Pharmacists
Also called:
Pharmacist, Staff Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacist in Charge (PIC)
What they do:
Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.
On the job, you would:
- Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
Math and Science
Health
- medicine and dentistry
- therapy and counseling
Arts and Humanities
Business
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- teaching people how to do something
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
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People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Stress Tolerance
- Self Control
- Concern for Others
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You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Computer records systems
- Healthprolink MedAtlas
Label making software
- Label-making software
- RxKinetics UD Labels for Windows
Analytical or scientific software
- TPNassist software
- TTP LabTech comPOUND
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doctoral/professional degree or
bachelor's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$116,670
per year, on average
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