Pharmacy as a Profession
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Pharmacy as a Profession
Pharmacists do more than Count Pills???
Careers from Retail to Research (and everything in between) Pharmacists held approximately
243,000 jobs in 2006 Need for pharmacists is expected to
grow much faster through the year 2016
Aging population ensures a growing demand
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos079.htm#outlook
Pharmacists are Everywhere!!! Hospital Clinical Home Care Long-term Care Consultant Managed Care Community Drug Information
Academia Pharmaceutical
Science/Research Industry Mail order Association
Management
Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy
Work directly with physicians, nurses, and patients
Manage medications after diagnosis Critical Care (ICU) Hematology/Oncology Intravenous therapy Drug and poison information
http://www.michiganpharmacists.org/public/careers/career_opps_pharmacy_printed.pdf
Home Care/Long-Term Care Facilities
Create drug therapies with physicians
Prepare medications and infusions for use in the home
Educate patients and caregivers on medication regimens
Bubble-pack medications to ensure accurate delivery
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos079.htm#outlook
Consultant Pharmacist
Monitoring medication use in extended care facilities to help reduce adverse effects due to complicated regimens
Assists in forming individualized care plans for patients
Recommends treatment options to physicians
http://www.michiganpharmacists.org/public/careers/career_opps_pharmacy_printed.pdf
Academic Pharmacy
Colleges and schools of pharmacy Serve as teachers and researchers Serve as a model for the best
practices of pharmacists, now and in the future
http://www.berlex.com/html/career/pharma/pdfs/CareersinPharmRtlToResearch.pdf
Pharmaceutical Company
Help with medication research Drug discovery, delivery, and
analysis Participates in sales and marketing of
drug Offers educational programs
http://www.michiganpharmacists.org/public/careers/career_opps_pharmacy_printed.pdf1
Industrial/Sales/Marketing
Overseeing drug production Selling products to physicians and
retailers Marketing Public Relations Government regulators
http://www.berlex.com/html/career/pharma/pdfs/CareersinPharmRtlToResearch.pdf
Mail Order/ Direct-to-Consumer
Oversee filling of prescriptions Serve as a liaison for patients
http://www.berlex.com/html/career/pharma/pdfs/CareersinPharmRtlToResearch.pdf
Drug Information Centers
Provide Hotlines for patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers
Research and dispense information for professional and personal use
http://www.berlex.com/html/career/pharma/pdfs/CareersinPharmRtlToResearch.pdf
Association Management
Many national and local organizations have pharmacist needs
Work on regulatory issues Ex: National Association of Chain Drug
Stores Foundation is working to advance pharmacy nationwide pharmacy practice.
http://www.berlex.com/html/career/pharma/pdfs/CareersinPharmRtlToResearch.pdf
Community/Retail Pharmacy
Fill Prescriptions Counsel Patients Compound
Medication Provide
Immunizations Source of
Medication Information Prescription OTC Herbal/Natural
Products
http://www.berlex.com/html/career/pharma/pdfs/CareersinPharmRtlToResearch.pdf
Independent Ownership
Ability to be own boss Ability to tailor services to patient
population’s needs Stock prescription and OTC products
specific to region or town
http://www.berlex.com/html/career/pharma/pdfs/CareersinPharmRtlToResearch.pdf
Other Fields
Federal, state, and professional positions
United States Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration Department of Defense-branches of
the armed services Veterans Affairs Bureau of Prisons
http://www.berlex.com/html/career/pharma/pdfs/CareersinPharmRtlToResearch.pdf
Should You Be A Pharmacist?
Do You Like? Chemistry, Biology, and Math? To help people? To solve problems and Puzzles?Are You? Dependable? Organized? Detail-Oriented? Able to communicate well with others?
If you answered yes, you should consider pharmacy as a career!
http://www.pharmacist.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Careers1&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=75&ContentID=6329
“Pharmacy is a diverse profession and where there is a medication to be used or discussed or a disease to be prevented,
your imagination is the limit of what you can do with your degree.” –Dr. Lindsey
Questions?