Srinagar 20 August :To highlight the role of Pharma Professionals, Aryans College of Pharmacy organised a webinar on “Careers opportunities in Pharmacy”. Dr. Prasanta Das, Principal, Aryans College of Pharmacy elaborated the post Covid Career Opportunities & interacted with faculty members & the students of B. Pharmacy &D. Pharmacy of Aryans Pharmacy College and Aryans College of Pharmacy. Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group presided over the webinar.
While interacting with the budding pharma professional, Dr Das said that Pharmacists play a significant role in healthcare management.Pharmacy Graduates can cater to the needs of various departments in the industry such as production, quality control, etc but in the new age pharma Industry, they need to acquire management skills in addition to core technical knowledge, explained Dr. Das.
Das further elaborated that Pharmacy Graduates have an excellent opportunity in various testing laboratories of the Government which conduct proper testing of pharmaceuticals including newly proposed vaccines or therapies. Be it new drug research, new drug approvals, vaccine research, antibodies research, community-based services, dispensing of medicines, pharmacists are playing a key role in fighting this pandemic, he said.
While answering students queries he said that. Career opportunities are always increasing in the profession of pharmacy. This pandemic has highlighted the services provided by pharmacists in various areas including Drug research and development, clinical trials, pharmacovigilance, retail sector, hospitals, clinics, community pharmacy, pharmaceutical sales and marketing, and medical writing too, he said.