By: LeAnna RoopnarineBy: LeAnna Roopnarine

Basic Job Basic Job ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

Consults with medical staff to advise on drug applications & attributes & to evaluate effectiveness of radiopharmaceuticals.

Maintains records, such as pharmacy files, charge system & inventory.

Analyzes records to indicate prescribing trends & excessive usage.

Oversees preparation and dispensation of experimental drugs.

Ensures patient receives required dose.

Answers questions & provides info to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage & storage of pharmaceuticals.

Potential Potential EmployersEmployers

Pharmacists are in demand all over the Pharmacists are in demand all over the nation. Examples of some employers are:nation. Examples of some employers are:

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General Work General Work ConditionsConditions

Working conditions are in a Working conditions are in a pharmacy, whether it be in a pharmacy, whether it be in a hospital or in a store.hospital or in a store.

Educational/training Educational/training RequirementsRequirements

A bachelor’s degree is the minimum formal A bachelor’s degree is the minimum formal education requirement. However, some jobs education requirement. However, some jobs may require graduate school & a master’s may require graduate school & a master’s degree.degree.

Employees may need some on the job training, Employees may need some on the job training, but most places will assume that the person will but most places will assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience &/or training.work-related experience &/or training.

Other Job Other Job QualificationsQualifications

Some skills needed include speaking, reading Some skills needed include speaking, reading comprehension, active listening, mathematics, comprehension, active listening, mathematics, science, critical thinking, & writing.science, critical thinking, & writing.

Other knowledge qualifications include Other knowledge qualifications include customer and personal service, medicine and customer and personal service, medicine and dentistry, chemistry, English language, dentistry, chemistry, English language, computers and electronics, & administration computers and electronics, & administration and management.and management.

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An entry level Pharmacist can make as An entry level Pharmacist can make as much as $70,000 a year.much as $70,000 a year.

The average wage for an experienced The average wage for an experienced pharmacist is any where from $70, 000 pharmacist is any where from $70, 000 to $100,000 per year.to $100,000 per year.

Sources of Additional Sources of Additional InformationInformation

To find additional information on Pharmacists in To find additional information on Pharmacists in Kansas, you can go to Kansas, you can go to www.kansas.gov/pharmacy or or www.pharmacy@pharmacy.ks.gov ,, or you can read or you can read U.S. PharmacistU.S. Pharmacist, a monthly journal dedicated to , a monthly journal dedicated to providing the nation’s pharmacists with up-to-date providing the nation’s pharmacists with up-to-date information.information.

Job Prospects for the Job Prospects for the FutureFuture

Pharmacists can find employment with Pharmacists can find employment with drug manufacturing companies, drug manufacturing companies, government departments, universities & government departments, universities & teaching hospitals. Pharmacists are in teaching hospitals. Pharmacists are in demand in the high growth industry of demand in the high growth industry of health care. There is an increase of over health care. There is an increase of over 400 jobs each year and an average total of 400 jobs each year and an average total of 700 job openings per year.700 job openings per year.