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Brian Grant: Licensed Drug Dealer-A Guide to Dealing Drugs.

2Dealing Drugs

• $1.6 Trillion dollar industry

• Drugs rise 15% every year

• Increases Life Expectancy

3Pharmacists

• Third Largest Health Profession• Monitor patients prescriptions• Job outlook: Faster than average• Median Salary: $88,000/year• Average 196 prescriptions/day• Calls to Physicians

4How-To

High school

College Pharm.D. Program

NAPLEX & MPJE

5Daily Duties

• Advise Physicians and other Health Professionals

• Monitor Patients health

• Answer Questions

• Paperwork

• Supervise and Manage

6Head-to-Head

Pros• High Salary• 40-hour work week• Excel in math and

chemistry• Opportunity to move-up

Cons• Education: Cost and

Length• Competitive• Stress• Can be repetitive

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How would you do?

• Are you a good listener?

• Are you easily able to recognize when there is a problem?

• Are you good at conveying information to others verbally?

• Are you comfortable talking to people on the telephone?

• Are you always very accurate?

• Do you prefer working indoors or outdoors?

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How would you do?

• How do you feel about regularly having contact with others, for example customers?

• How do you feel about work that involves repeating the same tasks over and over?

• Mistakes happen but in this job they can have dire consequences. How would that make you feel?

• Are you good at making decisions on your own?

9Bibliography

Information• Longley, Doug. “Almost Half of Americans

Take at Least One Prescription Drug.” about.com. The New York Times Company. N.d. Web. 24 April, 2012.

• “Facts About Pharmacists and Pharmacies.” pharmacist.com American Pharmacist Association. N.d. Web. 24 April, 2012.

• McKay, Dawn. “Pharmacist: Career Information.” about.com. The New York Times Company. N.d. Web. 24 April, 2012.

• “Some Facts About Pharmacists and Pharmacies.” markfrisse.com. N.p. n.d. Web. 24 April, 2012.

Pictures• Drpinna.com. N.p. Web. 24 April, 2012.

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