In our country industrial pharmacy offers opportunities to qualified graduate pharmacists in an industrial environment. The greatest number of pharmacists are involved in production, marketing and administration. The section 13(1) of drug control ordinance (1982) categorically says that the overall supervision of drug production must be done by a qualified graduate pharmacist. Thereby, the production supervisory positions in industrial plant are always held by pharmacists with bachelor’s degrees. Apart from production, there are many other areas in which an industrial pharmacist can specialize. Pharmacists with master’s degree in business find opportunities in pharmaceutical industries in marketing, sales and legal departments. After 22 years of the promulgation of drug policy(1982), the drug business has jumped from 250 crore taka to almost 3000 crore taka. At the same time the import of drugs has dropped from 90% to 5%. This has been materialized by the efficient contribution of pharmacists. In marketing and product management, determining strategies, developing promotional materials and marketing research are the areas of interest for pharmacists. Quality control supervisory positions are also often held by pharmacists. Pharmacists sometimes develop their career as research and development personnel. Development of stable, aesthetic and cost-effective pharmaceutical products is a highly specialized area where an industrial pharmacist because of his pharmaceutical know-how and multidisciplinary background plays the most vital role. Because of high legal, ethical and moral responsibility, the industrial pharmacists ensures the full compliance with good manufacturing practice, good laboratory practice in an industrial set up.
Sometimes, manufacturers employ pharmacists as sales representatives who provide the link between the manufacturers on one hand and pharmacists and doctors on the other.