Opportunities For Pharmacists

Opportunities for
Pharmacists
Nilesh Gandhi
Former Assistant Commissioner (Drugs)
FDA Maharashtra
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Questions
 What you want to do?
 What you don’t want to do?
 Why do you want to do so?

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What’s Your Priority?
 Name and fame
 Power
 Visibility in Society
 Quick progress in career
 Attractive salary
 Comfortable work environment
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Personality Traits
 Are you assertive?
 Are you inquisitive?
 Is communication and coordination

your strength?
 Do you have the analytical mind?
 Do you enjoy set patterns?

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Personality Traits
 Do you enjoy winning through
arguments?
 Do you enjoy convincing through
persuasion?
 Do you have socialistic attitude?
 Do you enjoy helping others?

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Why Govt Job - Myths
 Job Security
 Good Salary
 Pension
 Less work
 Less Responsibility
 Respectable
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Why Govt Job - Reality
 Job Security – Probation, CRs, Periodical Reviews
 Good Salary – Yes at inception, 3% yearly increments
 Pension – No pension, linked to NPS now
 Less work – Lot of burden depending on nature of job,
vacancy position
 Less Responsibility – Increased and lot of responsibilities,
bound by many service rules and restrictions
 Respectable – Depends on the position and is relative term
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Why Govt Job - Scope
 Stability
 Social responsibilities
 Possibility to get the responsible

positions, promotions
 Satisfaction of contribution to society
Central Govt
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 Railways
 CGHS
 CDSCO – RDTL, CDL, Ports
 Department of AYUSH
 Indian Pharmacopoeia Laboratory
 Ph Comm for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy
 NIPER – 7 + 4
 ESIS
 Mfg Units – IDPL, HAL
State Govt
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 State Govt Hospitals

 Local Body Hospitals
 Pharmacy Colleges, Pharmacy Council
 FDAs / Drugs Control Offices
 Laboratories
 Mfg Units – Haffkine, Ajanta, MAPL
Types of Posts
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 Pharmacists
 Analysts
 Scientific Officers, Government Analyst
 Assistant Professor, Research Associate
 Manufacturing Chemist
 Drugs Inspector, Assistant Commissioner, Medical
Device Officer
 Pharmacy Inspector, Assistant / Joint Registrar,
Registrar
Enforcement Agencies
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 CDSCO
 FDA, AYUSH
 Drugs Control Labs / Testing Labs
 Pharmacy Councils

Relevant Statutes
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 Pharmacy Act, 1948

 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945
 Medical Devices Rules, 2017
 New Drugs and Clinical Trails Rules, 2019
 Cosmetics Rules, 2020
 Drugs Prices Control Order, 2013
 Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act,
1954 and Rules, 1955
 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and Rules,
1985
Statutory Posts
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 Government Analyst
 Drugs Inspector,
 Licensing Authority
 Medical Device Officer
 Pharmacy Inspector
 Registrar
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Information Source
 Employment News
 National and local newspapers
 Websites of concerned departments
 Private job information portals –
pharmatutor.org, fresherslive.com,
naukri.com, wisdomjobs.com
 Friends and relatives
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General Requirements
Understand the requirements wrt
 Nature and No. of Posts, Pay scale, Terms
 Reservation
 Minimum / Desirable / Preferential Edu Qualification
 Age (relaxable), Experience, Physical (if any)
 Documentation – Certificates – Qualification, Experience,
Domicile, Caste, etc
 Photograph, Sign
 Fees
 Recruitment process – Test, Interview
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Preparation
 Documents and Certificates
 Application submission
 Exams
 Physical Fitness
 Interview
 Post Selection
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Preparation
Documents and Certificates
 Identity – PAN, Aadhaar
 Birth – Birth Certificate from Corporation,

Municipality, HSC Certificate
 Domicile – Certificate from Tehsildar
 Educational – HSC, Degree, PG, etc.
 Registration – Certificate from council

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Preparation
Documents and Certificates
 Caste – Caste, Minority, Non creamy layer
 Physical Medical – Disability, fitness,
 Experience – Current and earlier certificates
 Other Skills – Sports, Computer, Language,

Courses, Seminars, Trainings
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Preparation
Application submission
 Online, Offline
 Scanning – document type, resolution, size, sign,

photograph
 Fees – online, offline
 Submission – online, offline, acknowledgment

Preparation
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Exams
 Type – online, offline, Screening, qualifying,
OCR Sheets
 Hall Tickets – Online or offline
 Syllabus, weightage of marks, Subjects, GK,

Administrative

Preparation
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Physical Fitness
 Know General Requirements
 Specific Requirements

Preparation
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Interview
 Communication
 Dressing
 Etiquette
 Orientation
 Attitude, Body Language

Preparation
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Post Selection
 Status
 Documents verification
 Police Verification
 Experience Verification
 Medical Checkup
 Posting
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Duties and Nature of Jobs
 Administrative
 Enforcement, implementation
 Submissions and reporting
 Language
 Status
 Statutory responsibility
Responsibilities of Public Servants
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 Public Servant within meaning of Section 21 of

IPC
 Answerable to Govt and Public
 Bound by conduct and service rules
 Duty bound
 Subordinate to authority / Govt
 Bound by business rules and defined procedures
Drugs Control Organizations
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Drugs Inspector
❑ Post in State DCA
❑ Post in CDSCO and UT
❑ Minimum qualification B. Pharm
❑ Experience - required if posts are of inspectors for

monitoring quality of biological products
❑ Preference is given to experience in industry

Entry Route
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Drugs Inspector
❑ Appointment through UPSC or State PSC
❑ Advertisements in all leading papers
❑ Selection based on preliminary screening,
written test and personal interview

❑ Probation period for two years
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Career Advancement
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 Assistant Drug Controller, Assistant Director or

Assistant Commissioner
 Deputy Drugs Controller, Deputy Director or
Deputy Commissioner
 Joint Drug Controller, Joint Director or Joint
Commissioner
 Drug Controller, Director or Commissioner
Advantages
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 An opportunity to have exposure to divergent scenario in

industry
 An opportunity to have firsthand knowledge of advances in
pharmaceutical field
 An opportunity to have an interaction with professional from all
facets of pharmacy
 An opportunity to interact with consumer organizations
 Personality development
 Social status
 Security
Disadvantages
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 Slow career advancement

 Transfers
 Not so attractive salary, Low increments
 Routine work, lack on incentives leading to
frustration
 Interferences
 Over burden of work
 Lack of ministerial staff
Drugs Control Laboratory
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Analyst
❑ Appointment through department or State
Selection Board
❑ Advertisements in all leading papers
❑ Selection based on preliminary screening, written

test and personal interview
❑ Probation period for two years
Career Advancement
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❑ Scientific Officer
❑ Senior Scientific Officer
❑ Assistant Director
❑ In some cases, can become Director or
Drugs Controller

Advantages
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❑ An opportunity to have exposure to latest

analytical techniques
❑ An opportunity to have firsthand knowledge of
different formulations, their stability and method
of analysis
❑ This exposure can facilitate research, publication
etc.
Conclusion
 You must function within the framework of the Act
 You have tremendous responsibilities
 Law provides safeguards and rights
 Do not confine yourself only to limited role of post
 Adapt / prepare yourself to meet the challenges
posed by impending changes
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Conclusion
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 The pharmacy profession provides good opportunities

 You should choose the area based on your strengths
and aptitude
 You can excel in your chosen field and create a place
for you in profession and in society
 You can derive tremendous amount of job satisfaction
and can contribute to social welfare
 You can have good career advancement and financial
returns
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Opportunities for

 What you want to do?

 What you don’t want to do?

 Why do you want to do so?

 Is communication and coordination

 Do you enjoy set patterns?

 Do you enjoy helping others?

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 Possibility to get the responsible

 State Govt Hospitals

 Drugs Control Labs / Testing Labs

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 Pharmacy Act, 1948

 Birth – Birth Certificate from Corporation,

 Educational – HSC, Degree, PG, etc.

 Registration – Certificate from council

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 Physical Medical – Disability, fitness,

 Experience – Current and earlier certificates

 Other Skills – Sports, Computer, Language,

 Scanning – document type, resolution, size, sign,

 Submission – online, offline, acknowledgment

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 Syllabus, weightage of marks, Subjects, GK,

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 Attitude, Body Language

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 Submissions and reporting

 Public Servant within meaning of Section 21 of

❑ Post in CDSCO and UT

❑ Minimum qualification B. Pharm

❑ Experience - required if posts are of inspectors for

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❑ Advertisements in all leading papers

❑ Selection based on preliminary screening,

written test and personal interview

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 Assistant Drug Controller, Assistant Director or

 An opportunity to have exposure to divergent scenario in

 Slow career advancement

❑ Selection based on preliminary screening, written

❑ In some cases, can become Director or

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❑ An opportunity to have exposure to latest

 The pharmacy profession provides good opportunities

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