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  Role of medical representative is to create demand for an existing product or launch new product ensuring availability at retailers and stockiest. The role of Medical Representative is very challenging. They represent the total company in a given territory. They have to work hard from morning to midnight at different hospitals, clinics, doctor’s chambers, pharmacies etc. They have to meet with different types of people doctors, nurses, pharmacy owners, clinic’s managers and even sometimes with general people. They have to achieve their target by generating prescriptions. They need to earn knowledge regarding the human body and microbiology. They need to be master in product knowledge, selling skills, communication skills, problem-solving skills, and time management to become a good Medical Representative. RESPONSIBILITIES AND ROLE OF MEDICAL REPRESENTATIVE Launching new products in the market Sales Achievement Customer Support and Customer Service Pharma Product Promotion Market ...

 7 of top 10 drug brands sold in India are from MNCs.

  Over-the-counter medicine is also known as OTC or nonprescription medicine. All these terms refer to medicine that you can buy without a prescription. They are safe and effective when you follow the directions on the label and as directed by your health care professional. In November 2016, India's Drug Consultative Committee announced it was embarking on establishing a definition of drugs which could be dispensed without a prescription.  Prior to this, the general assumption was that any drug which did not fall into a prescription schedule could be purchased without a prescription.  However, the needed definition had not been enacted by early 2018. The lack of a legal definition for OTC drugs has led to this  US$4 billion  market segment being effectively unregulated.

  RCPA stands for  Retail Chemist Prescription Audit.  It’s a sales survey tool which is used to gather the c ompetitor Knowledge.   Retail chemist Prescription Audit is the important concept in pharmaceutical product management and sales management. Pharma distribution network starts from stockist appointed by company.  Stocks then distributed to retail chemists.  When doctor prescribes the product to patient, patients buys at retail chemist.  This way the sales are done.   Here you will find actual consumer is patient and indirect consumer is doctor because he prescribes the product.  You never come in direct contact with consumer. That is why pharma selling is different from other selling.  Here  retailer will stock products of various companies and has got significant role to influence your selling . 

 So in this blog we are going to discuss about top 10 generic companies in India, 1: Cipla 2: Alkem 3: Torrent Pharma 4: Leeford 5: Smart Laboratories 6: Laborate 7: Aristo 8: Mapra Labs 9: Wings 10: Micro Labs

  To break it down Dr. Brown suggests there will be a 20% unemployment rate for   new pharmacy graduates by the year 2018. He utilizes trends in pharmacy employment and education to make projections. There has been a huge growth in pharmacy graduates in the past 15 years. In 2001, new pharmacy graduates totaled 7000 compared to 15,000 annually by 2018. There has been class size growth and many new pharmacy schools opening around the nation causing this dramatic output of new pharmacy graduates. Dr. Brown suggests the pharmacist job market can support about 10-12,000 new graduates a year. That leaves you about 3,000 new graduates without jobs, hence the 20% unemployment rate. New Pharmacy Schools Increase Class Size Growth Pharmacist are working longer into typical retirement years The Great Recession Automation and higher work production Arguments Against Pharmacist Saturation:  The data demonstrates dramatic increase in pharmacy graduates in the past decade. The obvious ...

  1. Coca-Cola was invented by a   pharmacist named John Pemberton . He carried the jug of the new product down the street to Jacob's Pharmacy where it was sampled and pronounced "excellent" and placed on sale for 5 cents a glass as a soda fountain drink. Another pharmacist, Charles Alderton, invented Dr. Pepper. Pepsi was also invented by a pharmacist, as was Vernor’s Ginger Ale by Detroit pharmacist James Vernor. 2. The first licensed pharmacist set up shop in the French Quarter. Louis Dufilho Jr. of New Orleans became American’s first licensed pharmacist in the early 1800s. Prior to then, you did not need a license to become a pharmacist. 3. The global pharmaceuticals market is worth $300 billion. 4. Benjamin Franklin was a pharmacist, while Agatha Christie was a pharmacy technician. 5. Lipitor is the best-selling drug of all time. It was introduced in 1997 and its patent expired in 2011, making about $125 billion. 6. Insulin is one of the most common me...

  1.  I Want to Help People Get Well Pharmacists play a key role in helping patients feel better and get well as quickly as possible. Patients do best when pharmacists are part of their healthcare teams because pharmacists are the medication specialists. Pharmacists improve medication adherence. They are culturally competent healthcare providers who communicate effectively to evaluate many factors that affect a patient’s ability to take a medication. These include diet, lifestyle, transportation, language barriers and much more. 2. I Like to Work Directly with Patients Pharmacists are accessible in all healthcare settings: inpatient, ambulatory and community settings. Pharmacists are available to see patients at convenient times every day of the week, during morning, evening and weekend hours, and without an appointment. They are licensed to provide immunizations in all 50 states. Many states also allow student pharmacists to provide pharmacy services under the supervision of ...

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  Pharma is on a roll. More than a fifth of   the 100 richest billionaires in India  have pharma and health care riches, among them half of the eight newcomers, such as   Hasmukh Chudgar ,  whose Intas Pharmaceuticals was recently valued by Temasek at close to $1.4 billion. Entrepreneur P. V. Ramaprasad Reddy ,  one of three returnees to the list, came back after four years on a threefold jump in shares of his Aurobindo Pharmaceuticals. Pharma also overtakes steel. Founder of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, India’s most valuable drug company (market cap: $27 billion), becomes the country’s second-richest person, zipping past steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal. Sun’s shares surged after it acquired scandal-tainted rival Ranbaxy Laboratories from Japan’s  Daiichi Sankyo  for $4 billion in April. Deal awaits approvals, including from the Competition Commission of India, which is examining whether it would give Sun a monopoly on some drugs. Some clouds: ...

  Check the list of Top 10 Pharmaceutical companies in Ahmedabad- Corona Remedies Pvt. Ltd. Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Concord Biotech Ltd. Dhruvi Pharma Pvt. Ltd. Eris Lifesciences Ltd. Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Lincoln Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Meghmani LLP Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Corona Remedies Corona Remedies Pvt Ltd was established in the year 2004. The company operates in the Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing industry. The company offers a wide range of medical products into the following categories- Cardio Diabetic Gastrointestinal Therapy Pain Therapy Cadila Healthcare Cadila Healthcare was founded in the year 1952 by Ramanbhai Patel. It is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India. The company is one of the top 10 Pharmaceutical companies in Ahmedabad. The Indian pharmaceutical company is headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.  It is a leading manufacturer of generic drugs. The company makes active pharmaceutical ingredients at ...

1:- D. Vijay Pharma Pvt Ltd It was established in the year 1975 Headquarters :- Nashik, Maharashtra  2:- Gaia Pharmaceutical Trade Headquarters :- Dabolim, Goa 3:- Meher Distributors Pvt, Ltd It was established in the year 1987 Headquarters :- Mumbai, Maharashtra  4:- Ator Healthcare Pvt. Ltd It was established in the year 1933 Headquarters :- Mumbai, Maharashtra  5:- Jay Pharma Headquarters :- Mumbai, Maharashtra 6:- Euphoria Healthcare Pvt. Ltd Headquarters :- Mumbai, Maharashtra 7:- Maiden Distributors Ltd Headquarters :- Delhi 8:- Rahul Distributors Pvt Ltd Headquarters :- Mumbai, Maharashtra 9:- KK Pharma Headquarters :- Mumbai, Maharashtra 10:- Shubham Pharmaceutical Headquarters :- Mumbai, Maharashtra

  Now, if you are planning in opening a pharma distribution business, there are factors for you to think about such as your target market, business plan, great venture, employees, and many others. Create a business plan. You have to put your outline, your financial info, your financial resources, your marketing strategy, your perspective location, how to set up a website, your business legal structure, number of employees, and so on.   Think about your target market, and then pick the perfect location for your business. You can come up with few options, check each of your options and choose the best location wherein it is accessible to streets and highways and where your targeted markets can easily find you. Get the insurance, licenses, and permits. Hire employees that you need for your pharma business. You have to hire ones that are knowledgeable with meds and can be keys to your business success. Advertise your business. There are lots of ways to advertise your business. You...

  Dilip Shanghvi   (born 1 October 1955) is an Indian   billionaire   businessman and one of the country's richest people. He founded   Sun Pharmaceuticals   The   Government of India   awarded him the civilian honour of the   Padma Shri   in 2016.   India Today   magazine ranked him 8th in India's most powerful people of 2017 list. According to  Forbes , as of July 2021, Shanghvi is the 9th richest person in India with a net worth of US$11 billion. Dilip Shanghvi is an Indian businessman counted amongst the richest persons in India. He is the founder and managing director of Sun Pharmaceuticals, a multinational pharmaceutical company. It is the largest chronic prescription company in India and offers formulations in diverse therapeutic areas, such as psychiatry, neurology, gastroenterology, cardiology and diabetology. Born in a small town as the son of a wholesale drug distributor, Shanghvi graduated from the University o...

  Pharmacists' responsibilities for providing rational use of medicine To promote rational drug use the pharmacist requires to be part of all the decisions regarding medicines and their use. The changing role of the pharmacist as patient counselor/educator and as an intermediate to improve patient outcome in the ambulatory settings is essential for promoting rational use of drugs (RUD). The way drugs are procured, stored, distributed, and dispensed and the information given by the pharmacist/dispensers dictates the quality of their use, thus in terms influencing the rational use of medicines.  According to World Health Organization (WHO), RUD requires that the patients receive "medicines appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses that meet their own individual requirements, for an adequate period of time, and at the lowest cost to them and their community". Thus to promote rational drug use, pharmacist requires to dispense right drug to the right patient in right ...

  World Pharmacist Day 2021 is celebrated today, September 25. It was on this day International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) was founded in 1912. World Pharmacist Day 2021 is celebrated today, September 25. The day has been marked to celebrate and recognise the role of pharmacists play. The World Pharmacist Day theme 2021 is "Pharmacy: Always Trusted For Your Health". International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) established the World Pharmacist Day. It was on this day FIP was founded in 1912. FIP is the global federation of national associations of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists. “By encouraging and supporting FIP member organisations to take part in World Pharmacists Day, FIP is not only raising awareness of the role of the pharmacist in healthcare but also furthering that exact role through increased community involvement on national and local levels,” a statement on FIP website read. The theme declared for World Pharmacist Day 2021 is "Pharmacy: Always...