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About PG Diploma in Pharmacovigilance Pharmacovigilance is an important sphere of the clinical research industry. It is also known as drug safety. on their shoulders. Those in this field collect and analyze the clinical trial data to check whether it has any adverse side effects. Only after the drug passes the safety tests is it sent out in to the market. To become skilled in this field, one needs to do a PG Diploma in Pharmacovigilance. A PG Diploma in Pharmacovigilance is a great course to do. After doing it, so many career opportunities will be available to you in the clinical research field, which is booming in India. There will be no issues regarding finding any employment or bad pay.

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About PG Diploma in Pharmacovigilance

Pharmacovigilance is an important sphere of the clinical research industry. It is also known as drug safety. on their shoulders. Those in this field collect and analyze the clinical trial data to check whether it has any adverse side effects. Only after the drug passes the safety tests is it sent out in to the market. To become skilled in this field, one needs to do a PG Diploma in Pharmacovigilance.

A PG Diploma in Pharmacovigilance is a great course to do. After doing it, so many career opportunities will be available to you in the clinical research field, which is booming in India. There will be no issues regarding finding any employment or bad pay.

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The Use Of Doing A PG Diploma in Pharmacovigilance

Thousands of clinical research jobs are being outsourced to India. This will create many job positions in India for those who are keen.Many foreign as well as domestic drug and pharma companies like Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy’s Labs, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Novartis and more are looking for those skilled in Pharmacovigilance.

PG Diploma in Pharmacovigilance - The Details First of all to be eligible for it, a candidate needs to have either of the following - Masters in either of these fields - Life Sciences, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Dentistry, Homeopathy, Ayurvedic or Veterinary Science..

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Career Prospects

The entry level job in Pharmacovigilance is DSA -Drug Safety Associate. Their salary is around Rs. 35000 to Rs. 50000 per month. With 2-3 years of experience, you can get promoted to a DSS - Drug Safety Scientist. Their salary is around Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 1,50,000 per month.

After 7-10 years of experience, you can become a Team Leader/Manager with an accompanying higher hike in salary. Chances of travelling within and outside India. Thus, a PG Diploma in Pharmacovigilance is a great opportunity. The good salary as well as the high scope of employability makes this a solid field to get into.