Career Options After B.Pharma and M.Pharma

Many students soon after they finish their intermediate (10+2) they’ll start thinking about what to do next and which course should I take and which career is best for them. However, some students set their career goals while choosing their 10+2. In the same way, if you are someone who has completed your B Pharma or M Pharma and is not sure which career to opt for then this article is a complete guide for you to know what career options you can take after B Pharma and M Pharma. Read the complete article to know what are the highest paying jobs after B Pharmacy and M Pharmacy.

But before we look into the job opportunities after B Pharm and job opportunities after M Pharm. Let us understand briefly what is a Pharmaceutical industry. It is the fastest-growing industry in India and outside the country. It deals with the medicine and health of the people. The industry is divided into clinical/hospitality pharmacy, Industrial, and pharmacy regulations segments.

The Industry provides huge job opportunities after B Pharm and M Pharm in Pharmaceutics. Provided the students from top universities or colleges have more chances to hit the highest-paying jobs in the field. Top colleges, skills, and experience lead to getting a great job with the highest salary in India.

Skills Required for Pharmaceutical Jobs

The Top skills that you are required to have to get a top position job and a highly-paid job in the Pharmaceutical industry are listed below.

• Must have knowledge of business and sales skills

• Must have presentation and resilience skills

• Must be determined, work hard, and dedicated to work

• Willing to adapt the changes and takes up new challenges

• Must have Customer service, and product knowledge

• Maintain relationships with clients and team members

• Basic knowledge of MS office, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

• Time Management, Communication, organizational and negotiation skills

• Must have knowledge about databases, statics, product lines, medical issues

A Pharmaceutical industry provides a wide variety of career options such as Health Centre Manager, Laboratory Technician Regulatory Manager, Drug Inspector, Pharma Data Analyst, Assistant Professor, Health Inspector, Pharmaceutical Marketing Representative, Drug Control Administrator, Hospital Manager, and many more.

Career options After B Pharma

After completing B Pharma there are a lot of career opportunities in the Pharma industry. Let us now look at the career options after B Pharma. B Pharm or B Pharmacy is a 4 years undergraduate program that deals with health and chemical science. Students get to learn about various drugs and medicines and how to make use of them and everything related to it.

After B Pharmacy students have two options whether to go for further studies or take some gap and opt for these pharmacy jobs.

Pharmacist

A Pharmacist is a healthcare professional who is responsible for supplying the quality medicines to the people. He/She also supervises the supply chain and advises the patients on how to take the medicine or solve queries. Also provides patients with various services such as cholesterol and blood pressure management. They work as community pharmacists, pharmaceutical production or sales, teaching in universities or colleges, pharmacy organizations, primary care organizations, and many more.

A Pharmacist's salary in India ranges between Rs 0.3 lakh to Rs 3.5 lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹ 2.2 Lakhs.

Drug Inspector

A Drug Inspector is a professional responsible for monitoring drug safety, quality, and use. His/Her responsibility is to ensure the safety of drugs for the people. They check the drugs of prescription and at various stages such as in manufacturing, production, and distribution. They get the opportunity to work in various big pharmaceutical companies. There are different types of roles of a drug inspector Pharmacovigilance, Drug Safety, Medical Assessor, Drug safety associate, and Drug safety officer.

Drug Inspector salary in India ranges from Rs 0.4 lakhs to 21.0 lakhs per annum with an average annual salary of Rs 3.0 lakhs.

Chemical/Drug Technician

A Chemical/Drug Technician is responsible assists chemists and chemical engineers using laboratory instruments and techniques in their testing, developing, producing, and researching of chemical products or services. Their work includes conducting tests, analytical or lab-based tests to ensure the quality, safety, or regulatory adherence for the products. There are two important chemical technicians as Laboratory technicians and Processing technicians.

Chemical/Drug Technician salary in India ranges from Rs 0.2 lakhs to 12.1 lakhs per annum with an average annual salary of Rs 3.1 lakhs.

Medical Underwriter

Medical Underwriter is someone who works as a medical scribe, medical transcriptionist, or coder. Their work includes looking for the health status of persons who apply for insurance coverage. They review applications, contact medical providers, and calculate the details of the applicants. They work in various places such as insurance companies, hospitals, and government agencies.

A Medical Writer's salary in India ranges from Rs 2.2 lakhs to 7.5 lakhs per annum with an average annual salary of Rs 3.8 lakhs.

Career options After M Pharma

M Pharmacy or Master of Pharmacy are 2 years of the degree. After the completion of B, Pharma students can either opt for further studies or can go for Ph.D. programs in Pharma. But after M Pharma also there are a lot of career opportunities that you can opt for.

Quality Control Analyst

Quality Control and quality analyst are responsible for ensuring the quality and quantity of the pharmaceuticals. They are responsible to test and report the same to ensure the accuracy of the products. This work includes testing, sampling, analysis of samples, and documentation.

Quality Control Analyst Salary in India ranges from Rs 1.5 lakhs to 6.0 lakhs per annum with an average annual salary of Rs 3.5 lakhs.

Clinical Researcher

Clinical Researchers help to know the medicine is safe and effective. They research by gathering data and checks what are the advantages or disadvantages of medicines. They look after the usage of the medicine by different people and record the outputs. After passing through all these processes, after the medicine is safe and approved then only it will come into the market. Their work includes testing new drugs or medicines and developing new methods of diagnosis, new treatments, or medical devices.

Clinical Researcher Salary in India ranges from Rs 0.9 lakhs to 10.2 lakhs per annum with an average annual salary of Rs 3.0 lakhs.

General Physician

General Physician is a professional who is responsible for treating general health problems or disorders such as nausea, cold and cough, jaundice, and many more. Their work also includes treating the patients and giving them information about medicines and suggesting health-related issues.

General Physician Salary in India ranges from Rs 1.0 lakhs to 20.0 lakhs per annum with an average annual salary of Rs 7.5 lakhs.

Molecular Biologist

Molecular Biologist is a professional who is responsible for collecting samples and conducting experiments. Molecular Biologist spends their time exploring the complex functions and laws of functioning of each cellular component. Their work involves conducting academic activities and research studies on the structures in labs using advanced equipment and technology.

Molecular Biologist Salary in India ranges from Rs 1.0 lakhs to 6.0 lakhs per annum with an average annual salary of Rs 3.0 lakhs.

Top Recruiters for Pharmacy

Here are the top recruiters that are hiring the B Pharma and M Pharma students in their company.

• Cipla

• Lupin

• Apollo

• Clinics

• Private hospitals

• Research centers

• Laboratories

• Abbott India Limited

• Johnson & Johnson

• Government Hospitals

• Glenmark Pharma Limited

• Schools and Universities

• Aurobindo Pharma Limited

• Dr. Reddy's Laboratories

• Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited

• Abbott India Limited

• Biocon Limited

• Divis Laboratories Limited

• Sun Pharmaceutical Industries limited