Renting out a pharmacy degree where a licensed pharmacist lets someone else use their license to run a medical shop is a growing concern in India, especially in areas like Patna. While it may seem like an easy way for graduates to earn money, it is both illegal and unethical.
Indian law requires a registered pharmacist to be physically present when operating a pharmacy. Yet, because of financial pressure, some graduates rent out their degrees for a monthly fee. This can lead to serious consequences, including cancellation of the license and legal action.
More importantly, it puts people’s health at risk. Medicines need to be dispensed by trained professionals. When unqualified individuals do the job, mistakes can happen wrong drugs, wrong doses, or poor advice which can be dangerous or even deadly.
No matter how tempting it may be, renting out a pharmacy degree compromises professional ethics and public safety. Instead, pharmacists should aim to use their qualifications lawfully and responsibly, to build trust and contribute to a healthier society.
Q1:- what you think renting or leasing degrees is ethically right or not ?
Question 1. Renting or leasing a pharmacy degree can be both ethically and legally dangerous as it stands against patient safety and also professional integrity/morality. When a professional credential is given to someone else who does not have necessary qualification related, it violates the licensing laws associated and it will be a case of authority misuse.
Question 2. Never, renting a degree to someone else absolutely compromises both personal as well as professional ethics. A degree obtained is not just acquiring education, but it is also about holding accountability and providing trust, when that degree is utilized for a service towards the lives of people.
Question 3. Pharmacy degrees are more prone to this renting issues considering the huge demand of them in today’s time. Because of the nature of job, their continuous presence is needed and this creates a loophole that attracts the unqualified people to get into the job through renting. Besides, unlike other health science-related fields, pharmacies can be privately run and that’s why this field becomes the easy target for this unethical shortcut.
Renting out a pharmacy degree might seem like an easy way to earn, but it’s not worth it. It’s both illegal and unsafe. Medicines must be handled by trained professionals not just anyone with your license. Let’s remember that our degree carries responsibility and trust, not just opportunity.
I personally believe renting or leasing degrees is not just ethically wrong, but it completely undermines the purpose of our education and the trust society places in us as healthcare professionals.
Q1: Is it ethically right? → No. A pharmacy degree is not just a piece of paper, it represents years of training to protect patient safety. Renting it means putting lives at risk.
Q2: Would I rent my degree? → Absolutely not. Short-term financial gain cannot justify risking someone’s health or losing my credibility for life.
Q3: Why only pharmacy degree? → Because a pharmacist’s license is a legal requirement to run a medical shop. Doctors, nurses, or engineers can’t simply “rent” their licenses in the same way. Unfortunately, this loophole makes pharmacy degrees most misused.
Bigger Picture:
When we rent out degrees, we’re indirectly telling society that medicine is just business, not responsibility. If this continues, patients will lose trust in pharmacists altogether.
Instead of renting, pharmacists should push for:
More government jobs in hospitals & health centers.
Entrepreneurial support for starting ethical pharmacies.
Stronger awareness drives so public understands the importance of a pharmacist’s presence.
Final thought:
A degree should never be for rent. It’s for responsibility, accountability, and service.
This is such a critical issue you’ve raised.
Q1: Is it ethically right? → No. A pharmacy degree is not just a piece of paper, it represents years of training to protect patient safety. Renting it means putting lives at risk.
Bigger Picture:
Instead of renting, pharmacists should push for:
Final thought: