Career in Pharmacy

Pharmacists are not doctors or practitioners but they perform the role of associated health professionals to emphasize the efficient use of medication. Earlier there was no degree or cources opt for D.Pharma or B.Pharma after completion of the 12th class to be a Pharmacist. Only those who score 50% or above marks in PCM or PCB can apply for this course. Students have to appear in entrance tests conducted by the state or central universities in order to do this course. D.Pharma is a two-year diploma course in pharmacy. While B.Pharma is a four-year degree course in Pharmacy. After B.Pharma students can go for M.Pharma and then for the post doctorate degree in Pharmacy.Pharmacy interlinks health sciences and medical sciences. It is the leading science based Research and Development industry of India and its low cost of research over the Western countries has given it a potential advantage for future developments. Recently, Government of India has allowed 100% FDI in the drugs and pharmaceutical sector that has also facilitated foreign Pharma players to move to India and induce Indian.pharma market to attain global standards.As a result of its wide range capabilities in drug manufacturing and technology, it is worth $ 4.5 billion industry in India, at present and estimated to be $ 31.59 billion by 2020. Sun Pharma, Biocon, Cadilla Healthcare, Piramal Life Sciences, Cipla, Ranbaxy, Dr. Reddy's Lab, Lupin and Wockardt are hot employers, that offer various lucrative job prospects to professionals in this industry in India.

The job opportunities that pharmacy courses offer are as follows:

Pharmacist
Drug Therapist
Hospital Drug Coordinator
Health Inspector
Preparing Prescription to Patients
Drug Inspector
Chemical / Drug Technician
Research Officer
Pathological Lab.
R&D
Scientist
Bio-tech Industries

The following is a comprehensive list of pharmacy institutes along with the courses they offer:

STATES	COURSES IN PHARMACY
	B.PHARMA	D.PHARMA	M. Pharma
ASSAM	DEPT. OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, DIBRUGARH
BIHAR	MUZAFFARPUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MUZAFFARPUR
	BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, RANCHI		BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, RANCHI
	BIHAR COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, PATNA
WEST BENGAL	JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY , DEPT. OF PHARMACY
WEST BENGAL	K. L. E. SOCIETY'S COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , HUBLI
ORISSA	COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, BERHAMPUR
	ROLAND INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE
	SRI JAYAVE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
	KANAK MANJARI INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, ROURKELA		KANAK MANJARI INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, ROURKELA
	COLLEGE OF PHARMACYSCIENCE, MOHUD, BERHAMPUR	COLLEGE OF PHARMACYSCIENCE, MOHUD, BERHAMPUR
STATES	COURSES IN PHARMACY
	B.PHARMA	D.PHARMA	M.Pharma
MADHYA PRADESH	COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , SGSITS CAMPUS, INDORE		COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , SGSITS CAMPUS, INDORE
	DR. HARISING GOUR VISHWAVIDYALAYA, DEPT. OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, SAGAR		DR. HARISING GOUR VISHWAVIDYALAYA, DEPT. OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, SAGAR
	VIKRAM UNIVERSITY , B. R. NAHATA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, MANDSAUR		VIKRAM UNIVERSITY , B. R. NAHATA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, MANDSAUR
DELHI	COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , MEHRAULI BADARPUR ROAD , NEW DELHI		COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , MEHRAULI BADARPUR ROAD , NEW DELHI
	JAMIA HAMADARD UNIVERSITY , DEPT. OF PHARMACY, NEW DELHI		JAMIA HAMADARD UNIVERSITY , DEPT. OF PHARMACY, NEW DELHI
	DELHI UNIVERSITY , DELHI
UTTAR PRADESH	DEPT. OF PHARMACEUTICS, INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY , BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY		DEPT. OF PHARMACEUTICS, INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY
	DEPT. OF PHARMACY, ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY , ALLAHABAD		DEPT. OF PHARMACY, ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY , ALLAHABAD
	DEPT. OF PHARMACY, ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY , ALIGARH		DEPT. OF PHARMACY, ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY , ALIGARH
	DEPT. OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, AGRA UNIVERSITY , AGRA		DEPT. OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, AGRA UNIVERSITY , AGRA
UTTARANCHAL	BHAGABAN SINGH INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY, DEHRADUN
STATES	COURSES IN PHARMACY
STATES	B.PHARMA	D.PHARMA	M.Pharma
HARYANA	HINDU COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , SONEPAT
HARYANA	JAMBESHWAR UNIVERSITY , DEPT. OF PHARMACY, HISSAR
CHANDIGARH	INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY CHANDIGARH		INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY CHANDIGARH
CHANDIGARH	NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION, MOHALI, PUNJAB		NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION, MOHALI, PUNJAB
J&K	DEPT. OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, KASHMIR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, HAZARTBAL SRINAGAR
RAJASTHAN	M.G. COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, JAIPUR
	BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI (B.PHARMA-HONS)
	BHUPAL NOBELS COLLEGE , DEPT. OF PHARMACY, UDAIPUR	BHUPAL NOBELS COLLEGE , DEPT. OF PHARMACY, UDAIPUR
	LACHOO MEMORIAL OF SCIENCE, JODHPUR	LACHOO MEMORIAL OF SCIENCE, JODHPUR
STATES	COURSES IN PHARMACY
STATES	B.PHARMA	D.PHARMA	M.Pharma
MAHARASHTRA	INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY , PUSAD
	COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , MUMBAI		COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , MUMBAI
	BOMBAY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, KALINA, MUMBAI
	MAHARASHTRA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, LATUR		MAHARASHTRA COLLEGEOF PHARMACY, LATUR
	DEPT. OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, NAGPUR
	COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , NASIK		COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , NASIK
	POONA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, PUNE
	COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , AHMEDNAGAR		COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , AHMEDNAGAR
	GOVT. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, SATARA
	UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, MUMBAI
GOA	GOA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, PANAJI
ANDHRA PRADESH	J. V. D. COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,DEPT. OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, VISAKHAPATNAM
ANDHRA PRADESH	UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, WARANGAL		UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, WARANGAL
STATES	COURSES IN PHARMACY
STATES	B.PHARMA	D.PHARMA	M.Pharma
KARNATAKA	AL-AMEEN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, BANGALORE	AL-AMEEN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, BANGALORE
	TIMMEGOWDA KENGAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, BANGALORE	TIMMEGOWDAKENGAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, BANGALORE
	GOVT. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, BANGALORE		GOVT. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, BANGALORE
	MMU COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, RAMANAGARAM	MMU COLLEGEOF PHARMACY, RAMANAGARAM
	PES COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, BANGALORE	PES COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, BANGALORE
	ST. JOHNS PHARMACY COLLEGE , VIJAYANAGAR, BANGALORE	ST. JOHNSPHARMACY COLLEGE , VIJAYANAGAR, BANGALORE
	VUTKOOR LAXMAIAH COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, RAICHUR	VUTKOORLAXMAIAH COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, RAICHUR
	COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , GULBARGA
	KARNATAKA B. PHARMACY COLLEGE , BIDAR
	COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , NAWBAD, BIDAR

States	Courses In Pharmacy
States	B.Pharma	D.Pharma	M.Pharma
Karnataka	LUQMAN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, GULBARGA
	COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , CAMPUS JNMC, BELGAUM	COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , CAMPUS JNMC, BELGAUM
	SJM COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, JMITCAMPUS, CHITRA DURGA
	SET COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , DHARWAD
	JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, MYSORE	JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
Manipal	COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAI SCIENCE, KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE , MANIPAL
Gujarat	DEPT. OF PHARMACY, M. S. UNIVERSITY OF BARODA
	LALLUBHAI MOTILAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, AHMEDABAD		LALLUBHAI MOTILAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, AHMEDABAD
	A. R. COLLEGE AND G. H. PATEL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY, VALLABH VIDYANAGAR, KHEDA	A. R. COLLEGE AND G. H. PATEL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY, VALLABH VIDYANAGAR, KHEDA
	B. K. MODY GOVT. PHARMACY COLLEGE , POLYTECHNIC CAMPUS, RAJKOT	B. K. MODY GOVT. PHARMACY COLLEGE , POLYTECHNIC CAMPUS, RAJKOT
States	Courses In Pharmacy
States	B.Pharma	D.Pharma	M.Pharma
Tamilnadu	UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAI TECHNOLOGY, ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY , ANNAMALAINAGAR
	CL BAID MEHTA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, MADRAS	CL BAID MEHTA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, MADRAS
	JKK NATARAJAH COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, SALEM
	JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, OOTACAMUND		JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, OOTACAMUND
	KM COLLEGE OR PHARMACY, MADUARI
	PERIYAR COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, (FOR GIRLS), TIRUCHIRAPALLI		PERIYAR COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, (FOR GIRLS), TIRUCHIRAPALLI
	SRI RAM KRISHNA INSTITUTE OF PARAMEDICAL SCIENCES, COIMBATORE
	CHERAN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, COIMBATORE
	CHENNAI MEDICAL COLLEGE , CHENNAI, PONDICHERRY
	PANT INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY , PONDICHERRY

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Clot After Long Flight May Have Killed Rapper Heavy D

The Los Angeles County coroner's office says that the death last month of rap musician Heavy D at age 44 was caused by a clot in his lung that likely formed during a long flight from London to L.A., the Los Angeles Times reports.
The condition, formally called pulmonary embolism, can arise when a clot forms in the legs during long periods of inactivity. The clot can then travel to the lungs where it can prove lethal if not treated right away.
The rap star, whose real name was Dwight Arrington Myers, collapsed outside his home in Beverly Hills on Nov. 8 and died later at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Speaking with the Times, Dr. Matthew Butteri, an internist at UC Irvine Medical Center, said a pulmonary embolism is "the equivalent of a heart attack. Just like when you have a blockage in your coronary arteries and you have a heart attack. Well, this is an infraction in your lungs, so it's really a lung attack because the blood clot is preventing getting oxygen to critical lung tissue." He recommended that people take short walks or perform in-flight exercises while on long-haul flights, to reduce their risk.
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No Link Between HPV Vaccine, Promiscuity for Girls: Study

A new survey appears to discount the notion that receiving a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV) will raise rates of promiscuity among girls aged 15 to 19.
The vaccine is meant to counter strains of sexually transmitted HPV that are thought to be responsible for most cases of cervical cancer. But some have worried that the shot might encourage young girls to become sexually active.
The new survey, published in the January issue of The American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found no such link, The New York Times reported. The study also found that sexually active girls who'd received the shot were also more likely to consistently use condoms compared to unvaccinated sexually active girls.
"This is all preliminary data, but it shows no association between HPV vaccination and sexual risk," lead author Nicole C. Liddon of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told the Times. "So it should to some degree assuage any concerns that HPV vaccination would lead to increased sexual activity," she said.
According to the report, by the end of 2008, 30 percent of females ages 15 to 19, and 16 percent of females ages 20 to 24 had gotten at least one dose of the HPV vaccine.

2nd Study Linking Retrovirus to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is Retracted

Yet another study linking retroviral infections to chronic fatigue syndrome has been called into question, with the findings of a 2010 study retracted on Monday.
Last week, a study published in Science a year earlier was retracted by the editors of that journal. That research found a possible association between the illness and a mouse leukemia retrovirus known as XMRV. This second study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was withdrawn by its authors, according to The New York Times.
Although the 2010 study had confirmed the findings of the 2009 research, other scientists had been unable to arrive at the same conclusion. Some had said that laboratory materials were contaminated during the course of their work.
Respected researchers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Harvard Medical School were all involved in the 2010 study. Randy Schekman, former editor-in-chief of PNAS, told the Times that the journal had been "encouraging" the authors to reconsider their findings in light of subsequent research.
In the retraction, the authors wrote, "It is our current view that the association of murine gamma retroviruses with [chronic fatigue syndrome] has not withstood the test of time or of independent verification and that this association is now tenuous."
Meanwhile, results expected in March from a large-scale NIH study should help decide definitively whether chronic fatigue syndrome is related to these retroviruses, the Times reported.

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