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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Nouf Aloudah, M.SClinical Pharmacy Lecturer
King Saud University. .naloudah@ksu edu sa
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
• Great Benefit of pharmacy Is The Wide Variety Of Career Options
• Don’t Stop In This Lecture, Go And Ask!• Prepare you self from now!
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Objectives
Discover the wide range of variety for career options
Know Definition, scope of practice, Job availability, Salary, Typical day, Common rewards and frustration, Prospects of growth and advancement for working in each of community, hospital, consultant, home health care, industry, associations, and governmental and authority pharmacy sectors
PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Identifying a career options in pharmacy• Good planning + good luck• Find a good mentor in the area that interest
you, ask for advice (electives, tests, tools, post grad education…ect)
• Ask your family
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Pathway evaluation program for pharmacy professionals 1980-AphA 2001
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• www.aphanet.org/student/careerPathwayPrograms.htm
• AphA academy of students of pharmacy (AphA-ASP)
• Description of career options
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Getting ready to pursue a careerBest way is to work in the setting!
1. To see what is the daily activity2. Why I need to know all that stuff3. Stronger commitment to future employee
Money lost!
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Summer internship programs • Research oriented ph companies• Public health service (COSTEP) 3 month program• AphA, NCPA, ASHP, Phi Delta• Drug information @ National Council On Patient
Information And Education
Part time, temporary, go and ask
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Final point: big picture
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Final point: big pictureHow to live, work, and communicateNever stop learningStudent organizations (small group decision
making, conflict resolution, communication, teamwork, goal setting)
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
• Community independent pharmacy• Community chain pharmacy• Institutional pharmacy• Consultant pharmacy• Managed care or home care• Pharmaceutical industry, government, and
association
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
The Pfizer Guide: Pharmacy Career Opportunities
Remember entry level pharmacy degree options only!
Post graduate education next lecture Remember go and search!
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
• Definition and scope of practice• Jo availability• Salary• Typical day• Common rewards and frustration• Prospects of growth and advancement
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
• Community Independent Pharmacy
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community Independent Pharmacy• Began of the profession• 25,000 independent pharmacy (in the state) • They practice the way they choose, respond
quickly to changing customer needs• 172 Rx /day
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community Independent Pharmacy• 37% in downtown area• 24% non business residential areas• 12% medical professional center• 9% shopping malls• 98% counsel their pt• Typical day 23 times talks with physician
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community Independent Pharmacy• Available jobs• Salaries lower than chain pharmacy • $2.45 million per pharmacy*• 21% owned two or more location (several
locations)• Home care, durable medical equipment, long
term care, IV therapy (diverse services)• *2002 NCPA Pharmacia Digest
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community Independent PharmacyDaily activitiesEntry level positions: dug dispensing and pt
counseling activities (keeping pt profile, check DI), Compound special Rx, IV
Direct pt contact
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community Independent PharmacyDaily activitiesManagers or ownersOrdering merchandise and drugs, dealing with
cash flow and accounts receivable or payable, handling problems, dealing pharmaceutical care services offered by the store
Small business, do everything!
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community Independent PharmacyVery rewarding if u like to know your pt, you like
businessPt criticism, long standing hours
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Community Independent PharmacyLeaders in the profession !
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community Independent Pharmacywww.nicpweb.comNIPC - National Independent Pharmacy Coalition.mht
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
• Community chain pharmacy
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community chain pharmacyDay to day activity similar to independent
pharmacyPart of larger corporate structure that provides
numerous personal growth and career development opportunities
34,110 pharmacist !
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community chain pharmacy215 corporate chains NACDS members1/3 Large retail outlets carrying variety of
merchandise2/3 operates 4-50 pharmacies only focusing on
health related products
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community chain pharmacyCVS: 3,951Walgreen: 3,944Rite Aid: 3,417
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Community chain pharmacyNational Association of Chain Drug Stores.mht
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community chain pharmacyPharmacy is often placed in back
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Community chain pharmacy½ of graduatesJob availabilityExcellent salary Store locations
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community chain pharmacy125 Rx/ day Pt interaction, counseling
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community chain pharmacyLeads the profession in developing the
computer technology needed to keep up with Rx growth
Sophisticated software programsOnline verificationImproved inventory control and pricing accuracy
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community chain pharmacyContinual contact with patentsActive in local, state, national pharmacy
organizations, pharmacy schoolsExpanding scope; home health care, nursing
home consulting, home infusion therapy
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community chain pharmacyManaged care department Contracts with
health maintenance organizations, Employee groups, Pharmacy benefit managers
Purchasing departments Vendor, GenericResearch based pharmaceutical manufacturers
in making drug product selection decisions
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community chain pharmacy
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Community chain pharmacyLevel of job securityProvision of continuing educationRewarding pt interaction
Pt complainingNonpharmacist managersReaching terminal position early
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Institutional pharmacyHospital an other organized health care settingDiversity of possibilitiesDispensing only(little interaction) jobs to patient
care units (continues interaction) to management multimillion dollar personnel to separate division for home care, out patient pharmacies, drug information, drug research
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Institutional pharmacyJobs are easy to getDepends on terminal position you want
( management you requires residency or master
Clinical positions requires pharmD and fallowed by residency or fellowship
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Institutional pharmacySalaries (pharmacist vs manager) Possibilities of advancement is stronger
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Institutional pharmacyVery favorable benefits
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Institutional pharmacyResponsibilities centered around drug
distributionThe right drug to the right patient at the right
timePharmacy technicians
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Institutional pharmacyClinical pharmacists are involved in more patient
care and drug information activitiesRounds with the teamSpecialized services (PK, DI)
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Institutional pharmacyClinical pharmacists are involved in more patient
care and drug information activitiesRounds with the teamSpecialized services (PK, DI)
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Institutional pharmacyYou gonna either love or hate it!Important role in creating clinical and
pharmaceutical care movementGo and see!
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Institutional pharmacyPatient are quitEasily to trade schedulesVery predictable hours schedule
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Institutional pharmacy Professional growth is very good ASHP midyear meeting 20000 people!
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Institutional pharmacyFeeling of isolationSalaries
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
Institutional pharmacy
Very exciting and dynamicOutpatient pharmacy, acute care, emergency
care, nuclear pharmacy
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
• Long term care pharmacy• Newest areas of pharmacy• Provision of services to patients who are
institutionalized in long term care facilities• And other kinds of Community based long
term
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
• Long term care pharmacy• Consultant pharmacist • Contractual – Community independent or chain pharmacies– Stand alone long term care pharmacies– Pharmacist provide only consult– Hospital pharmacies– Pharmacy located in nursing homes
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
• Long term care pharmacy• Salaries• $ I million annually
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• Long term care pharmacy• No typical day but typical months• Specialized package that help nurses organize
their medications according to the time of intended drug administration
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• Long term care pharmacy• Reviewing the drug regimens of residents• Lots of time on the road!• Very clinical job
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• Long term care pharmacy• Management • many pharmacist just love consultant
pharmacistAmerican society of consultant pharmacist
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• Long term care pharmacy• Travel• Lack of direct contact with nurses and
physician• Patient interaction• Nurse expectation of on call!
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• Long term care pharmacy• Huge baby boom generation to turn 65 in
2011! Growing field
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
• Managed care or home care and mail service pharmacy
• Managed care: healthcare provided by corporations such as health maintenance or preferred provider organizations (HMOs or PPOs)
• Form of insurance, collect prepaid from a consumer (or employer) and in return provide all needed services
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• Managed care or home care and mail service pharmacy
• Obtain health from the organization’s own employee or designated physician, hospital
• And access too certain kind of care
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• Managed care or home care and mail service pharmacy
• Mail service pharmacy: controversial among pharmacists
• But it is a very growing area
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
• Managed care or home care and mail service pharmacy
• Jobs are plentiful• Salaries• Typical day• advancement
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
• Pharmaceutical industry, government, and association
• Industry: sales, marketing, government affairs, drug information, research, management, professional relations and executive positions
• Higher salaries• AphA summer internship is a must
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• Pharmaceutical industry, government, and association
• Government: federal organizations • Lower salaries•
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
• Pharmaceutical industry, government, and association
• Associations:• Washington, DC– Influence the governmental oversight– Professional affairs– Legal affairs– Educational affairs– Editorial work– Executive activities
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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY
• Pharmaceutical industry, government, and association
• Associations:• Salaries lower• Traveling benefit• Communicating with colleges
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