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Pursuing A Pharmaceutical Career In The Current Economy

The outlook for jobs in the United States is not very good at this time. However, the prospects for pharmacists is much better than many other careers. The population of the United States is aging and new medicines are coming on the market all the time.

Pharmacists need about six or seven years of college and pharmacy school. All pharmacists must be licensed in the state where they work. Students should have good math, science and people skills.

Pharmacists must serve at least a one year residency. Residencies may be served in hospitals, in a community or pharmacy or in a managed care system. Some people serve a second year residency known as a specialized residency

Pharmacists have many choices in where they work. Pharmacists may work in universities, small or large pharmacies, hospital, nursing homes, or state or federal government agencies. Pharmacists can work in other states by passing that states exam and obtaining a license from that state.

Pharmacists work closely with other health professionals. Pharmacists must check prescriptions carefully for errors and make sure patients understand how to take their medications correctly. They must also know what other prescriptions the patients are taking to insure the medicines will not interfere with other medications they are taking.