· Pharmacy as an career option
· Which is the better career stream in Pharmacy for our students?
choose one or two of the favourites among the following –
Pharmacy broadly falls under the category of health science. Without pharmaceuticals, Health science as we know it would have been an impossible dream. Without pharmaceutical sectorsand their students, Hospitals would be extinct and people would have no antibiotics orwould’ve taken ill treatments and like Mark Twain once famously teased,-
“ Be careful when you take an antibiotic, you may die of a misprint “.
Pharmacy is the clinical health science that links medical science with chemistry and it is charged with the discovery, production, disposal, safe and effective use, and control of medications and drugs. The practice of pharmacy requires excellent knowledge of drugs, their mechanism of action, side effects, interactions, mobility and toxicity. At the same time, it requires knowledge of treatment and understanding of the pathological process
Monsieur ! Madame ! Let’s agree on one thing,
Pharmaceuticals are our LIFELINE between life and death. Louis XIV once quoted the Bible saying, Even if you err, Err on the side of living!
This has never sounded truer than today when we are amidst a pandemic killing millions with new variants like Delta, Omicron SARS Cov-2 on the verge of taking precious lives from humankind.
The scope of pharmacy practice includes more traditional roles such as compounding and dispensing of medications, and it also includes more modern services related to health care, including clinical services, reviewing medications for safety and efficacy, and providing drug information.
This is why one who is interested in Pharmaceuticals as a subject must follow their passion and indulge in courses offered by our SXB university which has a branch of learning for pharmacy, I. E., Kerala Academy of Pharmacy learning offers two major courses in pharmacy targeting the streams in pharmacy.
Streams are plentiful in Pharmacy and are as described above and such splendid courses are based on the integrated learning approach thought by a quality faculty of teachers who not only lecture but also provide a practical approach in making our students understand these courses and that will be strictly thought to our students in the old fashioned but worthy trial and error method.
Like Agatha Christie, who was also a student of Pharmacy used in her mystery novels various types of drugs and poisons as a means to an end . She used her understanding of Pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacology in all her novels as a magical understanding of pharmaceuticals and bridged the gap between dosage based prescription drugs and life saving concoctions. Sometimes we humans take things for granted but we must always remember that without in store pharmacy and pharmaceuticals as a industry , doctors wouldn’t suggest any anti-depressants and anti-psychotic drugs or pain killers and antibiotics and life support systems would be unknown to humanity .
Without anti psychotics, crime and violence would skyrocket and murders per city will reach a number impossible to fathom . Without anti depressants, suicides will also go over the roof and such situations will cause mayhem in the country. In the USA, mass shootings in schools and theatres are such fine examples .
Some streams in pharmacy are Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy, pharmaceutical chemistry, Pharmacognosy and pharmaceuticals , each specializing in a field of elaborate study dedicated to health science sector and these integrated courses are offered in our Kerala academy of pharmacy which is ably administered by professionals who are easy going ,talented and friendly lecturers who guide you to path to success and improvement in your career.
KAP is an elite university approved by Pharmacy Council of India and AICTE New Delhi & DME and we are also affiliated to Kerala University of Health Science . Under the able stewardship of our excellent faculty led by senior and junior tutors , we have been making rounds in the pharmaceutical science by prepping students of remarkable talent into the health science sector. Compared to our competition , we are offering students these remarkable courses at a discount .
We offer dual integrated courses in our university—at an affordable cost of 125000/- PA- 4 yrs course
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) is an under graduate course in the field of Pharmacy. This field mainly concerns with the preparation and dispensing of drugs and medicines. It is a course of 4 years duration. The program covers practical experiments along with theory classes.
Drug
Inspector
Pharmacist
Pharmaceutical Marketing (Medical Representative- AM/ RM/MM)
Quality Analyst
Academician
Quality Controller (Supervisor / Sr Supervisor / Production Manager)
Medical Underwriting (Medical Scribes/ Medical Coder)
Own Business or Self Employment as Pharmaceutical Distributor
D-Pharmacy course :
Average of 48000/- PA fee structure – 2 yrs diploma in pharm. ( 2 yrs under 1Lakh)
Diploma in Pharmacy, the course of study extends over a period of two academic year and the course offers the students practical oriented training in various subjects. The basic pre-requisite for the registration to practice as a Pharmacist in our country.
Opportunities After D-Pharmacy:
After Completion of the D-Pharmacy Program the Professional Can Work in many profiles Pharmacist
Pharmaceutical Marketing (Medical Representative- AM/ RM/MM)
Quality Analyst
Quality Controller (Supervisor / Sr Supervisor / Production Manager)
Medical Underwriting (Medical Scribes/ Medical Coder)
Own Business or Self Employment as Pharmaceutical Distributor
Lab Technicians.
So now we have submitted to the students and pharmaceuticals aspirants details of these courses and the detailed fee structure from Kerala Academy Of Pharmacy. Like I have mentioned before, our university has great placement opportunities and internships with leading pharmaceutical firms hence we charge some money but it’s the famous phrase from the Movie, The Schindler’s list that comes to my mind, —
“ Nice things cost good money “
Investing in learning is an investment in yourself .
You pay for the quality and quality does not come without a cost. Hence an aspiring pharmacist or a future drug inspector must know what kind of course they sign up for because such investments in ourselves is truly an asset to our future.
So if you are a student who has a passion for pharmacy then hesitate no further and even diplomas can get you great placement in great companies guaranteed by our Institute .
My favourite choice is Pharmacology (Biology +pharmacy+ natural resources) and it’s overlapping on biomedical science that studies the effects of drugs on animals and living organisms. Why this is most necessary? The current pandemic SARS Corona has been a threat to our lives and it’s a sorry plight and
such analysis and tests of natural pharmaceuticals on living organisms and using pharmaceuticals on us is an necessity to arrive to conclusions that can save mankind from unforeseen hazards. Such is the use of these pharmaceuticals direly important to us and all these streams are now gaining massive momentum to reach excellence in the future of biochemistry, biomedical and biopharmaceutical sectors which will help us obtain tablets and injections faster than done before. This is why we must encourage our youth to take up a course on pharmacy as they alone have the strength in their veins and agility in their bodies to dedicate a life in service to humans .
After all, isn’t service to mankind service to God ?!?
