Pharmacist By Brandon Tith Wages for Different Types
Pharmacist By: Brandon Tith
Wages for Different Types of Pharmacist General Medical and Surgical Hospitals, $93 640 Pharmacies and Drug Stores, $94 640 Department Stores, $99 050 Grocery Stores, $95 600 Mc. Kay, Dawn Rosenberg. "Pharmacist: Career Information". About. com: Career Planning. 27 June 2008. 4 Jan. 2010. <http: //careerplanning. about. com/od/occupations/p/pharmacist. htm>.
Earnings for Pharmacists Highest 10% $131 440 Top Middle 50% $121 310 Low Middle 50% $90 670 Lowest 10% $77 390 $0 $50 000 $100 000 Wages " Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010 -11 Edition". Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor. 17 Dec. 2009. 4 Jan. 2010 <http: //www. bls. gov/ocos 079. htm#training>. $150 000
Description JOBJob DESCRIPTION ü dispense drugs and medicines prescribed by physicians and health practitioners ü must possess the medical knowledge necessary to inform customers about the purpose, hazards, and side effects of any drug ü provide information on prescription drugs, referring patients to appropriate over-the counter drugs, and advising physicians on the proper selection and use of medications ü keep computerized records of patient drug use and medical profiles to ensure that patients won’t combine drugs that should not be taken with one another
Education and Training • Pharmacists who are trained in the United States must earn a Pharm. D. degree from an accredited college or school of pharmacy. • To be admitted to a Pharm. D. program, an applicant must complete at least 2 years of specific professional study. This requirement generally includes courses in mathematics and natural sciences. • Pharm. D. programs take about 4 years to complete. The courses offered teach students about all aspects of drug therapy. Students learn how to communicate with patients about drug information and patient care. In addition to receiving classroom instruction, students in Pharm. D. programs spend time working with licensed pharmacists in a variety of practice settings. • Some graduates obtain further training through 1 -year or 2 -year residency programs or fellowships. Pharmacy fellowships are individualized programs that are designed to prepare participants to work in a specialized area of pharmacy, such research laboratories.
Interview Questions • What's the proper way to dispose medicine? - Do Not Flush them - You can bring it to a pharmacy and we'll send it to a government approved medical disposal unit. • Whats a typical day like? - Filling scripts, counseling patients about their meds, calling doctors concerning meds. • How many kinds of medicine are there in a pharmacy? - About 700+ of different names of meds. used for cholesterol, diabetes, asthma, allergies, pain killers, etc. • Can taking a lot of different medicine throughout your lifetime cause any health problems? - Yes, lots of problems, such as kidney failure, heart failure, memory failure, psychiatric problems, and more
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