What is the scope for B-Pharmacy graduate in forensic pharmacy?

Forensic Pharmacy has a great future ahead. But in India, Pharmacy related evidence and all are comes under Toxicology department. There is only less college offering pharmacy as a specialisation of Forensic Science. So, if you are really interested in this stream, go for M.Sc. Forensic Science and take Toxicology as specialisation.

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Forensic pharmacy is the application of the sciences of drugs to legal issues. Forensic pharmacists engage in work relating to litigation, the regulatory process, and the criminal justice system. Forensic pharmacy overlaps with many other forensic fields. One can work in labs, at crime scenes, in morgues, Police, Para Medical Laboratories, Law Firms, Lawyers, Journalists, Corporate Offices, Forensic Science Laboratories, Security Agencies Industry, and Defense forces Laboratories, Drug Laboratories. Forensic Science department specific Highlights in Lovely Professional University is mentioned below, The Forensic Science domain promises to create a research and placement oriented environment. The department regularly works on student research projects with novel ideas of applied value. The highlights include: 1) Faculty: Highly experienced faculty excellent in terms of their educational background, research and teaching. 2) Fields of study: Forensic Chemistry Forensic Toxicology, Forensic Anthropology, Ballistics, Explosives, Forensic Biology Serology, DNA, Fingerprinting and Questioned Documents, Cyber 3) Thrust Areas of research: Analysis of drugs by conventional and modern techniques, security feature analysis, Fingerprinting analysis, studies on dentures for disaster victim identification and forensic wildlife analysis. 4) Innovative Pedagogy: Academic tasks such Class Participation, Design Problem, Term Paper, Assignment, Live examples, AV-aids. Test and Quiz based on various competitive examinations, Case studies on Current research scenario, moot court sessions and CSI activities Unique features: Involvement of multidisciplinary area, such as Pharmaceutical analysis, biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry and many more along with forensic structural engineering, makes it very challenging. Career Prospects: Lectureship in College, Junior/senior research fellow, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Central government. Forensic Sciences Labs, Hospitals, Private Detective Agencies, Dope testing labs, CSIR Labs, pathology labs, agriculture, quality assurance divisions in industries, Self Employed (Establishing small scale industries Production and manufacturing of various CSI kits), Private Consultants for giving Expert opinions.

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Forensic Pharmacy has a great future ahead. But in India, Pharmacy related evidence and all are comes under Toxicology department. There is only less college offering pharmacy as a specialization of Forensic Science. So, if you are really interested in this stream, go for M.Sc Forensic Science and take Toxicology as specialization.

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Numerous jobs are available for pharmacists in government as well as private organizations. After completing your studies, you can easily find jobs in pharmaceutical industries, government departments, colleges and universities, hospitals, investigation and research institute etc. Pharmacists can practice in community pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, extended care facilities, psychiatric hospitals, and regulatory agencies. Sales & Marketing job sector also hires maximum number of pharmacy graduates. One can also work in retail stores of medicines. After registering with the state Pharmacy Council, you can open chemist/drug shop and sell medicines as per doctors prescription.

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