthcare professionals and help support the safe and effective use of the company’s medicines. Pharmacovigilance and medical information roles can be a good entry point for pharmacists into the pharmaceutical industry.

Marketing and sales

Marketing is one of the most important components in the development of a new medicine. A good medicine poorly promoted may never reach the patients who need it and may therefore never be a success. According to their talent and inclinations pharmacists have achieved satisfying careers in the various aspects of marketing.

Product Development

Development involves taking a candidate drug from the discovery phase and developing it through to production of the commercial. In addition to roles within clinical trials and regulatory affairs, a large number of pharmacists begin and progress rewarding careers in formulation development. Clinical trial manufacture and supply, and packaging development. A career in development will allow pharmacists to develop their careers either followed by  managerial or scientific career..

Production

Production is central to the growth and success of a pharmaceutical organization, and the quality and efficiency of manufacturing systems are key elements in the strategy of any healthcare corporation.

Quality management

Pharmacists in quality management, especially those who have qualified, been certified and then work as qualified persons, are likely to find themselves working closely with many other specialist disciplines like production, engineering and R&D staff of new product

Regulatory affairs

Pharmacists in Regulatory Affairs are involved at all stages during the developments and marketing of drugs.