APMC College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sabarkantha -

Pharmacy The word “Pharmacy” has been derived from Greek word “Pharmakon” which means drug. The concept of Pharmacy is not only confined to compounding and dispensing of drug but Pharmacy is now one of the important divisions of Healthcare system along with Medical Sciences. Today, the discipline of pharmacy has made enormous progress and has matured as a distinctly independent branch as pharmaceutical sciences. Scope of Pharmacy With rising awareness amongst the general public, the Pharmaceutical Industries are in for a great boom in the near future. The Pharmaceutical industry is recession free and there is always a great demand for competent pharmacy professionals. Pharmacists play a major role in Health Care, Clinical Research and Diagnostics. Implementation of GATT in January 2005 has widened the scope for pharmacists. On the way to becoming self-reliant and a technologically advanced industry, pharmaceutical research has secured a tremendous impetus in recent years.