Required to have taken postsecondary courses such as chemistry, biology, and anatomy.

Must have a bachelor's degree to start pharmacy school. Must take the Pharmacy College Admissions Test. Pharmacy programs take about 4 years to finish.

Pathophysiology Toxicology Disease treatments Biopharmaceuticals Pharmacy ethics and law Drug absorption rates Patient care Medicinal chemistry Clinical Training

Must complete four years of undergraduate school and receive a bachelors degree. Must complete 4 years of Pharmacy school and receive your Pharm. D. Some programs offer a 3 year option of Pharmacy school. It takes about 6-8 years to become a pharmacist.

All states require you to have a license. After Pharm. D. you must pass two exams to get a license.

Pharmacy skills and knowledge Exam Pharmacy law Exam

Analysis Skills Communication Skills Detail Oriented Manager Skills Organization Skills

Must provide safe medications for all patients Must be able to evaluate a customers needs Evaluate the customers orders Must have knowledge about the effects of medication on the customer.

Offer advice to customers Explain how to take a medicine Need to give clear direction to pharmacy technicians and interns

Responsible for making sure the prescriptions they fill are accurate Mix and supply the medication for each patient with the correct dosage of their prescription.

Run a retail pharmacy Must have good managerial skills Manage inventory Overseeing a staff

Keep records of all pharmacy files Patients profiles Inventories Charge system files

Biopharmacy Medicinal chemistry and Pharmacognosy Physiology Pharmaceutics Pharmacokinetics Pharmacology Pharmacy law Pharmacy practice Pharmacy management Therapeutics

Pre-Pharmacy Program Courses

The lowest 10 percent earns less than $82,090. The top 10 percent earns more than $138,620. Pharmacists make about an average of $111,570 per year.

Clean, well-lighted, and well-ventilated areas They spend most of their workday on their feet. Since, they work with dangerous products, they wear gloves, masks and work with other special equipment.

Most work full time, but 21 percent worked part time in 2010. Most full-time pharmacists work approximately 40 hours a week. Some pharmacists also work nights, weekends and holidays.

People who are going into pharmacy need to understand that the practice of pharmacy is transforming from an assembly line associate to MTM, Increasing QOL, and drug adherence. Technology is a huge factor. Pharmacist are licensed to consult patients clinically. There will be new business models evolving to profit off of pharmacist and their new roles. -Fadi M. Asfoor

My dad is a pharmacist, and now that I'm in med school I've really come to realize how awesome his knowledge of pharmacology is. The whole time I was growing up I thought his job was just to count pills into a bottle, but now that we talk about things that I'm learning, I know that's far from the case. I will definitely be utilizing my pharmacy colleagues for consultation once I'm in practice.

My sister is currently in her 2nd year of pharmacy in Canada and I never realized just how much they learn. I had a clearly misconstrued idea about the timid and pillcounting pharmacist until I became aware of all of the knowledge. The training and the options pharmacists can undertake upon completion. The role of the pharmacist I think has been so heavily stigmatized that people don't understand just how useful their pharmacists can be. I personally believe it is up to the pharmacists to take on a greater role.

"The pharmacies are more like prescription factories. It is very difficult to fill more than 600 scripts per day while the amount of help is always being reduced and new tasks are always being added." CVS Caremark Pharmacist "Learn varied skills, time passes quickly since you are so busy that you don't notice the time passing by." - Omnicare Pharmacist

Pharmacists held about 274,900 jobs in 2010. Pharmacies and drug stores: 43% Hospitals; state, local, and private: 23% Grocery stores: 8% Department stores: 6% Other merchandise stores: 5%

Employment of pharmacists is expected to increase by 25 percent from 2010 to 2020. As healthcare continues to become more complex and as more people take multiple medications, more pharmacists will be needed to counsel patients on how to use their medications safely. A significant number of pharmacists are expected to retire in the coming decade, new pharmacists will be need to fill these positions.

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