1. Pharmacist
By: Emani Pickett

2. What They Do
Prepares and dispenses medications, following prescriptions issued by physicians, dentists, or other authorized medical practitioners.
Advises customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment and health-care supplies.
Provides specialized services to help patients manage conditions such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.
Reviews prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
Assesses the identity, strength and purity of medications.
Collaborates with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of drugs and drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications and characteristics.
Maintains records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, and registries of poisons, narcotics, and controlled drugs.
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3. Why this Career is for You
Common Qualities
Investigative – You are a "thinker". When you have a problem, you like to analyze it and look at different ways to solve it. You like to work by yourself, and you don't like explaining your ideas to other people.
Conventional – You are an "organizer". Keeping things neat and organized is important to you. You like working with charts and reports, and work well with power and authority.
Social – You are a "helper". You like being around people and helping them with problems. Socializing is fun for you.
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4. Skills You Need Developing and using computerized medical records
Helping people understand health care instructions
Hiring and supervising staff
Providing health care support services
Purchasing products for resale
Selling products or services
Treating physical or mental problems
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5. What to Learn Pre-Pharmacy Studies
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy (MS, PhD)
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics (MS, PhD)
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy (MS, PhD)
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
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6. Money Earnings Georgia Alabama Average Annual Wage $106,860 $117,930
Entry Annual Wage
$79,630
$85,750
Experienced Annual Wage
$136,380
$146,810
Average Hourly Wage
$51.37
$56.70
Entry Hourly Wage
$38.28
$41.22
Experienced Hourly Wage
$65.57
$70.58
Median Hourly Wage
$52.39
$55.63
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7. Outlook Georgia Alabama Employment Projected City of Atlanta 795 29%
Region 6 60
17%
Cobb County
341
33%
Region 7
400
22%
Metro Atlanta
717
48%
Region 8
210
24%
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8. Outlook
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9. Related Careers Medical Assistant Mental Health Counselor
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Anesthesiologist
Hairdresser/Cosmetologist
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10. Working Conditions
You would often handle loads up to 10 lbs., sometimes up to 20 lbs. You might do a lot of walking or standing, or you might sit but use your arms and legs to control machines, equipment or tools.
Exposed to disease and infections more than once a month through work such as patient care, laboratory work, and sanitation control
Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time
Work in this occupation involves making repetitive motions more than one-third of the time
Work in this occupation involves standing more than one-third of the time
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11. Military Options Services offering this occupation Air Force
Air National Guard
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Reserve
Army
U.S. Army
U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army Reserves
Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard
Navy
U.S. Navy
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12. Summary
Pharmacy is a great career field to be in. If you are interested in the healthcare field you should look into taking healthcare classes and high level science classes. If you are not able to take these classes you should volunteer at your local hospital. If you are not sure if pharmacy is right for you, you should speak with your neighborhood pharmacist. Pharmacy is a much needed career so the demand is increasing and you should be able to find a job if you cannot land a job pharmacy is also a career that allows you to start your own business. I plan to open my own pharmacy once I become more experienced in the field. You must got to school for 6 years before you can become a pharmacists. Considering the fact that you will graduate from a 4 year college between the ages of and you will graduate from a pharmacy school between the ages of you could going to school for 6 years is worth it money wise.
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