Bachelor of Pharmacy

The pharmaceutical industry can normally be seen as a positive thing because of the goods they produce. They yield medication aiding individuals escape the sick role, and fulfill their social roles. However, the way they operate does not stem for the good of the people, but rather to gain profit. To begin with, pharmaceutical companies are incapable of operating without medical experts like doctors, nurse practitioner, and so forth, because they hold the power to prescribe drugs (Oldani, 2004,…

Abstract Patanjali Ayurveda Limited is an Indian brand of Ayurvedic, herbal and wellness products. It is one of the fastest growing FMCG Company which has turned out to be most disruptive force in the Indian market (Kumar, 2016). It has exponentially expanded its product portfolio across the wide range of FMCG products. There are 15000 exclusive retail outlets, 3000 Patanjali chikitsalaya kendras and other retail chains for the wide range of products (Pandey and Sah, 2016). The increased…

during senior years, find a work experience placement in either childcare or pharmacy by the end of 27th of March, get an ATAR of more than 90 and to get a driver license by the end of year 11. There goals will help me gain mobility, help me gain more experiences about pharmacy and help me gain entry into pharmacy at university. These goals are realistic since I have already found a work experience placement in a pharmacy and has been getting all A’s in math and science so far. I learned that…

In the United States there are approximately 7000 deaths per year related to adverse drug events (ADEs); furthermore, it is estimated that a hospitalized patient is subject to at least one medication administration error per day (Koppel, Wetterneck, & Telles, 2008; Richardson, Bromirski, & Hayden, 2012). Medications errors usually end up extending patient stays by 1.74 days and cost the health care system billions of dollars each year (Koppel et al., 2008; Van Onzenoort et al., 2008). Most ADEs…

It’s Christmas break of 2005, and my family was taking our annual road trip to California. Things were going as planned until my father felt this incessant itch on his hands. So, after the trip, he decided to get blood work done to make sure it wasn’t the poison ivy he was suspecting. Turns out, it was something far worse. In November, 2005, my father was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Since then, his fight for cancer was a constant uphill battle. Every day, it seemed to get more and…

Ambitions, dreams and why I think pharmacy is the best career for me. Pharmacy is an interesting, highly trusted and ever changing profession that plays a vital part in the health care system. The main purpose of this profession is to improve an individual 's quality of life. In order to prepare for such a lifelong commitment to society, I need to have a degree as a doctor of pharmacy. During my undergraduate studies my main goal was to succeed in my course work and eventually transfer into…

India’s drug industry has changed dramatically over the past thirty years. Their drug industry was almost nonexistent in the 1970’s. Today India is a top provider of pharmaceuticals to the world and India’s industry provides over 90% of their country’s drug needs. Globally the Indian industry is fourth overall in volume, and ranks thirteenth in value. Combined these ranks put the Indian market very near the top. This success is due to India’s government implementing new rules for the industry,…

Three hundred sixty five days after November 19th, 2000, a fully grown, peaceful, knowledgeable women, who I love to call my mother, laid out multiple objects on the cold, clean marble floor for me to choose from. The objects laid out on the thick and hard flooring include: a used notebook, a dead battery, a calculator, a stethoscope and a wooden twelve-inch ruler. Out of these objects, I, still just an infant, picked up the stethoscope without realizing. Although my memories of this event are…

McKesson’s company is made up of many businesses that are categorized into two categories, distribution solutions and technology solutions. Distribution solutions is the largest pharmaceutical distributor is North America, delivering pharmaceuticals to pharmacies and hospitals. Technology solutions provide software, services and home health care agencies and payers. More than 70% of hospitals in the United States use McKesson’s hardware and software.…

Chapter-1 Introduction to Indian Pharmaceutical Industry 1.1 Introduction The Indian pharmaceutical industry holding the top most position among all science based technology spread with wide ranging of technicalities in the complex field of drug manufacturing and drug innovations. The Indian pharmaceutical industry stands fourth in terms of volume and attained the fourteen in terms of value. Export of Indian pharmaceutical industry works as a fuel for the growth of the industry. The Indian…