FAQs on Industrial Pharmacist

What is an Industrial Pharmacist?

Pharmacists are specialized in the drug development, manufacturing, compunding, dispensing, and management of medications to ensure safe and effective use of drug.

An industrial pharmacist is a healthcare professional who works in a pharmaceutical industry. Where the major job responsibilities of a industrial pharmacist are – drug discovery, product development, process development, drug manufacturing, quality assurance and quality control.

How to Become an Industrial Pharmacist?

To be an industrial pharmacist, you should complete a bachelor degree in pharmacy with an intern program in a pharmaceutical industry. The major subject in bachelor degree include –

Organic pharmacy
inorganic pharmacy
industrial pharmacy
pharmaceutical technology
pharmaceutical analysis
pharmaceutical calculation
medicinal chemistry
pharmacology
biopharmaceutics etc.

What does an Industrial Pharmacist Do?

As an industrial pharmacist following activities need to perform based on his/her department:

new product and process development
new analytical method development and validation
manufacturing of API or finished product
in-process quality control
finished product quality control
documention
quality risk managment and quality assurance
regulatory activities (i.e., product registration, dossier submission etc.)
validation activites
material management
production planning
supply chain management etc.

What is Annual Income of an Industrial Pharmacist?

Annual income of an industrial pharmacist vary form country to country and company to company. In USA, the average salary of an industrial pharmacist fall in the range $110000 to $120000 per anum.

What Education is Needed to Become an Industrial Pharmacist?

To be an industrial pharmacist minimum bachelor degrre is required in pharmacy. Masters and d.pharm complete pharmacist also join as an industrial pharmicist in a pharmaceutical industry.