PHARMACY

A Career in Pharmacy



A Career in Pharmacy

Introduction

Pharmacists are highly qualified professionals with a specialist in medicines. Studying pharmacy is intellectually demanding and stimulating as you will acquire in-depth knowledge of a range of subjects from the basic and applied sciences such as physiology, biochemistry and advanced neuropharmacology to social pharmacy concepts (Knapp, 2005, 274). You will develop advanced communication and problem-solving skills as well as research skills in the laboratory or practice setting. The MPharm course provides graduates with the skills required to follow a variety of career paths.

Occupational field

Hospital Pharmacies

Private Pharmacies

State Pharmacy Assistance

Laboratory

Centers Pharmacological and Toxicological Information

Research Laboratories.

Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industries

Chemical Industries

Food Industries

Natural products industry, herbal and homeopathic remedies.

Toxicology Laboratories

Universities

Overview of degree and profession

Since the career of a pharmacist has a high degree of involvement with the issue of prescription drugs to patients, another area of study drug therapy, or the rational use of medicines, pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical practice in which students learn laws relating to the pharmacy and prescriptions. The best and most popular schools offer good education to their students, one advantage is that help the reputation of the school increases.

There are some schools that offer something called a 0-6 year program. This means they have combined the 2-year pre-pharmacy requirements and the 4-year professional requirements into a seamless 6-year program (Strand, 2009, 77). All you require is a minimum GPA every year, set by the school, to continue forward. Currently, I am in one of these programs at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. The cumulative GPA requirement at my school, to continue, is 2.7 on a 4.0 scale. There are 13 schools that offer this special program. Follow the link below for more information.The preparer through pharmacies may specializes in herbal medicine, homeopathy, medical equipment, drugstore. In hospitals, it is possible to pass internal competitions. In pharmaceutical industry, it is mainly the mobility, availability and level of qualifications, which allow it to evolve. But in any case the pharmacy technician can access the responsibilities and activities of the pharmacist.

Main subjects covered in the curriculum.

Basic training courses.

Mathematics (1 year)

Physics (1 year)

General Chemistry

Organic Chemistry (1 year)

Physical Chemistry (1 year)

* Analytical Chemistry (1 year)

Inorganic Chemistry

Professional area

Cell Biology

Anatomy

Physiology

Pathology Biochemistry

Molecular Biology

Introduction to Medicine (1 year)

Supplementary Training Courses

Pharmaceutical Economics

Pharmacy Management

Pharmaceutical Legislation

Pharmaceutical Marketing

Administration Industrial

Career progression

The preparer may work in different areas: pharmacy, hospital or industrial settings. The majority of pharmacy technicians (90%) engaged in pharmacy, 8% in hospitals and only 2% are employed in pharmaceutical industry. The profession is much feminized: over 26,000 pharmacy technicians practicing, only 15% are men. The vacancies are for many young graduates. Paradoxically, it is very difficult for people wishing to train to find an apprenticeship: they often have to change direction fault for not being able to find a golf course.

At the end of the last millennium there were fewer than 200,000 pharmacists within the country, the field is growing and is expected to grow faster than normal until 2014. Those who have done most in the field were able to exceed ...