Pharmacist

Duties and Responsibilities;

A Pharmacist prepares prescriptions that are written from physicians, dentists, and practitioners for patients. They are to review the prescriptions to validate their accuracy and then prepare the medication. For measuring an accurate prescription pharmacist must weigh, measure, and mixing drugs. When pharmacist is done they are giving to the customers and patients.  A Pharmacist also helps the patients with any questions they might have, about their prescriptions or drugs being sold over the counter.

Pharmacists work in hospitals, clinics, health departments, universities, groceries, drug and discount stores. Pharmacists who work in stores need to be aware of health supplies available in the store so they do not direct customers into a drug addiction.

Salary;

 $33,000-$51,000

Education:

Those interested in becoming a pharmacists must have completed high school courses such as a (AP or IB) English, science and math . All students must graduate from college in order to become a pharmacist. Most pharmacy schools require for applicants to take the pharmacy college admission Test (PACAT), others require up to two years of pre-Pharmacy education. There are other schools that will admit students directly from school. It usually takes at least five years to earn a pharmacy degree, and to earn a doctor of pharmacy it requires at least six years.

Reflection:

I wouldn’t take consideration in becoming a pharmacist, but I would definitely consider being a pharmacist technician it is something that I will be interested in taking.