coding and medical writing are the two most high payable jobs. both they different eligibility. For coding these are some basic requirement like CPT (Current Procedural Terminology), ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases), and HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System). For medical writing its required good writing, use of good words ,editing, high understanding to convert medical Terminology.
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Yes, Coding and MW both offer remote job opportunity too
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Informative!
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The best I can say is medical writer as im interested in and also because of the everlasting trend and scope it has at present and future with required skills
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my personal choice is medical writer. It will have a great scope in future.
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If you enjoy research, writing, and explaining medical content, medical writing is a better fit after a pharmacy degree, offering higher growth and income potential. If you prefer structured, rule-based work and want a quicker entry into healthcare jobs, medical coding is easier to start. With your pharmacy background, medical writing better utilizes your knowledge and offers more career flexibility.
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Yes, both these jobs are in high demand. For medical writing, mostly knowing about clinical trials and writing documents or reports related to that is important. Likewise, medical coding has many jobs available in India. But the scope of medical writing is higher than coding, as this area is constantly evolving and it is never going to be limited, considering the way the field of disease biology is emerging day by day and novel diseases are getting reported in the research literatures. Besides, medical writing job with experience can give you a better pay and coding work can feel monotonous for certain people if they do it long-term.
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Medical writing is the best option in my opinion. Like medical coding, medical writing also has different types like Medical Communication, Regulatory writing, and Publication writing. One should choose the type based on their interests.
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I am not as experienced in this field so if anyone has do share your experience
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Insightful!
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Terminology is also required for medical coding. Both the fields are developing and are in demands.
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After completing my pharmacy degree, I’m planning to pursue a career in coding. I’ve developed a strong interest in technology and I’m currently learning programming skills to build a career in this field.
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I always wanted to pursue computer science engineering and make a career in coding. However, due to my interest in the pharmaceutical field, I chose pharmacy as my career path. Now, as a pharmacy student, I have the opportunity to combine my pharmacy knowledge, writing skills, and programming skills to choose a career that aligns with my self-interest, is most suitable, and offers good time and career growth prospects.
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In my opinion choosing the medical writing is the best option compared to medical coding.
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Both coding and medical writing are great career options after a pharmacy degree—it really depends on your strengths and interests.
If you’re someone who likes structure, accuracy, and classification systems, then medical coding might suit you. It’s in high demand, especially in the healthcare and insurance sectors.
But if you enjoy writing, explaining complex terms in simple ways, and creating scientific documents, medical writing offers both creativity and knowledge-based work.
I personally lean more toward medical writing because it allows me to keep learning and communicating in the healthcare field.