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?