Needs and importance of online education in pharmacy and its future prospects.
Online pharmacy education is indeed a gift to the public and Pharma aspirants since it widens the horizons of knowledge in Pharma sector. There are various institutions in India and abroad giving pharmacy education from diploma to post graduate level. Many institutes offers correspondence courses in drug store management, Pharma marketing, Material management etc. Online education helps to bring all sectors of pharmacy under one roof to educate the public as a whole. Systems adopted by various countries with respect to medication, like methods of dispensing, clinical pharmacy services, drug information with respect to various products, side effects and adverse drug reactions of various medications, methods to take medicinal products (Internally) method of usage of medicinal products, patient counseling, OTC drugs, dosage of drugs and various other parameters related to medication can be correlated online. By this the public gets educated. Also it shows a way to live and enables them to face the challenges in Pharma sector. People in the pharmacy profession can interact with various portals online to get an effective solution of various medications that have been prescribed for patients. Various discussion and chat forums increases the spirit of enquiry and curiosity. Above all there is a feeling of freedom that normally lacks in class room teaching. New pharmacy courses for 30 to 40 hours can be started online and the certificate for the same can be issued. Population is doubling at logarithmic rate and the requirement/ demand of pharmacy professional are very high, but not able to provide the requirements. If we could make it in a capsule mode and deliver the same to the public, it will be more effective. Continuous pharmacy education is important since most of the people are not able to go to the institution for their further studies once they complete diploma or degrees, introducing new courses online will be a better option for many Pharma aspirants. The scope of online pharmacy education has come out as a brilliant option by which public will be more aware of the medication/ alternative systems of therapy available. Also it is a boon for certain category of students who are not satisfied with traditional institutions of knowledge. Online pharmacy education is the need of the hour and the future of online Pharma education is bright since people can surf at various
informations at their off times, the general awareness about various medications among the public gets markedly better, thus it helps to shape up the person in a better way. Indeed it s a great system to have since it widens the horizons of knowledge in Pharma sector.
Online pharmacy education will be a boon in general, since it gives awareness among the public about the different systems in Pharma sector. Tutorials in formulation methodology and other aspects related Pharma industry will be beneficial. Infact different perspective of pharmacy can be brought under one roof through online pharmacy education.
DILIP.C
ASST PROFESSOR
ALSHIFA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
Online pharmacy education is indeed a gift to the public and Pharma aspirants since it widens the horizons of knowledge in Pharma sector. There are various institutions in India and abroad giving pharmacy education from diploma to post graduate level. Many institutes offers correspondence courses in drug store management, Pharma marketing, Material management etc. Online education helps to bring all sectors of pharmacy under one roof to educate the public as a whole. Systems adopted by various countries with respect to medication, like methods of dispensing, clinical pharmacy services, drug information with respect to various products, side effects and adverse drug reactions of various medications, methods to take medicinal products (Internally) method of usage of medicinal products, patient counseling, OTC drugs, dosage of drugs and various other parameters related to medication can be correlated online. By this the public gets educated. Also it shows a way to live and enables them to face the challenges in Pharma sector. People in the pharmacy profession can interact with various portals online to get an effective solution of various medications that have been prescribed for patients. Various discussion and chat forums increases the spirit of enquiry and curiosity. Above all there is a feeling of freedom that normally lacks in class room teaching. New pharmacy courses for 30 to 40 hours can be started online and the certificate for the same can be issued. Population is doubling at logarithmic rate and the requirement/ demand of pharmacy professional are very high, but not able to provide the requirements. If we could make it in a capsule mode and deliver the same to the public, it will be more effective. Continuous pharmacy education is important since most of the people are not able to go to the institution for their further studies once they complete diploma or degrees, introducing new courses online will be a better option for many Pharma aspirants. The scope of online pharmacy education has come out as a brilliant option by which public will be more aware of the medication/ alternative systems of therapy available. Also it is a boon for certain category of students who are not satisfied with traditional institutions of knowledge. Online pharmacy education is the need of the hour and the future of online Pharma education is bright since people can surf at various
informations at their off times, the general awareness about various medications among the public gets markedly better, thus it helps to shape up the person in a better way. Indeed it s a great system to have since it widens the horizons of knowledge in Pharma sector.
Online pharmacy education will be a boon in general, since it gives awareness among the public about the different systems in Pharma sector. Tutorials in formulation methodology and other aspects related Pharma industry will be beneficial. Infact different perspective of pharmacy can be brought under one roof through online pharmacy education.
DILIP.C
ASST PROFESSOR
ALSHIFA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
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