The Pharmacy field offers with lots of career opportunities (Career option after B.Pharm and D.Pharm). If you wish to make your carrier in the field of pharmacy you can choose one of the several courses. It may be diploma, degree or PG course. Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) is an undergraduate degree course in the field of Pharmacy. The B.Pharm is one of the popular job oriented course among the science students after class 12th. In this course the students study about the drugs and medicines, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Medicinal Chemistry etc. This course provides a large no. of job opportunities in both the public and private sector.
B Pharmacy or Bachelor of Pharmacy is a 4 years Undergraduate degree program that deals with the intricacies of the pharmaceutical industry, starting from manufacturing medicines and drugs to dispensing them across various medical stores, distributors and stockists.
Bachelor of Pharmacy, as the name suggests, has a course structure which is particularly specialised for pharmaceutical studies. Few of the most vital subjects included in B Pharm course study are Biochemistry, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Computer Applications in Pharmacy etc.
There are several interesting points that can be jotted down, as to why you should pursue B Pharmacy. Apart from the fact that B Pharmacy will help you in making a career as a Medical Representative, Scientific Writing, Medical Scripting, Clinical Research etc we will discuss in detail other reasons for pursuing this course.
B Pharmacy Entrance Exam Syllabus consists of portions from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and English. Below mentioned table gives us an elaborate idea of the subjects to prepare for while appearing for B Pharmacy entrance exam,
| Physics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Units & Measurements | Rotational Motion | Wave |
| Kinetics | Power & Energy | Heat & Thermodynamics |
| Law of Motion | Gravitation | Electrostatics |
| Chemistry | ||
|---|---|---|
| State of Matter | Theoretical Principles of Experimental Chemistry | Surface Chemistry |
| Atomic Structure | Stereochemistry | Biological Industrial and Environmental Chemistry |
| Chemical bonding & Molecular Structure | Hydrogen & S Block Elements | Chemical Dynamics |
| Biology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Genetics and Evolution | Diversity in Living World | Cell: The unit of life, structure & functions |
| Structure & Function of Plants | Reproduction, Growth & Movement in Plants | Ecology and Environment |
| Structure and Function of Animals | Reproduction and Development in Humans | Biology and Human welfare |
| SEMESTER 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I - Theory | Human Anatomy and Physiology - Practical | |
| Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry - Practical | Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry I - Theory | |
| Communication Skills - Theory | Communication Skills - Practical | |
| Remedial Biology/ Remedial Mathematics - Theory | Remedial Biology - Practical | |
| Pharmaceutical Analysis I - Practical | Pharmaceutical Analysis I - Theory | |
| Pharmaceutics I - Theory | Pharmaceutics I - Practical | |
| SEMESTER 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Anatomy and Physiology II - Theory | Human Anatomy and Physiology II - Practical | |
| Biochemistry - Theory | Biochemistry - Practical | |
| Computer Applications in Pharmacy - Theory | Computer Applications in Pharmacy - Practical | |
| Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I - Theory | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I - practical | |
| Pathophysiology - Theory | Environmental Science - Theory | |
| SEMESTER 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II - Theory | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II - Practical | |
| Pharmaceutical Microbiology - Theory | Pharmaceutical Microbiology - Practical | |
| Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I - Practical | Physical Pharmaceutics I - Practical | |
| Physical Pharmaceutics I - Theory | Pharmaceutical Engineering - Practical | |
| Pharmaceutical Engineering - Theory | - | |
| SEMESTER 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Physical Pharmaceutics II - Theory | Physical Pharmaceutics II - Practical | |
| Medicinal Chemistry I - Theory | Medicinal Chemistry I - Practical | |
| Pharmacology I - Theory | Pharmacology I - Practical | Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I - Theory | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry III - Theory |
| SEMESTER 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacognosy Phytochemistry II - Theory | harmacognosy Phytochemistry II - Practical | |
| Pharmacology II - Theory | Pharmacology II - Practical | |
| Industrial Pharmacy I - Theory | Industrial Pharmacy I - Practical | |
| Medical Chemistry II - Theory | Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence - Theory | |
| Herbal Drug Technology - Practical | - | |
| SEMESTER 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Medical Chemistry III - Theory | Medical Chemistry III - Practical | |
| Pharmacology III - Theory | Pharmacology III - Practical | |
| Herbal Drug Technology - Theory | Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics - Theory | |
| Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - Theory | Quality Assurance - Theory | |
| SEMESTER 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical Analysis III - Theory | Pharmaceutical Analysis III - Practical | |
| Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics I | Pharmacognosy IV | |
| Pharmacology IV - Theory | Pharmacology IV - Practical | |
| Pharmaceutical Technology IV - Theory | Pharmaceutical Technology IV - Practical | |
| SEMESTER 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Medical Chemistry IV - Theory | Medical Chemistry IV - Practical | |
| Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics II | Biopharmaceutics | |
| Pharmacognosy | Clinical Pharmacy - Theory | Pharmacokinetics | Clinical Pharmacy - Practical |
The pharmacy sector offers lots of opportunities to the students after the completion of the course. The students can work in a Pharmaceutical company or can practice as a Pharmacist. There is huge number of opportunities available for the students in both public and the private sector. You can also work in a government sector. Beside this, you can also work in an Abroad Company.
After completing a graduation degree, you can work at government hospitals, private medical shops & private hospitals/clinics. You can also start your own consultancies & medical shop.
The students can work in a Pharmaceutical company or can practice as a Pharmacist. In Pharmaceutical Company, you can work in departments such as quality control, manufacturing, packing marketing, production, etc.
You can also make your career in Pharmaceutical Management & marketing field as a Production Manager, Medical Representative, Area Manager, etc.
After the completion of the course the students can work as a:
| Chemical/Drug Technician | Bio-Technology Industries | Drug Therapist |
| Drug Inspector | Hospital Drug Coordinator | Health Inspector |
| Pharmacist | Pathological Lab | Research & Development |
| Making Prescription to Patients | Scientist | Research Officer |
B Pharmacy, as discussed, does not restrict itself to working in the healthcare industry or joining the pharma industry. B Pharmacy credits to itself a wide variety of choices for its learners.
Some of the top job profiles along with their description after completing B Pharmacy has been tabulated below for your reference,
| Job profile | Job Description |
|---|---|
| Medical Writer | The main responsibility of a medical writer is to work with doctors and maintain a record of all the medical results, product use and medical information |
| Clinical Researcher | A Clinical researcher collects and analyses data that is gained after a long period of testing and researching |
| Drug Inspector | A Drug Inspector majorly oversees the quality of a drug and is also responsible for issueuingh licenses to other pharmacists |
| Medical Representative | They are responsible for selling various medicines for the company they are working for. Their job is target oriented. |
| Pharmacy Business | Main job role will be to distribute and dispense medicines in either retail or whole, regionally or across India after going through all the ethical and legal guidelines by the monitoring bodies, while ensuring that safe and correct medicines are supplied to the public. |
| Hospital Pharmacist | A hospital pharmacist dispenses medications and maintains the pharmacy in a hospital. Hospital Pharmacists are responsible for managing inventories and distributing medicines in a hospital on the orders of a physician. |