What does a pharmaceutical engineer do?
I am interested in the field of pharmocology and I am not quite sure of the differences between biomedical engineers, pharmaceutical engineering, or simply a pharmacist. I am interested on the chemical dynamics of medicine and being behind the scene and actually learning how to "make" medicine. Obviously this is the chemistry side of pharmacology but what all does it entitle? How hard is it to make this a career?
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Pharmaceutical engineers are involved in the conception, design,
construction, and operation of research facilities and
manufacturing plants, where they also are involved in the
conception, design, scale-up, manufacturing, and labeling and
packaging processes in the conversion of chemical and biological
materials into valuable pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical
therapies. They have to implement FDA regulations, validation
assurance (VA), quality control, and maintain Good
Manufacturing Practices (GMP) compliant facilities. In addition
to the safety of the end product, they have to maintain a level of
personal and environmental safety
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lots of info on this career