Pharmacy is one of the most regressive and competitive degree program offered by the universities in Pakistan and around the globe as well. A person aspired to take pharmacy should have excellent knowledge chemistry and preferably studied it with the combination of physics and biology. Due to the highly competitive nature of the program, aspirant is required to gain good grades in the taken courses for the admission to be granted. Pharmacist takes up courses focusing on chemistry, human biology, pharmacology, pharmaceutics and physiology to understand the action of drugs, drug usage, side effect, therapeutic roles of a drug and monitoring parameters.
The most common career choice for a pharmacist in Pakistan is in the industrial sector which accommodates 75% of the pharmacists.. Industry offers wide variety of roles ranging from research and development to marketing and sales.
