Pharmacist Presented by: Fadia, Hung, Jing, LaLa, Benjamin Date: 10/21/2015

Overview  Job Title  Education  Classes needed  Licenses  Personal Skills needed  Salary  Job Outlook  Job Duties  Other information  Q & A

PHARMACIST JOB TITLES  Dispense prescribed drugs.  Provide information to patients about drugs and their uses.  Advice physician on the selection, dosages, interaction and side effects of medicines  Perform at high level possible  More complex clinical management issues.  More education& training through residency followed by residency in specific areas such as oncology neurology/ epilepsy management  Prepare drugs in new forms.  Mixing different strengths of tablets or capsules to yield desired strength indicated by physicians.  Compound sterile I.V. products in hospitals.

 A doctor’s degree in pharmacy {pharm.D.}  No bachelor degree being offered.  A pharm.D. is 4 years program.  Pharmacy program must be accredited by ACPE.  2-3 years college study {pre-pharmacy program}.  PCAT test before admitted to pharmacy program.

CLASSES NEEDED Pre-requisite: 1.Bachelor of Science Degree At least 2-year of pre-pharmacy courses. Pass the PCAT( Pharmacy College Admission Test). Attend pharmacy college.

LICENSES North American Pharmacist Licensing Exam( NAPLEX ) Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination( MPJE ) Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee( FPGEC )

 Personal Skills needed  Specialized Knowledge  Using Computer  Customer service skills  Mathematics to calculate dosages  Good communication skills

Salary CALIFORNIA PAY : Entry/Low PayAverage PayTop Pay $10,381 $10,923$12,327 & up Entry PayAverage PayTop Pay $7,417 $9,708$12,279 & up NATIONAL PAY:

JOB OUTLOOK Projected to grow 14% from Increasing the demand of prescriptions, we will need more pharmaceutical services.

JOB DUTIES Prepare medications Dispense, packing, and labeling medications. Control medications. Provide advices Provide immunizations

Overview  Job Title  Education  Classes needed  Licenses  Personal Skills needed  Salary  Job Outlook  Job Duties  Other information  Q & A

Q & A Introduction to Pharmacy opharma Introduction to Pharmacy Course Materials (Pharmacy 4510) state.edu/outreach/introduction- pharmacy-course-materials- pharmacy-4510

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