Pharmacist in India are also known as Pharmacist in USA. The budding pharmacist is known as Pharmacist aide / Pharmacy technician. On obtaining the relevant licensure only, they work as licensed pharmacist, which shall be individually endorsed in the respective state.

Visa House with its associates in USA can help the budding pharmacist to have an edge over their peers by doing their internship as Pharmacist after clearing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and after obtaining the mandatory licensure from North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) through Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC)

Pharmacist Internship:

We have host of Pharmacist requirements in USA for our network hospitals & private clinics. We can assist you in getting Pharmacist internship in USA on meeting the federal requirements. To know more about the mandatory requirements do contact our support team.

Pharmacist Licensing:

If you’d like to work as licensed Pharmacist in USA, you need to have respective licensure. We can assist you in getting yourself registered with the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and American Pharmacist Association.

Pharmacist study:

If you aspire to make your career as pharmacist in USA, either kick start your career as Pharmacist Aide/ technician & later on obtain the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from a college of pharmacy.

Job prospects. Job prospects are expected to be excellent over the 2008–18 period. Employers in many parts of the country report difficulty in attracting and retaining adequate numbers of pharmacists—primarily the result of the limited training capacity of Pharm.D. programs. In addition, as a larger percentage of pharmacists elects to work part time, more individuals will be needed to fill the same number of prescriptions. Job openings also will result from faster than average employment growth and from the need to replace workers who retire or leave the occupation for other reasons.

Job projections in USA

Earnings

Median annual wages of wage and salary pharmacists in May 2008 were $106,410. The middle 50 percent earned between $92,670 and $121,310 a year. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $77,390, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $131,440 a year. 

Pharmacy Aide / Pharmacy Technician.

An Indian Bachelor of Pharmacy can start his career in USA by registering himself with the The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) and the Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT).

While in USA he can still continue his further education and obtain the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from a college of pharmacy and clear the NAPLEX exam and get himself registered as licensed pharmacist on meeting the federal requirements.