Brian Grant: Licensed Drug Dealer -A Guide to Dealing Drugs. 1

Dealing Drugs $1.6 Trillion dollar industry Drugs rise 15% every year Increases Life Expectancy 2

Pharmacists Third Largest Health Profession Monitor patients prescriptions Job outlook: Faster than average Median Salary: $88,000/year Average 196 prescriptions/day Calls to Physicians 3

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Daily Duties Advise Physicians and other Health Professionals Monitor Patients health Answer Questions Paperwork Supervise and Manage 5

Head-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 6

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? 7

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? 8

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