PharmD or Doctor of Pharmacy is one of the new courses introduced in the Indian pharmaceutical education. Pharmacy is considered as the field that leads the community towards a healthy life. In India, the role of a pharmacist is confined to the field of study and industry. The actual and absolute role of a pharmacist is always least bothered or almost ignored in present scenario. The first and foremost role of a pharmacist is to make the patient feel happy about his health and provide better advices for the patient apart from dispensing medicine. Pharmaceutical science is considered to be an independent branch of science that deals with all aspects of drugs and pharmaceuticals and a pharmacist is expected to be crucial in patient care and counselling.
