Career in Pharmacy in Pakistan

Pharmaceutical jobs in Pakistan. Profession of Pharmacy can be very shining and brilliant
for those youth who are shrewd, frugal and careful in every matter as well as have logical
minded. Aptitude towards science is the fundamental importance. Those who want to start
their own business must be business minded. Administrative skills are also very important in
this field.
Normally those students who fail to get admission in MBB degree in Pakistan seek career in
this profession. But the reality is that this field is itself very lucrative and one can get !ob in
multi national companies in Pakistan. After completing five year d pharm course, a
Pharmacists can have the opportunities to work in the following branches"
#ommunity Pharmacist"Those having successfuly completed pharm d degree programs can work as community
Pharmacist. #ommunity pharmacist works in medical stores. $is work is to prepare the
medicine according to the prescription of the doctor. Medicine normally are packed and
sealed. $e provides not only medicine but directions about prevention and dosage.
Pharmacist also provides any further clarification about the medicine asked by the buyer.
$ospital pharmacist"
They work in small and large hospitals of public and private sector. Their responsibilities
include providing medicines to the patients and to perform legal and administrative duties.
They keep an eye on the preservation of medicine and how do the nurses keep on providing it
to the patients.
%ndustrial &esearch Pharmacist"
%ndustrial research pharmacists have opportunities to get !obs in one of the following
branches"
&esearch and 'evelopment
(uality control
Production
Marketing
)orking environment
Professionals in pharmacy have to work in an organi*ed manner. They have to convey their
instructions and information in such a way that there remains no chance of mistake. Any
mistake or ambiguity can caused damage to the life of the patients.
Those pharmacists who work in the medical stores have to look the precautions about
medicines carefully. Professional Pharmacists working in the industrial organisations perform
as per the re+uirement of the concerned branch i.e. research and development, production,
+uality control and marketing. Professionals in the marketing field have to work out side the
office and often travel out station.
,uture prospects and -pportunities for Pharmacists in Pakistan"According to the available
data, there are more than ./// hospitals, five thousands dispensaries, one thousand child
health centers, five hundred village health centers and one thousand basic health centers,
more than five hundred tuberculosis treatment centers in Pakistan. Private sector contribution
in this regard is unknown as the data is not available. Thus with this numerous opportunities
in the field of pharmacy, bright and lucrative career options are available.
&egistration of pharmacists
According to the Pakistan Pharmacy act .012, every +ualified professional pharmacist must
register himself in the Pakistan Pharmacy #ouncil. This registration is carried out under the
Provincial Pharmacy council. A +ualified pharmacist must have completed two hundreds hours
of practical training in any authori*ed industrial pharmaceutical -rgani*ation or branch of
pharmacy of any registered and authori*ed hospital.
Personal Business opportunities
Qualified professional can set up a drug store. Pharmaceutical organi*ations offer
attractive commission on the purchase of their medicine, therefore ample chances of success
and profit are there in this field.
Pharm. D degree in Pakistan (Previously B.Pharm). 'ue to limited number of medical
colleges3 seats in Pakistan, thousands of students every year failed to get admission, but
admission in medial college is not the only choice. %f you are really interested in medical
profession then many other career choices are waiting for you. #areer in Pharmacy in Pakistan
is an alternate to MBB degree. The world of medicine is very wide. %t is not necessary that a
student having M.B.B. degree can only enter in this field. Pharmacy is as important field of
medicine like M.B.B.. %t is the pharmacist who decides which medicine is useful to the
patient among various medicines. tudents having intermediate 4pre5medical6 are eligible for
admission in Pharm.' degree in Pakistan. $igher 7ducation #ommission of Pakistan 4$7#6 in
8//9 changed the syllabus of Pharmacy degree in Pakistan. The four year Bachelor of
Pharmacy course 4B.Pharm6 was changed to a five year 'octor of Pharmacy course
4Pharm.'6.
,ollowing universities offer Pharm.' 'egree courses.
,aculty of Pharmacy, :niversity of ;arachi
,aculty of Pharmacy, :niversity of Pun!ab
,aculty of Pharmacy, :niversity of Peshawar
,aculty of Pharmacy, :niversity of Balochistan, (uata
,aculty of Pharmacy, :niversity of <omal, 'era %smail ;han
,aculty of Pharmacy, :niversity of indh, =amshoro
for more details about colleges>universities ???
Admissions are given on merit as there are numerous students but limited seats. After
completing Pharm.' course one can start ones career in community pharmacy, hospital
pharmacy, industrial and research pharmacy. Those who work in medical shops and stores are
called community pharmacists. $ospital pharmacists works in public and private sector3s
hospitals. Pharm.' degree holder can also get lucrative !obs in pharmaceutical companies
performing legal, professional and administrative responsibilities there. %ndustrial and
research pharmacists works in research and development, +uality control, production and
marketing departments of the pharmaceutical companies. 7very year in Pakistan, thousands
of students get pharmacy degree. There are more than ./ thousand registered pharmacists in
Pakistan today. -ne can start ones own business as community pharmacist in this field by
establishing a shop or store in ones own locality.
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,urther details
,or further details one can contact from following bodies"
Pakistan Pharmacist Association, ,aculty of Pharmacy, -ld #ampus, Pun!ab :niversity, @ahore.
Parma #arnes, A5 %dress #hamber, Talpur &oad, %.% #handigar &oad, ;arachi
Pakistan Pharmacy #ouncil, 9.5 Pakistan ecretariat, harae %ra+, ;arachi.
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