Pharmacist job questions.

Question about Pharmacy as a Career

• Hello, My name is Mary and I am a student at Kerr High School, in Texas. I have a few questions regarding your job as a pharmacist because in the future I would like to pursue Pharmacy as a career. These questions are for a research paper that I will be doing for my English Class. I would really appreciate your help with answering some of my questions, as they follow: 1. What were your duties at the beginning of this job and how did your duties grow as you became more experienced? 2. How was the beginning of your job different from a few years into it? 3. What is the potential for making more money? 4. What are the benefits of this career that you personally enjoy? 5. Are there any negative affects (emotional, social, healthful) that stand in the way of being a pharmacist? Thank You for taking some time out to answer my question. Sincerely, Mary  

• Answer:

  Hi Mary, 1. What were your duties at the beginning of this job and how did your duties grow as you became more experienced? At first I was strictly a dispensing pharmacist. As I gained experience I got more involved drug information services, servicing nursing homes. I then switched to working in hospital where duties increased to include sterile drug preparation, chemotherapy mixing, and being on committes that make decisions regarding hospital formulary and being on the multidisciplinary committe that reviews patient care and makes recommendations to physicains. 2. How was the beginning of your job different from a few years into it? See answer to question 1. 3. What is the potential for making more money? Wages are above average. You can probably make more money by working in remote areas or by operating you own pharmacy. 4. What are the benefits of this career that you personally enjoy? I get a great deal of satisfaction knowning that I am helping people and making a difference in their care. 5. Are there any negative affects (emotional, social, healthful) that stand in the way of being a pharmacist? There are emotional drawbacks. Especially when