1. Pre-Pharmacy
By Ciara Rauckhorst

2. My Website http://www.personal.kent.edu/~crauckho

3. Today’s Topics Education and Career Education plan
Some kinds of pharmacy
What I like most
What to expect
Computers in Pharmacy
Fast, accurate information
Reduced paper
Internet pharmacies
Drawbacks

4. Length of Education Long time (see right) About 6-7 yrs. is normal
2 or 3 yrs. Pre-pharmacy
4 yrs. Pharmacy school

5. Most Common Types of Pharmacy
Community/retail and hospital are most common
Online pharmacy one of the fastest growing sectors
Numerous other types, most require more training

6. What I Like About My Future Career
Help people
Generally nice work environment
Local jobs
Love science

7. What Will Happen Now?
The pharmacy profession is expected to grow very quickly
So is the technology
And…

8. In The Future… Computers may take over enough duties of pharmacists
to decrease overall need!

9. Access Information Keep up with new and changing treatments
Medical histories can be stored
Programs can check for mistakes, drug interactions, insurance coverage, etc.
PDA is portable

10. Reduce Paper Papers get lost or damaged Must be stored Inefficient
A patient died because of this doctor’s handwriting
I do not want to try to read this doctor’s handwriting

11. Internet Pharmacies
Cheaper to run, cheaper to buy drugs, fewer pharmacists needed
Increasing in popularity, most pharmacies are already online
Convenience and privacy

12. Problems With Online Pharmacies
Some illegally sell drugs without prescription
Many overseas
May sell fake drugs that look the same, but either have no effect or may be dangerous
Most well-known pharmacies can be considered safe

13. Drawbacks Generally the technology is considered helpful
May lead to a false sense of security; computers can make mistakes, too
Chance of becoming overly dependent on computers
Computers can make things less personal
Potential for personal information to be exposed because of hacking or viruses

14. Computers Are Also Used For
Research
Education
Drug development

15. Having an understanding of computers
is more important now than ever before
The more the role of computers in pharmacy changes
The more the role of pharmacists changes
And I predict a change for the better.

16. Thank You! To… Purdue BBC JAMIA University of Texas CVS
All of you for giving me perfect scores