With an ever increasing population in the country that is faced with more diversified ailments and diseases, there is an urgent need for coming out with new drugs, their supply and proper utilization. To meet this demand, more and more qualified Pharmacists are required.

Pharmacists are in the forefront of taking care of patients, most often in combination with dispensing process, in judicious and cost-effective use of medicaments. Besides, a great deal of contribution is made by Pharmacists in areas of Pharmaceutical care practice, Drug use review and management, Disease Management, Drug Discovery, Drug Development, Clinical Trials, Drug approval, Drug manufacturing, Drug marketing, Drug metabolism, Drug law, Public policy and outcomes evaluation, to mention a few thrust areas.