‘Never miss the classification lectures in pharma’

Nitesh Kumar works as a Pharma Executive at Net Meds Pharmacy. He pursued B Pharma from Apeejay Stya University(ASU), Gurgaon, and then went on to join the private medicine industry.  In a brief interview, the alumnus from the batch of 2019 shares insights about his work-life as a pharma executive. Read edited excerpts:

Tell me about your work profile as a pharmacist?

Our company deals with online medicine orders. My job is to check the order in case no wrong medicine is going to the person. Plus, I also maintain the data. I work eight hours a day.

What inspired you to choose this field?

After class 12, I knew that there was enough scope to establish myself in this field. This was my area of interest. I aspire to work at government hospitals as a pharmacist in the future. 

Share some of the best memories from ASU?

Every day at college was a great memory. The culture at the college is good and the teachers are great. The environment was so good, we feel proud of being an alumnus of such a great university.

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One piece of advice to current pharma students at ASU?

Study well and don’t miss the classification lectures. It is the most important topic in pharma and most questions come from there. 

As a pharmacist, what should people eat to stay healthy ahead of another potential Covid wave?

Eat vitamin C rich food and exercise regularly to stay healthy. 

Where do you see yourself in the next five years?

Like I mentioned earlier, in a good stable government job, working as a pharmacist.