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How much saturated is the Pharmacy Market?

  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 ...

Quick facts about Pharmacy

  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...

Why Pharmacist?

  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 ...

Top topics for Pharmacy Research work

  Antioxidant study of (ALCAR)Alpha-lipoic acid derivatives: Computer aided drug designing (CADD) and radical reaction simulation. Piperidinium Ionic Liquid molecules: Molecular structure optimization, retrosynthesis, characterization and application as drug molecule. Design, development and structural optimization of polymeric carriers for treosulfan drug – delivery.  Design, development and structural optimization of polymeric carriers for busulfan drug delivery.  Molecular designing, development and structural optimization of polymeric carriers for N-Mustard drug delivery.  Design, ddevelopment and structural optimization of polymeric carriers for Cisplatin drug delivery.  Structural optimization of polymeric carriers:  Designing, development and application as drug delivery. Theoretical design, retrosynthesis, characterization and drug solvent properties of furan based Ionic Liquid molecules. Computer aided molecular designing (CAMD) and radical reactio...

The Pharma Billionaires

  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: ...

Top 10 Pharmaceutical companies in Ahmedabad

  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 ...

Top 10 Pharma Distributors in India

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