By

Victor Mota

&

Andre Marley

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What is a pharmacist? And what

do they do?

• A pharmacist are people who fill and prescribe medication.

• They are the ones who focus on safety and effective medication use.

• They make sure to measure the correct amount of medication and make sure it

works effectively.

• They also monitor the health and progress of patients.

• They also answer questions people may have about anything they want to be

answered.

• They fill prescriptions, and verify instructions for physicians for the proper

amount of medication to give to patients

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• For a person to become a pharmacist they need to have a

doctors or professional degree.

• They must complete 8 years of professional level training at a

pharmacy school

• 4 years after receiving a bachelors degree.

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Pharmacist pros & cons

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Pharmacist often use may tools on their jobs, some of the tools

they use are

• Class A prescription balance or an electronic balance

• Graduated cylinder

• Needle

• Medicine dropper

• Beaker

• Thermometer

• Computer

• ETC…

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Some benefits of being a pharmacist are

• Health care and dental care for officers at no cost

• Low-cost health care and dental care for your family

• Health care benefits continue during retirement for you and

your spouse

• Low-cost life insurance

• ETC…

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Some pros of being a pharmacist are

• Working with people

• Not so stressful as other medical jobs

• The benefits of being a pharmacist

• Earn a great salary

• Have good job security

• Working in a safe environment

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Some cons on being a pharmacist are

• Dealing with rude costumers

• requires a lot of repetitive work

• You might have to work weekends and/or evenings

• You'll have to stand on your feet for long hours

• You have to complete four years of post-graduate school and

training

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Some of the best school to go to, to learn to become a pharmacist

are

• University of California in San Francisco

• University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill

• University of Minnesota

• University of Texas in Austin

• ETC…

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The places are the places that are not so good to go to, to learn

to become a pharmacist.

• Touro University in California College of Pharmacy

• University of Puerto Rico in Medical Sciences Campus

• Xavier University of Louisiana

• Nova Southeastern University in Florida

• ETC…

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• Pharmacy Podcast

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Pharmacists learn how to engage with patients as part of their six

to eight years in pharmacy school training. Students take such

courses as medicinal chemistry, pathophysiology, and

pharmacotherapy, and must pass both national and state licensing

exams. They also practice communication skills with other students

and community pharmacists, who volunteer their time to pose as

patients, and they spend more than 1,700 hours of their training

interacting with patients in doctor's offices and hospitals.

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• http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Healthcare/Pharmacists.htm

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacist

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4eS2jw8DA8

• http://www.usphs.gov/profession/pharmacist/compensation.as

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• http://voices.yahoo.com/pros-cons-being-pharmacist-

6841756.html?cat=5

• http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-

graduate-schools/top-health-schools/pharmacy-rankings

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