| The entire pharmaceutical industry, from drug | | | | can prescribe and administer drugs safely. In even |
| development and manufacture to the healthcare | | | | the first year after graduation, the drug industry can |
| staff who prescribe the drugs, is constantly changing | | | | change beyond recognition and patient safety would |
| and evolving. Regular pharmaceutical training for all | | | | be jeopardised if the proper training was not given. |
| personnel who have an involvement in the industry, | | | | For Medication Manufacturers |
| regardless of the level of their involvement, is | | | | Manufacturers, researchers and developers of drugs |
| therefore a necessity to maintain high standards of | | | | also require regular training. The biggest factors |
| safety and efficacy as well as regulatory compliance. | | | | affecting the success of these businesses are |
| Failure to provide pharmaceutical training, in the | | | | ensuring regulatory compliance of both their products |
| appropriate areas to the appropriate staff could | | | | and their manufacturing practices and the efficacy of |
| result in personnel being incapable of carrying out | | | | their products. In order to ensure that their products |
| their work safely and may jeopardise public health. | | | | work well, pharmaceutical training is a must to keep |
| For Healthcare Personnel | | | | developers at the forefront of the industry's recent |
| The healthcare personnel are the people who will be | | | | developments. On a similar note, compliance laws |
| administering and prescribing drugs on a daily basis. | | | | governing everything from ingredients to Good |
| The hours of research that go on behind the scenes | | | | Manufacturing Practices to marketing and labelling of |
| to find new and effective drugs mean that the | | | | drugs differ from country to country and are |
| available medications are constantly updated. | | | | constantly updated. Pharmaceutical training is often |
| Pharmaceutical training must therefore be provided to | | | | the best way to ensure regulatory compliance and to |
| such staff on a regular basis to ensure that they are | | | | avoid prosecution and fines for failing to observe |
| fully up to date with new developments so that they | | | | regulations. |