if you don't have 5Bs i doubt the uni will accept you.

Well... it all depends what type of student you are.. a student who is more interested to score straight As in exams.. or a student who is interested to participate in other activities and so forth..

Hihi I'll be a Nottingham U student soon. I applied for IMU too, but had scholarship offer from Notts.

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Added on August 4, 2012, 5:30 pmNo slacking and be proactive. Got it. Same goes for years 2,3 and 4?

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any idea if one were to venture into regulatory affairs executives after graduate with a BPharm?

I heard that the regulatory affairs require a grads with either a BSc or Bpharm, how is the life of working as a regulatory affairs in a pharm company if anyone of you doing BPharm knows?

Haven't met/spoken to anyone personally but from what I gather, you'll be the one responsible for putting a product on the market and making sure it fulfills all the legal requirements.

Deal with government people, deal with your own production plant. I'm guessing tons of paperwork, lots of deadlines to meet and having to rush other people as well.

Also good job satisfaction, watching your products go on the shelves. How well they sell will depend on your marketing team.

Regulatory Affairs is definitely one of the career paths you can take with a BPharm. But from what I browse in the Classifieds, they sometimes require you to have a PhD. Or if without, at least 2 years experience in the relevant field. Based on what was described above I can see why because it's not something you learn during your undergrad. You will have to make sure all the clinical trials have been safe and successful too.

This post has been edited by baoz: Aug 5 2012, 09:49 AM

It is not restricted to only those with BPharm, but also BSc in any life science as long as you could read and understand scientific papers. For the companies that require a Master or Phd or a few years of working experiences, the position is a bit higher maybe , a RA Manager/ assistant manager. I see for every chemical, pharm, food , cosmetics industry, they need RA for ensuring their newly developed products are on the commercial market

thus, i can see the important roles up there. however, i saw a few companies do accept fresh grads with BSc or BPharm for a position of RA executives.

Also, note that both RA and QA/QC are different, but i think they are somewhat related to quality checking etc. the skills for both are transferable, IMO.

nope not really. there are some niche industries which specifically requires the expertise of a pharmacist only...especially drug companies.. having a pharmacy degree may prove to be more valuable compared to a general science degree..

yes, valuable as in the sense of the licence. some expertise is needed in pharmaceutical industries are just a licence from Pharmacist which involve having the right of obtaining, dispensing and approving medical drugs etc.

This post has been edited by OMG!: Aug 7 2012, 09:28 PM

we = licence

Just asking around, can anyone suggest what could be done during the summer break of 3 months after first year? Something pharmacy related or any sort like that?

well u could try to apply to work at a community pharmacy... or help your lecturers with research...

You mean like work along side a real pharmacist in community pharmacy? They accept students ?

well... you can try.. some do..

Hi, can somebody give me a suggestion?
I'm a diploma pharmacy holder and now work as a assistant pharmacist in private hospital.
Already 1 year++ I work as assistant pharmacist. During the 1 year period, I'm finding the way how can I take the BPharm with my diploma in pharmacy.
Now the entry requirement cgpa change to 3.8 and my pointer 3.68. It look like hopeless to continue my study in local.
So I just can take the BPharm at oversea?

well.. you could try at places at indonesia or russia..they may accept your diploma..otherwise you'd have to redo a pre-u programme and start all over again.

Hello there Pharmas/future pharmas...

Got a question, some confusion and cant seem to find the right answer.

Would it be possible for a fresh pharmacy degree holder (from Indonesia) to pursue masters in Australia directly without completing any malaysia exam/housemanship - ?

that depends on what type of master that you intend to do.. and most probably its on case to case basis and highly dependent on your grades if you have not passed pupilage..

i'm more into nutri/dietetics but my mom told me to do pharmacy.. haiz.. i'm afraid that i can't cope and will be disappointing her.. she expects a lot from me.. just wondering how hard will this course be if you do revision for like only 2 hours a day

2 hours a day is quite sufficient.. but don't do pharmacy if you are not interested in it.. it really requires a lot of dedication as you will be studying a huge range of subjects..

Well Im not fussy about what type of masters. perhaps a one year or 2 year masters program from melbourne australia. I see many universities there offering 1 year or 2 year programs.

Also what are the chances if i intend to do practice or sit for any examination yet at my home country (malaysia) instead directly head to oz to continue studies.

thanks again zstan...

my mom who's going to pay for university so i don't have much choice.. just accept it and put my hard work on it.. sometimes life can be quite unfair lor..